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William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby
d.Aft 31 Dec 1189
Facts and Events
Name |
William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby |
Gender |
Male |
Birth? |
Abt 1140 |
Tutbury, Staffordshire, EnglandHouse of Ferrers |
Alt Birth? |
1140 |
Oakham, Rutland, England |
Marriage |
Abt 1162 |
Bramber, Sussex, Englandto Sybil de Braose, Countess of Derby |
Death? |
Aft 31 Dec 1189 |
Siege of Acre (1189–91) |
Burial? |
Bef 21 Oct 1190 |
Acre, HaTzafon, Israel |
Reference Number? |
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Q1683480? |
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
William I de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby (died 31/12/1189) was a 12th-century English Earl who resided in Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire and was head of a family which controlled a large part of Derbyshire known as Duffield Frith. He was also a Knight Templar.
William was the son of Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby, and his wife, Margaret Peverel. He succeeded his father as Earl of Derby in 1162. He was married to Sybil, the daughter of William de Braose, 3rd Lord of Bramber, and Bertha of Hereford.
References
- William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
- Derby Pub. A Vol 9 p. 118.
- Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 78.
- Burke's Dormant & Extinct Peerage, 1883 ed.
- William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, in Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe.
- WILLIAM (-killed in battle Acre 1190 before 21 Oct), in Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families.
- Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59)
Volume 4 pages 192 to 194.
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