Born ‎± 1140 at Eggington, derby, England, baptized ‎ at Of Castle, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England, died ‎ 1186‎, approximately 46 years

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Also known as: 3rd Earl of Derby, born ‎± 1140 at Ferrers, derbyshire, England, died ‎ 1190 at Acre‎, approximately 50 years, buried ‎ at Slain in Normandy Civil Wars. Occupation: seigneur of Ferrieres-Saint-Hilaire and Lord of Oakham, ‎1st married/ related to: Margaret Perverel, ‎2nd marriage to: Sybil de Braose, ‎3rd marriage to: Godehuet de Toeni
William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, rebelled against Henry II andmarching at the head of the Leicestershire men (19th Henry II) uponNottingham, then kept for the king by Reginald de Luci, got possession ofthe town which he sacked, putting the greater part of the inhabitants tothe sword and taking the rest prisoners. He was soon afterwards, however,reduced to submission and obliged to surrender to the crown his castlesin Tutbury and Duffield, which were demolished by order of the king. Hislordship m. Sibilla, dau. of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny andBrecknock, by whom he had issue. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant,Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p.196, Ferrers, Earls of Derby]

Ferrers, the name of a great Norman-English feudal house, derived fromFerrières-St.-Hilaire, to the south of Bernay, in Normandy. Its ancestorWalkelin was slain in a feud during the Conqueror's minority, leaving ason Henry, who took part in the Conquest and held a great fief in themidlands. [Encyclopædia Britannica, 1961 ed., Vol. 9, p. 184, Ferrers]

Holdings in 9 southern counties
Seige of Acre, Palestine
Walklin was slain ina feud during the Conqueror's minority,leaving hisson Henry, who took part inthe conquest and hels agreat fief in the Midlands

Earl of Derby



This nobleman rebelled against King Henry II and, marching at the head ofthe Leicestershire men upon Nottingham, then kept for the King byReginald de Lucie, got possession of the town, which he sacked, puttingthe greater part of the inhabitants to the sword and taking the restprisoners. He soon afterwards, however was reduced to submission andobliged to surrender to the crown his castles of Tutbury and Duffield,which were demolished by order of the king. His lordship married Sibilla,daughter of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny and Brecknock, by whomhe had issue: William, his successor; Milicent married Roger Mortimer ofWigmore; Agatha, concubine to King John, by whom she had Jaone, whomarried Llewellyn the Great, Prince of North Wales; Anghared marriedLlewelly Vychan, grandson of Lord Rhys, Prince of South Wales.

Born ‎ 1103‎

Born ‎ 1130 at Mohun, devon, England, died ‎ 1176‎, 45 or 46 years
He fortified his castle in behalf of Maud and made many incursions intothe neighboring country. For these services he had the honour of beingcreated Earl of Somerset and Dorset during Henry II reign, which title heenjoyed until his death. He was buried in the priory of Brewton of hisown foundation.

William fortified his castle in behalf of Maud and made many incursions into the neighboring country. For these services he had the honour of being created Earl of Somerset and Dorset during Henry II reign, which title he enjoyed until his death. He was buried in the priory of Brewton of his own foundation.