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Sir Robert 6 th Earl of Derby de Ferrers 1240–1279 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1240

Birth Location: Derby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1279

Death Location: Bur Priory of St Thomas, Tutbury, Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Father: William DeFerrers

Mother: Margaret Quincy

Spouse(s): Eleanor Bohun, Anne deSpencer, Alianore DeBohun, Mary deLusignan

Children(s): John Ferrers

In 1240, Sir Robert 6 th Earl of Derby de Ferrers entered the world in Derby, Lincolnshire, England, born to William Iii 5Th Earl Of Derby Sheriff Of Leicester Deferrers And Margaret De Quincy. Sir Robert 6 th Earl of Derby de Ferrers married Alianore Countess Of Derby Debohun, Anne Countess Grody Le Despencer, Eleanor Alianore De Bohun, Mary Delusignan, and had children including John Baron Of Chartley De Ferrers. Sir Robert 6 th Earl of Derby de Ferrers passed away in 1279 in Bur Priory of St Thomas, Tutbury, Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1240, Sir Robert 6 th Earl of Derby de Ferrers entered the world in Derby, Lincolnshire, England, born to William Iii 5Th Earl Of Derby Sheriff Of Leicester Deferrers And Margaret De Quincy.
  • Sir Robert 6 th Earl of Derby de Ferrers married Alianore Countess Of Derby Debohun, Anne Countess Grody Le Despencer, Eleanor Alianore De Bohun, Mary Delusignan, and had children including John Baron Of Chartley De Ferrers.
  • Sir Robert 6 th Earl of Derby de Ferrers passed away in 1279 in Bur Priory of St Thomas, Tutbury, Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

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Sir Ferrers's Ancestors

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Sir Ferrers
1240–1279
Birth Place: Derby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
William III, 5th Earl of Derby, Sheriff of Leicester DeFerrers
1193–1254
Ferrers, Derbyshire, England
Margaret (de) Quincy
1218–1281
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
William (II 4th Earl of Derby) DeFerrers
1172–1247
Ferrers, Derbyshire, , England
Agnes ("Alice" Lady of Chartley and Chester de Kevelioch De) Meschines
1174–1247
Tutbury, Staffordshire, , England,
Roger (II (Earl of Winchester) de) Quincy
1174–1264
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Helen (Elena,Countess of Winchester) Galloway
1200–1245
Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Saher Winchester
1155–1219
Margaret Quincy
1154–1235
Alan Galloway
1186–1234
Helen Sumarlidasson
1174–1212
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Quincy
1138–1197
Orabella Qunicy
1133–1181
Robert Beaumont
1130–1190
Lady Leicesterl
1130–1212
Roland Galloway
1164–1200
Lady Galloway
1163–1217
Reginald Isles
1148–1207
Fonia Moray
1150–1200

Sir Ferrers's Descendants

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Sir (Robert 6 th Earl of Derby de) Ferrers (1240–1279) m. Eleanor ((Alianore) de) Bohun (26 Jun 1265–20 Feb 1313) m. Anne (Countess Grody Le) deSpencer (1248–1322) m. Alianore (Countess of Derby) DeBohun (abt 1240–20 Feb 1314) m. Mary deLusignan (1242–1267)
  1. 1. John ((Baron of Chartley) De) Ferrers 1271–1312 m. Hawise (Baroness Chartley De) Muscegros 1276–1340

Sir Ferrers's Timeline

2 Records

1240
1240
Birth of Sir Robert 6 th Earl of Derby de Ferrers in Derby, Lincolnshire, England
Derby, Lincolnshire, England
1279
1279
Age 39
Death of Sir Robert 6 th Earl of Derby de Ferrers in Bur Priory of St Thomas, Tutbury, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Bur Priory of St Thomas, Tutbury, Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1240
    Event Place: Derby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1279
    Event Place: Bur Priory of St Thomas, Tutbury, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File

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