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William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby 1193–1254 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1193

Birth Location: Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 24 Mar 1254

Death Location: Merevale, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England

Father: William Derby

Mother: Agnès Meschines

Spouse(s): Sibyl Marshal, Margaret Quincy

Children(s): Lady Baroness, William Ferrers, Jane Derby), Elizabeth Ferrers

William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby was born in 1193 in Derbyshire, England, the child of William De Ferrers 4Th Earl Of Derby And Agnes De Kevelioc De Meschines. William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby married Margaret De Quincy, Sibyl Marshal, and had children including Elizabeth De Ferrers, Jane Ferrars Dau Of Earl Of Derby, Lady Agnes De Ferrers Baroness, William De Ferrers. William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby passed away in 1254 in Merevale, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby was born in 1193 in Derbyshire, England, the child of William De Ferrers 4Th Earl Of Derby And Agnes De Kevelioc De Meschines.
  • William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby married Margaret De Quincy, Sibyl Marshal, and had children including Elizabeth De Ferrers, Jane Ferrars Dau Of Earl Of Derby, Lady Agnes De Ferrers Baroness, William De Ferrers.
  • William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby passed away in 1254 in Merevale, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Derby
1168–1247
Birth Location: Ferrers, Derbyshire, England
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Agnès Meschines
1174–1247
Birth Location: Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sibyl Marshal
1201–1245
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Margaret Quincy
1210–1281
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Lady Baroness
1224–1290
Birth Location: Derbyshire, Surrey, England
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William Ferrers
1240–1288
Birth Location: Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
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Jane Derby)
1255–1309
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Ferrers
1250–1300
Birth Location: –
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William Derby's Ancestors

Self
William Derby
1193–1254
Birth Place: Derbyshire, England
Parents
William De Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby
1168–1247
Ferrers, Derbyshire, England
Agnès (de Kevelioc\ de) Meschines
1174–1247
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
William (I de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby, 3rd Crusade, Knights) Templar
1131–1190
Bailey, Derbyshire, England
Sibyl (de) Braose
1157–1227
Bramber, Sussex, England, Great Britain
Hugh (de) Kevelioc
1147–1181
Monmouthshire, Wales
Bertrade (de Montfort de Meschines, Countess of) Evreux
1155–1189
Montfort, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
Robert Derby
1090–1161
Margaret Peverell
1114–1154
William Anglo-Norman
1135–1179
Bertha Pîtres
1130–
Sir Chester
1099–1153
Maud England
1120–1189
Simon Evreux
1121–1181
Maud Evreux
1130–1168
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Derby
1062–1139
Hawise Vitre
1069–1139
William Lincoln
1084–1155
Avicia Lancaster
1088–1150
Philip Lord
1072–1134
Aenor Totnes
1084–1153
Ranulph Knight
1070–1129
Lady Bolingbroke
1074–1136
Robert Beauclerc
1090–1147
Mabel FitzRobert
1090–1157
Amauri Montfort
1070–1137
Agnes Garlende
1095–1181
Robert twin
1104–1168
Amicia Montfort
1105–1168

William Derby's Descendants

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William (de Ferrers, 5th Earl of) Derby (1193–24 Mar 1254) m. Sibyl Marshal (1201–27 April 1245) m. Margaret (de) Quincy (1210–12 Mar 1281)
  1. 1. Lady (Agnes de Ferrers,) Baroness 1224–1290 m. Sir (William de Vesci, Lord of) Alnwick 1205–1253
    1. 1. William (De) Vesci 1245–1297
    2. 2. John (De Vesci, Constable of Scarborough) Castle 1244–1289
  2. 2. William (De) Ferrers 1240–1288 m. Anne (De) Ferrers 1248–1280 m. Eleanor (de) Lovaine 1250–1326
    1. 1. William (de Ferrers, 1st Lord Ferrers of) Groby 1272–1325 m. Ellen (Margaret de) Seagrave 1275–1317
      1. 1. Henry (de) Ferrers 1302–1343 m. Isabel (de) Verdun 1317–1349
        1. 1. Elizabeth Ferrers 1336–1375 m. David (de) Strathbogie 1332–1369
        2. 2. William (DeFerrers, Knight) Templar 1332–1371 m. Margaret d'Ufford 1330–1368
        3. 3. Ralph Ferrars 1329–1377
      2. 2. Ralf (de) Ferrers 1304–1377
      3. 3. Thomas (de) Ferrers 1299–1353 m. Lady (Ankaret Maud Le Boteler of) Plantagent, 1310–1361
      4. 4. Robert (de Ferrers, Baron of) Chartley 1309–1350 m. Joan (de la Mote 2nd) wife 1312–
        1. 1. Sir (Robert II de Ferrers,) knight 1341–1380 m. Elizabeth (de Boteler Botiller () Molington) 1345–1411
  3. 3. Jane (Ferrars (dau. of Earl of) Derby) 1255–1309 m. Thomas (de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley, 2nd son, a peer, soldier and) diplomat 1245–1321
    1. 1. Maurice (III "The Magnanimous" Berkeley, 2nd Baron of Berkeley, knight, Chief Justice of South Wales, Seneschal of) Aquitaine 1271–1326 m. Isabella (de Clare de) Berkeley 1262–1333 m. Eva (La) Zouche 1278–1314
      1. 1. Thomas ('The Rich' de Berkeley, Marshall of English Army in France, Captain of the Scottish Marches in 1342, tried for murder of King Edward) II 1296–1361 m. Margaret (de) Mortimer 1308–1337 m. Katherine (de) Clivedon 1306–1385
        1. 1. Maurice ('The Valiant' de Berkeley, 4th Baron) Berkeley 1330–1368 m. Elisabeth (le Despenser, Baroness) Berkeley 1326–1389
        2. 2. Sir (John De Berkeley, Sheriff of) Gloucestershire 1351–1428 m. Lady (Elizabeth Betteshorne, Baroness) Berkeley 1353–1420
        3. 3. Joan (de) Berkeley 1330–1369 m. Sir (Reginald de Cobham, 1st Lord Cobham of) Sterborough 1295–1361
      2. 2. Isabel Berkeley, 1305–1362 m. Robert (II de Clifford, 4th Baron of) Westmoreland 1305–1344
        1. 1. Roger (de Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford, 5th Baron of Westmoreland, fought in Flanders and against Spanish fleet) 1350 1333–1389 m. Maud ((Matilda?) de Beauchamp,) Baroness 1335–1402
      3. 3. Sir (Maurice VI Berkeley, of Uley de) Berkeley 1298–1347 m. Margaret (Margery de Vere (dau & heir of Sir Maurice Berkeley of) Uley) 1310–1351
        1. 1. Thomas (de) Berkeley 1332–1361 m. Catherine Botetourt 1349–1385
        2. 2. Isabel (de) Berkeley 1334–
        3. 3. Edward (de) Berkeley 1338–
    2. 2. John (de Berkeley (10 of Edward) II) –1317
  4. 4. Elizabeth (de) Ferrers 1250–1300

William Derby's Timeline

2 Records

1193
1193
Birth of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England
1254
24 Mar 1254
Age 61
Death of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby in buried in Merevale Abbey, Warwickshire; Evington, Leicestershire, England
buried in Merevale Abbey, Warwickshire; Evington, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1193
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1254
    Event Place: buried in Merevale Abbey, Warwickshire; Evington, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Stebbins Genealogy : in two volumes

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Merevale, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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