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William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby



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Father: William de Ferrieres, b. ABT 1169   d. 22 SEP 1247 in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Mother: Agnes de Meschines, b. 1174 in Chester, Cheshire, England   d. 2 NOV 1247 in Stowe-By-Chartley, Staffordshire, England

Family 1: Sibyl Marshal,    b. 20 DEC 1201 in Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales    d. 27 APR 1245 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
  1. Sibyl de Ferrers, b. 1231 in England     d. AFT 9 OCT 1273
  2. Joan Ferrers, b. 1232 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom     d. 19 MAR 1310 in Addington, Surrey, England
  3. Eleanor de Ferrers - Countess of Winchester, b. 1236 in Derbyshire, England     d. 2 NOV 1274 in Elham, Kent, England
  4. Maud de Ferrers, b. 1228 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom     d. 12 MAR 1299 in Evington, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
  5. Joan de Ferrers, b. ABT 1232     d. ABT OCT 1267
  6. Isabel de Ferrers, b. ABT 1224 in Derby, Derbyshire, England     d. 26 NOV 1260 in Tormohun, Devon, England
  7. Agnes de Ferrers 'The Elder', b. 1222 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England     d. 11 MAY 1290 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
  8. Agatha de Ferrers, b. 1234 in Ferrers, Derby, Derbyshire, England     d. 22 MAY 1306 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Family 2: Margaret de Quincy Countess of Derby,    b. 1198 in Winchester, Hampshire, England    d. 12 MAR 1244 in Clerkenwell, London, England, United Kingdom
  1. William de Ferrers Constable of Scotland, b. ABT 1240 in Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England     d. 20 DEC 1287 in Groby Manor, Leicestershire, England
  2. Elizabeth de Ferrers, b. 1240 in Derby, Derbyshire, England     d. JUN 1297 in North Wales
  3. Joane de Ferrers, b. ABT 1248 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England     d. 19 MAR 1309 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
  4. Robert de Ferrers Earl of Derby, b. 1239 in Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire, England     d. APR 1279 in Staffordshire, England
  5. Robert de Ferrers 6th Earl of Derby, b. 1239 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England     d. APR 1279 in Chartley Castle, Stowe-by-Chartley, , Staffordshire, England
Sources:
  1. Title: Our royal, titled, noble and commoner ancestors
    Author: Citations [S2863] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 196-198; The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants, p. 400. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 150-152. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 101-102. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 220. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 415. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 412-413. [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 215. [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 246. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 251-252. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 306. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 561-562. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 622-623. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 285-286.
    Publication: Name: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p369.htm#i11064;
    Note: Sir William de Ferrers, 5th Earl Derby, Constable of Bolsover Castle1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 Last Edited 4 Apr 2020 M, #11064, b. circa 1193, d. 24 March 1254 Father Sir William de Ferrers, 4th Earl Derby & Earl Ferriers, Earl of Chester, Sheriff of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, & Lancashire24 b. c 1168, d. 22 Sep 1247 Mother Agnes of Chester24 b. c 1174, d. 2 Nov 1247 Sir William de Ferrers, 5th Earl Derby, Constable of Bolsover Castle was born circa 1193 at of Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.2,11 He married Sybil Marshal, daughter of Sir William Marshal, 4th Earl of Pembroke, Marshal of England, Sheriff of Gloucestershire & Sussex, Constable of Lillebonne and Isabel de Clare, before 14 May 1219; They had 7 daughters (Agnes, wife of Sir William de Vescy; Isabel, wife of Gilbert Basset, & of Reynold de Mohun; Maud, wife of Simon de Kyme, of Sir, William de Forz, & of Amaury, Vicomte de Rochechouart; Sibyl, wife of Frank de Bohun;, Joan, wife of John de Mohun, & of Robert Aguillon; Agatha, wife of Hugh de Mortimer; & Eleanor, wife of William de Vaux, of Sir Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, & of Roger de Leybourne).2,3,6,11,14,15,16,17,18,19,22 Sir William de Ferrers, 5th Earl Derby, Constable of Bolsover Castle married Margaret de Quincy, daughter of Sir Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, Constable of Scotland and Ellen of Galloway, circa 1238; They had 2 sons (Sir Robert, 6th Earl Derby; & Sir William) & 3 daughters (Elizabeth, wife of William le Mareschal, & of David ap Gruffydd, Prince of North Wales; Joan, wife of Sir Thomas, 1st Lord Berkeley; & Agnes, wife of Sir Robert de Muscegros).2,4,5,8,25,11,13,20,21 Sir William de Ferrers, 5th Earl Derby, Constable of Bolsover Castle died on 24 March 1254 at Evington, Leicester, Leicestershire, England; Buried at Merevale Abbey, Leicestershire.2,11 Family 1 Sybil Marshal d. b 1238 Children Eleanor de Ferrers6,11,22 d. 16 Oct 1274 Agnes de Ferrers+7,10,11,14 b. c 1222, d. 11 May 1290 Isabel de Ferrers+11,19 b. c 1224, d. 26 Nov 1260 Sybil de Ferrers+26,11,17 b. c 1226 Maud de Ferrers+3,11,12,15,23 b. c 1230, d. 12 Mar 1299 Joan de Ferrers+9,11,18 b. c 1230, d. b Oct 1267 Agatha Ferrers b. c 1232, d. 1306 Family 2 Margaret de Quincy d. c 12 Mar 1281 Children Joan de Ferrers+27,28,2,8,25 d. 19 Mar 1310 Elizabeth de Ferrers11,13 d. a 1297 Sir Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl Derby+29,2,11 b. c 1239, d. c 27 Apr 1279 Sir William de Ferrers, Constable of Scotland+2,11,30 b. c 1240, d. c 20 Dec 1287 Agnes de Ferrers2,4,20 b. c 1253, d. bt 17 Apr 1287 - 1297
  2. Title: thepeerage.com
    Publication: Name: http://thepeerage.com/p4268.htm#i42676;
  3. Title: The Peerage
    Author: The Peerage
    Publication: Name: http://www.thepeerage.com/p4268.htm#i42676;
    Note: William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby was born circa 1200 at Derby, Derbyshire, EnglandG. He was the son of William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby and Alice of Chester. He married Sibyl Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabella de Clare, Countess of Pembroke. He married Margaret de Quincy, daughter of Roger de Quency, 2nd Earl of Winchester and Helen de Galloway, in 1238. He died on 24 March 1254 at Evington, Leicestershire, EnglandG. He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Derby in 1247. Children of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby and Sibyl Marshal Isabel Ferrers Maud Ferrers Sibyl de Ferrers Agatha Ferrers Alianore de Ferrers Agnes de Ferrers b. c 1222, d. 11 May 1290 Joan de Ferrers b. 1233, d. 1267 Children of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret de Quincy Joan de Ferrers d. 19 Mar 1309/10 Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby b. c 1239, d. c 27 Apr 1279 William de Ferrers b. c 1240, d. b 24 Jan 1298/99
  4. Title: Wikipedia - William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby
    Author: Cokayne, G. E.; Gibbs, Vicary & Doubleday, H. A., eds. (1926). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (Eardley of Spalding to Goojerat). 5 (2nd ed.). London, p.340, note (d) Maddicott, J. R. (2004), "Ferrers, Robert de, sixth earl of Derby (c.1239–1279)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, retrieved 30 May 2017 The Sibyl de Ferrers who married John de Vipont, Lord of Appleby, was her aunt. G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol.5, pp.340-2 G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol.5, p.343, note (c) 5) Cokayne, G. E. (1926). Gibbs, Vicary & Doubleday, H. A. (eds.). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (Eardley of Spalding to Goojerat). 5 (2nd ed.). London: The St. Catherine Press. Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of Their Origin and Descent, 1086-1327, 1960 Weis, Frederick. T
    Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Ferrers,_5th_Earl_of_Derby;
    Note: William III de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (c. 1193 – 28 March 1254) of Chartley Castle in Staffordshire, was an English nobleman and major landowner, unable through illness to take much part in national affairs. From his two marriages, he left numerous children who married into noble and royal families of England, France, Scotland and Wales. Origins He was the son and heir of William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby (c. 1168 – c. 1247), by his wife Agnes de Kevelioc, a daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester (by his wife Bertrada de Montfort). Career In 1230 he accompanied King Henry III to France and attended Parliament in London in the same year. Like his father, he suffered from gout from youth and after the 1230s took little part in public affairs, travelling always in a litter. He was accidentally thrown from his litter into the River Great Ouse while crossing a bridge at St Neots in Huntingdonshire and, although he escaped death, never recovered from the effects of the accident. He succeeded to the title of his father in 1247, but only lived another seven years, dying on 28 March 1254. Landholdings Unable to play any part at court or at war, he followed his father in managing the family's landholdings. Their original lands were centred on Tutbury Castle, stretching beyond Staffordshire into the south of Derbyshire and the west of Nottinghamshire. The death in 1232 of his uncle Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, brought him vast new estates, including Chartley Castle in Staffordshire, much of Lancashire between the Rivers Ribble and Mersey and many manors in Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. He continued the policy of encouraging the growth of towns and markets, exploiting the forests of Needwood and Duffield Frith, and taking advantage of rising prices in commodities and land values. By the time of his death his income placed him among the top six English nobles, but he also left his son considerable debts.[2] Marriages & issue He married twice: To Sybil Marshal He married firstly Sibyl Marshal, a daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, by his wife Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke, by whom he had seven daughters: Agnes de Ferrers (d. 11 May 1290), who married (as his second wife) William de Vesci (d.1253); Isabel de Ferrers (died before 26 November 1260), who married (1) Gilbert Basset, of Wycombe, and (2) (as his second wife) Reginald II de Mohun, feudal barony of Dunster in Somerset, father-in-law of her sister Joan. Maud de Ferrers (died 12 March 1298), who married (1) Simon de Kyme (died 1248), (2) William de Vivonne (died 1259), and (3) Amaury IX, Viscount of Rochechouart. Sibyl de Ferrers, who married (as his first wife) Frank de Bohun, of Midhurst, great-nephew of Savaric FitzGeldewin;[3] Joan de Ferrers (died 1267) married (1) Sir John de Mohun, feudal baron of Dunster (died 1253) and (2) (as his first wife) Sir Robert II Aguillon of Addington; Agatha de Ferrers (died May 1306), married Hugh Mortimer, younger son of Ralph de Mortimer; Eleanor de Ferrers (died 16 October 1274) married (1) William de Vaux, (2) in about 1252 (as his 3rd wife) Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, and (3) in about 1265 Roger de Leybourne. To Margaret de Quincy Arms of de Quincy: Gules, seven mascles or conjoined 3:3:1. These arms were adopted by the descendants of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby and his wife Margaret de Quincy (see Baron Ferrers of Groby), in lieu of their paternal arms of Vairy or and gules In 1238 he married secondly to Margaret de Quincy (c. 1218 - 12 March 1280), daughter and heiress of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, by his wife Helen of Galloway. When Margaret's father married (as his 3rd wife) Eleanor de Ferrers (d.1274), she became both step-mother and step-daughter of Eleanor. By Margaret de Quincy he had two sons and three daughters: Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby (1239–1279), eldest son and heir, who married firstly (aged 10) Mary de Lusignan, a daughter of Hugh XI de Lusignan, Count of Angoulême, and a niece of King Henry III; secondly in 1269 he married Eleanor de Bohun, a daughter of Sir Humphrey V de Bohun, of Kimbolton Castle, by his wife Eleanor de Braose.[2] William de Ferrers (1240–1287),[4] of Groby in Leicestershire, younger son, who having been granted by his mother Groby Castle, founded the junior line of Ferrers of Groby. He married firstly Anne Durward, possibly the widow of Colbán, Earl of Fife and a daughter of Alan Durward, by whom he had issue: William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby (1272–1325), who assumed the arms of de Quincy (Gules, seven mascles or conjoined 3:3:1) in lieu of his paternal arms;[5] Secondly he married Eleanor de Lovaine, a daughter of Matthew de Lovaine, who after her husband's death was abducted by and married to William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas. Joan de Ferrers (died 19 March 1309), who married Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire; Agnes de Ferrers, who married (1) Sir Robert de Musgrove, of Kemerton, Boddington & Deerhurst (2) John FitzReginald. Elizabeth de Ferrers, who married (1) William Marshal, killed at the Battle of Evesham in 1265 (2) Dafydd ap Gruffydd, a prince of Gwynedd. Death, burial & succession He died on 28 March 1254 and was buried in Merevale Abbey, Warwickshire. He was succeeded by his 15-year-old eldest son Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby (1239–1279), still a minor, who in 1249 aged 10 had been married to Mary de Lusignan, a niece of King Henry III, and knighted. His wardship was granted to the King's eldest son, the future King Edward I.
  5. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
    Author: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
    Publication: Name: https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#WilliamFerrersDerbydied1254;
  6. Title: Royal Ancestry a Study in Colonial and Medieval Families
    Author: Douglas Richardson
    Note: “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013): “WILLIAM DE FERRERS, Knt., 5th Earl of Derby, Constable of Bolsover Castle, 1235-6, son and heir, born about 1193. He married (1st) before 14 May 1219 SIBYL MARSHAL, died before 1238, 3rd daughter of William Marshal, Knt., 4th Earl of Pembroke (or Strigoil), hereditary Master Marshal, by Isabel, daughter of Richard Fitz Gilbert (nicknamed "Strongbow”), 2nd Earl of Pembroke (or Strigoil). They had seven daughters, 1. Agnes, 2. Isabel, 3. Maud, 4. Sibyl, 5. Joan, 6. Agatha (wife of Hugh de Mortimer), and 7. Eleanor. He was afflicted from youth with gout, and habitually travelled in a chariot or litter. He accompanied the king to France in 1230. He married (2nd) in or before 1238 MARGARET (or MARGERY) DE QUINCY, daughter and co-heiress of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, by his 1st wife, Ellen, daughter and co-heiress of Alan Fitz Roland, lord of Galloway, hereditary Constable of Scotland. They had two sons, 1. Robert, Knt. [6th Earl of Derby], and 2. William, Knt., and three daughters, 3. Elizabeth, 4. Joan, and 5. Agnes. He had livery of Chardey Castle and the rest of his mother's lands 10 Nov. 1247. He was invested with the Earldom of Derby 2 Feb. 1247/8. In 1245 he was granted respite of forest offences because he "laboured under infirmity." He presented to the church of Brington, Northamptonshire in 1250. While passing over a bridge at St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, he was accidentally thrown from his chariot sustaining broken limb bones from which he never recovered. SIR WILLIAM DE FERRERS, 5th Earl of Derby, died at Evington, Leicestershire 24 (or 28) March 1254, and was buried at Merevale Abbey, Warwickshire.

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