Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameWilliam de Ferrers III
Birthabt 1193, Bere Ferrers, Tavistock, Devon, England
Death28 Mar 1254, Bere Ferrers, Tavistock, Devon, England
Occupation5th Earl of Derby
FatherWilliam de Ferrers II
Spouses
ChildrenWilliam de Ferrers IV (-1279)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Ferrers,_5th_Earl_of_Derby
William III de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby , was an English nobleman and head of a family which controlled a large part of Derbyshire including an area known as Duffield Frith.
He was born in Derbyshire, England, the son of William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby and Agnes of Chester, a daughter of Hugh of Kevelioc, Earl of Chester and Bertrada de Montfort. He succeeded to the title in 1247, on the death of his father and, after doing homage to King Henry III, he had livery of Chartley Castle and other lands of his mother's inheritance. He had accompanied King Henry to France in 1230 and sat in parliament in London in the same year.
He had many favours granted to him by the king, among them the right of free warren in Beaurepair , Makeney, Winleigh , Holbrooke, Siward , Heyhegh Cortelegh , Ravensdale, Holland , and many other places,[1]
Like his father, he suffered from gout from youth, and always traveled in a litter. He was accidentally thrown from his litter thrown into water, while crossing a bridge, at St Neots, in Huntingdon and although he escaped immediate death, yet he never recovered from the effects of the accident. He died on April 5th, 1254, after only seven years, and was succeeded by his son Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby.
Earl William Ferrers' effigy in Merevale Abbey
William de Ferrers is buried at Merevere Abbey, Warwickshire, England. His widow died on March 12, 1280.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Ferrers,_5th_Earl_of_Derby
William III de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby , was an English nobleman and head of a family which controlled a large part of Derbyshire including an area known as Duffield Frith.
He was born in Derbyshire, England, the son of William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby and Agnes of Chester, a daughter of Hugh of Kevelioc, Earl of Chester and Bertrada de Montfort. He succeeded to the title in 1247, on the death of his father and, after doing homage to King Henry III, he had livery of Chartley Castle and other lands of his mother's inheritance. He had accompanied King Henry to France in 1230 and sat in parliament in London in the same year.
He had many favours granted to him by the king, among them the right of free warren in Beaurepair , Makeney, Winleigh , Holbrooke, Siward , Heyhegh Cortelegh , Ravensdale, Holland , and many other places,[1]
Like his father, he suffered from gout from youth, and always traveled in a litter. He was accidentally thrown from his litter thrown into water, while crossing a bridge, at St Neots, in Huntingdon and although he escaped immediate death, yet he never recovered from the effects of the accident. He died on April 5th, 1254, after only seven years, and was succeeded by his son Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby.
Earl William Ferrers' effigy in Merevale Abbey
William de Ferrers is buried at Merevere Abbey, Warwickshire, England. His widow died on March 12, 1280.