4th Earl of Derby William de Ferrers

1172 - 1247  (75 years)

• Name	William de Ferrers
  Title	4th Earl of Derby
  Birth	1172	Tutbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Fact 1	Helped William Marshal besiege Mountsorrel castle.
  Fact 2	One of four Earls holding the canopy over Richard I at his 2nd coronation.
  Fact 3	One of King John's favorites, granted many estates & court revenues.
  Fact 4	Took arms on Richard I's behalf after his return from captivity.
  Title of Nobility	Derby, Derbyshire, England
  	4th Earl of Derby
  Title of Nobility	4th Earl of Derby
  Title of Nobility	Earl of Wakefield
  _FSFTID	LBRP-85B
  Burial	1247	Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
  Death	20 Sep 1247	Duffield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I20664	My Genealogy | Gent Tree received from familysearch
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	3rd Earl of Derby William I de Ferrers,   b. 1140, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom d. 31 Dec 1189, Acre, Northern, Palestine (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Sybil de Braose,   b. Abt 1149, Bramber, Sussex, England d. Aft 5 Feb 1228, Oakham, Rutland, England (Age > 79 years)
  Marriage	1167
  Family ID	F8443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes of Chester,   b. 1174, Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom d. 2 Nov 1247, Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	1192
  Children	1. 5th Earl of Derby William de Ferrers,   b. 1193, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom d. 28 Mar 1254, Evington, Leicestershire, England (Age 61 years)   2. Robert de Ferrers,   b. Abt 1197, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom d. 1279 (Age 82 years)   3. Ranulph de Ferrers,   b. 1200, Tavistock, Devon, England, United Kingdom d. 22 Sep 1247, Belper, Derbyshire, England (Age 47 years)   4. Thomas de Ferrers,   b. Abt 1202, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom d. 1279, Staffordshire, England (Age 77 years)   5. Hugh de Ferrers,   b. Abt 1204, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. Bef 10 Aug 1257, Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire, England (Age < 53 years)   6. Bertha de Ferrers,   b. Abt 1204, Derbyshire, England d. 10 Feb 1267, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 63 years)   7. Agnes de Ferrers,   b. 1212, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom d. DECEASED   8. Sibyl de Ferrers,   b. 25 Jul 1216, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom d. 5 Oct 1273, England, United Kingdom (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F7339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023