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First Name

Last Name
Sir William DE FERRERS

Sir William DE FERRERS

Male Abt 1140 - 1190  (~ 50 years)

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  • Name William DE FERRERS 
    Prefix Sir 
    Born Abt 1140 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 3rd Earl of Derby, High Sheriff of Lancaster 
    Cause of Death During the Siege of Acre 
    Died 1190  Acre, HaTzafon, Israel Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Crusade Cemtery, Acre, HaTzafon, Israel Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I45487  Main
    Last Modified 26 May 2019 

    Father Sir Robert DE FERRERS,   b. Abt 1100, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1160, Merevale, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Mother Margaret PEVEREL,   b. Abt 1100, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ?, Merevale, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F26208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sibyl DE BRAOSE,   b. Abt 1152, Bramber, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 5 Feb 1228, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Earl William DE FERRERS,   b. Abt 1162, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1247, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years)
    Last Modified 26 May 2019 
    Family ID F31730  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1190 - Acre, HaTzafon, Israel Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • He was a 12th-century English Earl who resided in Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire and was head of a family which controlled a large part of Derbyshire known as Duffield Frith. He was also a Knight Templar. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 110262652.

    2. [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Ferrers,_3rd_Earl_of_Derby.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023