William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey

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• History: 1197; In 1197 at Rouen, he witnessed a charter for Richard I. He had seisin of his father's lands in 1202, and two years later in 1204, he was granted a yearly fair at Wakefield. Having lost his lands in Normandy, the King, in 1205, granted him Grantham and Stamford in Lincolnshire in compensation. Earl William owed 100 marks in 1206 for an advance he received at Poitou, and another 100 marks for robes provided him at Poitou. He was directed to escort the King of Scots to York in 1206.
• History: 1213; He was a witness to King John's submission to the Pope in 1213, and took part in the seizure of London on 24 May 1215. Earl William was one of the Barons at the signing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede on 15 June 1215.
• History: 1217; He took part in the naval battle, which defeated Eustace the Monk in 1217. He was appointed to meet the King of Scotland at Berwick in 1220. Three years later, in 1223, he went on pilgrimage to St. James Santiago in Spain and St. John.
• History: 1236; He took the part of the Butler at the Coronation of Queen Eleanor of Provence.

Family/Spouse: Maud d'Aubeney. Maud (daughter of William d'Aubeney, Earl of Arundel and Maude de St. Hilaire) died on 6 Feb 1215 in England; was buried in Lewes Priory, Lewes, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Maud Marshall, Countess of Norfolk in 1225 in Surrey, England. Maud (daughter of Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil) died on 27 Mar 1248. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: 1254, Gascony, France; In 1254, he accompanied Edward, prince of Wales to Gascony.
• Title(s): 1254, Spain; He was knighted by Edward, Prince of Wales.
• Military: Sep 1255, Gascony, France; He accompanied Edward, prince of Wales to Gascony.
• Military: 1257; He went to Almain in 1257 with Richard, Earl of Cornwall, King elect of the Romans. In 1263, he joined with Simon de Montfort and Prince Edward and fought in the Battle of Lewes on 14 May. Upon losing the battle, he and the Kings's brothers fled to pevensey. In 1265, he fought in the Battle of Evesham under Prince Edward. The next year he commanded the royalist forces at Chesterfield. He received pardon for his actions in 1267, and the next year on 24 June he took up the cross. It appears however that he never went on Crusade. Two years later, in 1269, he violently quarreled with Sir Alan la Zouche in Westminster Hall, the result being that Sir Alan died of his wounds. Sir Alan's son barely escaped with his life. Earl John fled to Reigate being perused by Prince Edward. He begged for mercy, and on 4 August 1270, was pardoned, having agreed to pay a large sum to the King. Four days after the King's death, Sir John swore allegiance to Prince Edward. As Prince Edward was at that time returning home from Crusade, Earl John was appointed one of the Guardians of the Realm. In 1277 and 1294, he was summoned to serve against the Welsh, and was summoned to serve against the Scots in 1291, 1297, and 1300.
• Military: 27 Apr 1296; On 27 April 1296, Earl John defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar. The next year in August his advance guard under Henry de Percy was attacked, though the attack was repelled. He continued on the Battle of Sterling, where he was defeated on 10 September 1269. He fled to Berwick, but he soon abandoned it. Later he commanded the rear guard at the Battle of Falkirk on 22 July 1298. He commanded the second division at the siege of Caerlaverock Castle in 1300.
• Offices Held: 3 Sep 1296; He became the Keeper of the Realm of Scotland.

Notes:

Name:
His other titles were Baron of Lewes and Constable of Bamborough Castle.

Buried:
He was buried before the high altar.

John married Alice de Lusignan in Aug 1247 in England. Alice (daughter of Hugh X "le Brun" de Lusignan, Count de la Marche and Angoulême and Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England) died on 9 Feb 1255 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1234, England; Hugh d'Aubene, Earl of Arundel, the son of William de Albini, Earl of Arundel and Mabel de Meschines. He was born about 1214 in England. [Hugh, married Isabel de Warenne] He went with the King in 1242 on an expedition to Guienne. He died 7 May 1243. He was buried in Wymondham Priory, Wymondham, Norfolk County, England.

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• History: birth to death

Notes:

History:
He was the 7th Earl of Surrey.

In 1285, he was knighted.

Died:
He was killed having by being ambushed by his rivals while attending a tournament.

William married Joan de Vere in 1283 in Surrey, England. Joan (daughter of Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford and Alice de Sanford) died before 23 Nov 1293; was buried in Lewes Priory, Lewes, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Living: 1282

Eleanor married Sir Henry de Percy, Baron of Topcliffe on 8 Sep 1268 in York, Yorkshire, England. Henry (son of William de Percy, Baron of Topcliffe and Eleanor de Baliol) was born about 1235 in England; died on 29 Aug 1272 in England; was buried in Sawley Abbey, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: unknown Scottish Lord. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1279; John de Balliol King of Scotland, the son of Sir John de Balliol, Baron of Bywell and Devorguille, He was born about 1250. [John, married Isabel de Warrenne] When, in 1290, Margaret, the Maid of Norway, died, John claimed the crown of Scotland in right of his grandmother, Margaret, eldest daughter of David, Earl of Huntington. His right was confirmed 17 November 1292. He abdicated on 10 July 1296. He lost his Barony and finally in 1302 retired to his estates in France. There he lived out the remainder of his life in obscurity. He died before 4 January 1314. Issue: 1. Edward de Balliol, King of Scotland (____-1367) 2. Henry de Balliol

Alice married Sir Edmund Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel in 1306 in Arundel, Sussex, England. Edmund (son of Sir Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel and Alisona de Saluzza) was born on 1 May 1273 in Marlborough, Sussex, England; died on 17 Nov 1326 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
He was the 8th and last Earl of Surrey.

Died:
He died without legitimate issue.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: 1295
• Knighted: 1296
• Military: 1297
• Offices Held: From 1299 to 1314
• Military: 1300
• Title(s): 1309, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
• Miscellaneous: 1312
• Military: 1314

Notes:

Name:
Henry was the 9th Baron Percy. He was also Baron of Topcliffe; Warden of Galloway and Ayrshire; Justiciar in Dumfries; joint Justiciar in Lancastershire, Cumberland, and Westmoreland; Constable of Scarborough Castle; Justice of the Forest beyond Trent; Keeper of Bamburgh Castle; and Keeper of the Martches.

Military:
He accompanied his grandfather, Sir John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey to Scotland.

Knighted:
He was knighted by the King at the capture of Berwick.

Military:
He fought at Dunbar, then in 1297, he received the submission of the Scottish prelates and nobles, including Robert the Bruce. In 1298, he fought at the Battle of Falkirk.

Offices Held:
On 6 February 1298/99, he was summoned to Parliament as Lord Percy.

Military:
In 1300, he displayed a yellow banner with a blue lion at the siege of Caerlaverock. He signed the Baron's letter to Pope Boniface in 1301, and in 1304, he was present at the siege of Sterling. In 1306, he was besieged in Turnberry Castle by Robert the Bruce.

Title(s):
He became the Baron of Alnwick, which he purchased from Anthony Bec, Bishop of Durham.

Miscellaneous:
He took part in the execution of Peter de Gaveston, the Earl of Cornwall.

Military:
He fought at the Battle of Bannockburn in Scotland.

Family/Spouse: Eleanor de Arundel. Eleanor (daughter of Sir Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel and Alisona de Saluzza) died between Jul 1328 and Aug 1328; was buried in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]