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Hace 6 días · William de Ferrers, earl of Ferrers and Derby; he certified the second of Henry II, the knights fees he then held to be 79 in number; he confirmed his ancestors grants to the monks of Tutbury, and was a benefactor to the knights hospitallers.
Hace 5 días · In 1157 it was granted, probably for life, to Robert de Ferrers, second Earl of Derby, who had married Margaret, daughter and heir of William Peverel, her brother Henry being then apparently dead. After the death of Robert in or about 1159, Higham Ferrers was granted in 1161 to William, the King's brother, who died in 1164.
Hace 4 días · It has been stated by Tanner, and frequently repeated, that Robert Ferrers, second earl of Derby, founded a religious house of Austin Canons, near Derby, dedicated to St. Helen, in the reigns of either Henry I or Stephen.
Hace 4 días · This is a list of the various different nobles and magnates including both lords spiritual and lords secular. It also includes nobles who were vassals of the king but were not based in England (Welsh, Irish, French). Additionally nobles of lesser rank who appear to have been prominent in England at the time.
Hace 6 días · In the mid-12th century the head of the Ferrers family was Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby, whose wide political and ecclesiastical interests must have borne considerable weight for Serlo de Grendon.
25 de jun. de 2024 · In 1238, he married Margaret de Quincy (born 1218), daughter of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester and Helen of Galloway. Bizarrely, Margaret was both the stepmother and stepdaughter of William's daughter, Eleanor. The earl and Margaret had the following children: Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby, his successor. He married:
Hace 4 días · When Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby, came to the assistance of the baronial forces, Edward negotiated a truce with the Earl. ... The second purpose of the inquest was to establish what land and rights the Crown had lost during the reign of Henry III.
