Individual Details

William de Warenne

( - 27 May 1240)

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William de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey1
M, #104746, d. 27 May 1240
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William de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey was the son of Hamelin d'Anjou, 5th Earl of Surrey and Isabella de Warenne.1 He married, firstly, Matilda d'Aubigny, daughter of William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel and Matilda de St. Hilary du Harcouet, before 1207.2 He married, secondly, Matilda Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Isabella de Clare, Countess of Pembroke, before 13 October 1225.2 He died on 27 May 1240 at London, England.2 He was buried at Priory Church, Lewes, Sussex, England.2
He held the office of Warden of the Cinque Ports.2 He held the office of Sheriff of Surrey.2 He gained the title of Baron of Lewes, Sussex.2 He gained the title of 6th Earl of Surrey.1 In 1197 he witnessed a charter for King Richard I at Rouen.2 In 1202 he had seizin of his father's lands.2 On 24 May 1215 he took part with the Barons in the seizure of London.2 On 15 June 1215 he was one of the those who advised the King to sign the Magna Carta.2
Children of William de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey and Matilda Marshal

Isabel de Warenne3 d. b 20 Sep 1282
John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey+ b. c Aug 1231, d. c 29 Sep 1304

Citations

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 53. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S79] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004), page 748. Hereinafter cited as Plantagenet Ancestry.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 238. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

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From Wikipedia

William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey
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For other people of the same name, see William de Warenne (disambiguation).
Arms of Warenne: Chequy or and azure. These arms are borne today in the third quarter by the Duke of Norfolk

William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (died 27 May 1240[1]) was the son of Hamelin de Warenne and Isabel,[2] daughter of William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey. His father Hamelin granted him the manor of Appleby, North Lincolnshire.

De Warenne was present at the coronation of John, King of England on 27 May 1199. When Normandy was lost to the French in 1204 he lost his Norman holdings, (in 1202 he was lieutenant of Gascony), but John recompensed him with Grantham and Stamford.

His first tenure of office as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports began in 1204, and lasted until 1206. He was also a Warden of the Welsh Marches between 1208 and 1213.

William was one of the few barons who remained loyal to King John (who was his cousin) during the king’s difficulties with the barons, when they sought for the French prince to assume the English throne, and is listed as one of those who advised John to accede to the Magna Carta. His allegiance only faltered a few times when the king’s cause looked hopeless.

In March 1217 he again demonstrated his loyalty to England by supporting the young King Henry III, and he was also responsible for the establishment of Salisbury Cathedral.

Between the years 1200 and 1208, and during 1217–1226 he was to serve as the High Sheriff of Surrey. In 1214 he was again appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.

William married Maud Marshal,[3] on 13 October 1225. They had a son and a daughter.[4] The son John (1231–1304) succeeded his father as earl, while the daughter, Isabel de Warenne (c. 1228–1282), married Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel.

William may also have had an earlier, childless marriage to another Matilda, daughter of William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel.[5]
References

Annales de Theokesberia, p. 114
Sussex archaeological collections, relating to the history and Antiquities of the County, Vol. 35, Sussex Archaeological Society, (H. Wolff, 1887), 115.
Morris, Marc, The Bigod Earls of Norfolk in the thirteenth century (The Boydell Press, 2005), 31.
Matilda's family
William de Warenne

Events

Title (Nobility)1215Magna Carta Counsellor (name in preamble)
Death27 May 1240
Title (Nobility)6th Earl of Surrey

Families

SpouseMatilda "Maud" Marshal (1192 - 1248)
ChildJohn de Warenne (1231 - 1304)
ChildIsabella de Warenne (1228 - 1282)
FatherHamelin d'Anjou (1129 - 1202)
MotherIsabella de Warenne (1136 - 1199)
SiblingMahant de Warenne (1163 - 1212)