19989504. Earl William de Ferrers & 19989505. Countess Agnes of Chester
~1174, Agnes
born in England, d/o 39979010. Hugh de
Meschines & 39979011. Bertrade de Montfort.
~1175,
William born in England, s/o 39979008. William de Ferrers & 39979009. Sybil de Braose.
11/3/1189, Richard
I crowned king of England. William held the canopy at the coronation.
10/21/1190,
William’s father, earl of Ferrers and Derby, killed on crusade.
[––William
& Agnes––]
1192,
William married Agnes.
12/21/1192,
King Richard was captured near Vienna, returning from crusading.
2/4/1194,
King Richard released from custody.
Richard left immediately for England.
3/28/1194,
William and other Ferrers family members led the attack on Nottingham for King
Richard. William named Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
4/6/1199,
King Richard was wounded at the siege of Chalus-Chabrol by a crossbow. He died
soon after, designating his brother John as heir over his nephew Arthur of
Brittany, the son of Geoffrey, the next heir after Richard, but who was only
12. [This caused dissention among the barons who did not like Prince John.]
6/7/1199, Charter of John granting a third penny of the county of Derby
to William de Ferrers, earl of Derby. (S) Lancashire Pipe Rolls, Ferrar, 1902,
P264.
1199, William claimed the Honor of Peverel. (S) Complete Peerage, 1898,
P369.
5/27/1199 at Westminster, John crowned King of England.
1199, King John revoked the third penny of William.
6/7/1199, Charter granting to William de Ferrers, Higham with the
hundred and a half, … and also Newbottle and Blisworth, … which descended to
him as right heir of the land of William Peverell. (S) Reports of
Commissioners, House of Commons, 1870, P5.
1199, at
Northampton, William Marshall, having returned to England, assembled barons to
address their grievances, including William de Ferrers. [Those assembled held
over 850 knights’ fees.] (S) Reign of King John, Painter, 1949, P12.
7/14/1200,
William became the Earl of Derby by special charter of King John, “girt with a
sword by the King’s own hand”. His “third penny” was restored.
1201,
William granted the service of William de Gresley for his lands at Drakelow to
hold by an annual payment of a bow, quiver and 12 arrows.
1210,
William, earl of Derby, a witness to the official account written by King John
of his quarrel with William de Briouse. (S) Reign of King John, Painter, 1949,
P242.
5/15/1213,
William des Ferrers, earl of Derby, a witness of the document in which King
John resigned his crown to the Pope. (S) The Reign of King John, Painter, 1949,
P194.
5/24/1213,
From: Geoffrey Fitz Piers (189118338), earl of Essex, justiciar; Reginald,
count of Boulogne; Ranulf de Blundeville, earl of Chester; William, earl of
Warenne (and Surrey); William the Marshall, earl of Pembroke. To: William
d'Aubigny, earl of Arundel (and Sussex); William, earl of Ferrers; William
Bruwere; Robert de Ros; Gilbert son of Renfed; Roger de Mortuo Mari; Peter son
of Herbert. They will ensure that King John will observe the terms of the
settlement made between him and the Church in England. (S) UKNA.
6/27/1214,
William granted a house in the Parish of St. Martin in London by King John.
6/19/1215 at
Runnymede near Windsor, King John forced to agree to the terms of the Magna
Carta.
8/13/1216,
William bailiff of the Peak Forest and warden of the Peak Castle [Peveril
Castle] and Bolsover Castle.
10/1216, W.
de Ferrariis, earl of Derby, present at the burial of King John at the church
of St. Mary, Worcester. (S) CChRs, 5/22/1232.
10/19/1216,
Henry III, age 9, succeeded John as King of England. Louis of France also
claimed the throne.
12/1216,
…[Latin] W. de Ferrariis, comiti [earl] Derebeie, … (S) CPRs.
5/20/1217,
English forces, with the aid of previous rebel barons, defeated the French forces
at Lincoln. William at the siege of Lincoln castle.
9/12/1217, For 10,000 marks and land exchanges,
Louis forfeited his claim to the English crown by the treaty at
Kingston-on-Thames. A principal provision of the treaty was amnesty for English rebels.
6/18/1221,
The king has granted to his beloved and faithful W. earl of Ferrers that he may
render 40m. of the debts he owes. (S)
FRsHIII.
1222, Hubert de Burgh put down an insurrection in
support of the French king. [Apparently supported by William.]
6/24/1222,…
surrendered to the king … the manor of Melbourne that W. earl of Ferrers
surrendered, and concerning the vills of Derby, Edwinstowe, Ragnall and Carlton
with their appurtenances … (S) FRsHIII.
12/30/1223,
To the sheriff of Northamptonshire. Order to place in respite, …, the demand he
makes from W. earl of Ferrers and his men for the fine which the men of his
county made with Brian de Lisle for placing the pleas of the forest in respite.
(S) FRsHIII.
10/23/1224,
William de Ferrers has made fine with the king by 200m. for having custody of
the land and heirs of Cecilia de Longetot, with the marriage of the same heirs.
(S) FRsHIII.
8/7/1227,
The king has granted to W. earl of Ferrers that, of the debt that he owes him
and that is exacted from him for Robert de Ferrers, his brother, whose heir he
is, for the fine that Robert made with King John for having his wife. (S)
FRsHIII.
12/17/1229,
The king has pardoned to William de Ferrers up to 100m. of the £170 which are
exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer for the debts of Robert de Ferrers,
his uncle. (S) FRsHIII.
1/10/1231 at
Wudestok, Pro comite de Ferrariis. – Rex … W. de Ferrariis, comiti Dereby, …
10/1232,
Agnes an heir of her brother Ranulph, inheriting the manor of West Derby and
all of his lands between the Ribble and the Mersey. (S) The Coucher Book, Or
Chartulary, of Whalley Abbey, 1847.
7/14/1234,
Request to the knights and free tenants of W. de Feariis, earl of Derby, to
grant an aid to William de Ferariis, son and heir of the said earl, for the
marriage of his eldest daughter. (S) CPRs.
10/21/1234,
W. de Ferrers, earl of Derby, and Agnes, his wife, are bound to render one hawk
or 40s. each year to the king at the Exchequer for land between the Ribble and
Mersey, which the king gave to R., formerly earl of Chester, and which has been
assigned to the same earl and Agnes as part of the portion that falls to her of
the lands formerly of the earl of Chester. (S) FRsHIII.
5/2/1235,
Ratification of a covenant … and Robert de Mucegros of the whole land of
Nicholas de Fescampo in Kenemerthun, … Witnesses:- … [4 bishops], William de
Ferariis, earl of Derby, John de Lascy, earl of Lincoln and constable of
Chester, Roger le Bygot, earl of Norfolk, … Amaury de Sancto Amando, Geoffrey
le Despenser … (S) CPRs.
9/6/1235,
Confirmation … Witnesses :– William de Ferrariis, earl of Derby, William his
son, Hugh de Vivona, … Amaury de Sancto Amando, … (S) CPRs.
11/24/1235,
Exemption of William de Ferrariis and his heirs from suit at the king’s court
of Hadfeld Peverel by reason of his manor of Stubing, which is of the land of
the Normans, until the right heirs regain it either by peace or the king’s
will. (SA) CPRs.
9/25/1237 at
York, By treaty, Alexander II of Scotland asserted to King Henry of England
that he was owed Northumberland as dowry of Joanna. King Henry acknowledge a
grant of Tynedale in Northumberland, as well as the Earldom of Chester. …
witness … William de Ferrers, earl of Derby … (S) POMS.
1/23/1239,
Order … to place in respite, …, the demand … W. de Ferrers, earl of Derby, and
Agnes, his wife, for as much of the debt as pertains to them that R., formerly
earl of Chester, owed the king. (S) FRsHIII.
10/13/1243,
Mandate to W. de Ferariis, earl of Derby, to send by one of his men to the king,
the son and heir of John son of Philip. (S) CPRs.
1246,
William the guardian of the lands and heir of Almaric de Butyler. (S) A Cal. of
the Lancashire Assize Rolls, 1903.
Bef. 1247,
Agnes died.
[––William––]
4/26/1247,
Licence for William de Ferariis, earl of Derby, to make his will of all his goods
; saving to the king the debts wherein the earl is bound to him. (S) CPRs.
5/1/1247,
Pardon to W. de Ferariis, earl of Derby, out of the debts which he howes the
king, of 100 marks for the maintenance of a chaplain … (S) CPRs.
9/22/1247,
William died. He spent most of the end of his life endowing monasteries.
9/25/1247,
Both Agnes and William identified as deceased. (S) De antiquis legibus liber:
Cronica Maiorum et Vicecomitum Londoniarum, Stapleton, 1846, PXII.
(S) The
History of Derby ...: From the Remote Ages of Antiquity to the Year MDCCXCI,
Hutton, 1817.
Children
of William and Agnes:
i. William de Ferrers (9994752), born ~1193
England.
ii. Petronila de Ferrers (486765249), born ~1197 in
England.
iii. Sybil de Ferrers (9994821), born ~1205 in England.
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