Fox and Anderson and Taylor families in USA » Earl William Warenne II (± 1071-1138)

Quellen

1. Wikipedia .org

   Biography
   William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, was the son of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey and his first wife Gundred. He was more often referred to as Earl Warenne than as Earl of Surrey.
   
   [ Also the father of Gundred de Warenne (1122-1166) who married #2 William de Lancaster (1115-1184), parents of Henry de Lancaster de la Crosse (1144-1218). Originator of the de la Crosse line, see under Thomas Hornby (1672-1749), q.v. ]
   
   His father, the 1st Earl, was one of the Conqueror's most trusted and most rewarded barons who, at his death in 1088, was the 3rd or 4th richest magnate in England. In 1088 William II inherited his father's lands in England and his Norman estates including the castles of Mortemer and Bellencombre in Haute-Normandy. But William II was not as disposed to serve the king as his father was. In January 1091 William assisted Hugh of Grantmesnil (d.1094) in his defence of Courcy against the forces of Robert de Belleme and Duke Robert of Normandy. In 1093 he attempted to marry Matilda (or Edith), daughter of king Malcolm III of Scotland. She instead married Henry I of England, and this may have been the cause of William's great dislike of Henry I, which motivated him in the following years.
   
   When Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy invaded England in 1101 William joined him. But when Curthose promptly surrendered to Henry I William lost his English lands and titles and was exiled to Normandy. There he complained to Curthose that he had expended great effort on his behalf and in return lost all of his English possessions. Curthose's return to England in 1103 was apparently made to convince his brother, the king, to restore William's earldom. This was successful though Curthose had to give up his 3000 mark annual pension he had received after the 1101 invasion, after which William's lands and titles were restored to him. William was one of the commanders on Henry's side against Robert Curthose at the Battle of Tinchebray in 1106. Afterwards, with his loyalty thus proven, he became more prominent in Henry's court.
   
   In 1110, Curthose's son William Clito escaped along with Helias of Saint-Saens, and afterwards Warenne received the forfeited Saint-Saens lands, which were very near his own in upper Normandy. In this way king Henry further assured his loyalty for the successful return of Clito would mean at the very least Warenne's loss of this new territory.
   
   He fought for Henry I at the Battle of Bremule in 1119 and was present at Henry's deathbed in 1135.
   
   Wikipedia 2018

2. 1.MyHeritage.com

   William de WarenneGender: Male
   Alias name: Earl Warrenne, Earl of Warrenne, 2nd Earls of Surrey and Warren, Earl Warenne, Earl of Warenne, 10186, 2nd earl of Surrey
   Residence: Priory Of Lewes, Lewes, Sussex, England
   Birth: Circa 1071 - Lewes, Sussex, England
   Occupation: 2nd Earl of Surrey
   Marriage: Spouse: Elisabeth de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester, Surrey - June 1118 - France
   Death: May 11 1138 - Chapter House, Priory Lewes, Lewes, Sussex, England
   Burial: May 11 1138 - Priory of Lewes, Lewes, Sussex, England
   Father: William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey
   Mother: Gundred de St. Omer, Countess of Surrey
   Wife: Elisabeth de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester, Surrey
   Children: Radulf (Ralph) de Warenne, Gundred de Warenne, Ada de Warenne, Countess of Huntingdon, Reginald de Warenne, William de WarenneSiblings: Richard Reynold de Warenne, II, Gundred (born Warenne), Adelina de Warren (born de Warenne), Edith de Warenne, De De Warren, Anne de Heveningham (born de Warenne)

Über den Familiennamen Warenne

• Zeigen Sie die Informationen an, über die Genealogie Online verfügt über den Nachnamen Warenne.
• Überprüfen Sie die Informationen, die Open Archives hat über Warenne.
• Überprüfen Sie im Register Wie (onder)zoekt wie?, wer den Familiennamen Warenne (unter)sucht.