DE WARREN, William II

DE WARREN, William II

Male - 1138

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  DE WARREN, William IIDE WARREN, William II (son of DE WARENNE, William I and SURREY, Gundred); died on 11 May 1138.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 28 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: 2nd Earl of Surrey
    • Name: More often referred to as Earl Warenne or Earl of Warenne than as Earl of Surrey.

    Notes:

    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.

    Family/Spouse: VERMANDOIS, Elizabeth of. Elizabeth (daughter of VERMANDOIS, Hugh I of and VERMANDOIS, Adelaide of, daughter of HUGH, I) was born in 1085; died in 1131. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. DE WARENNE, William III was born in 1119; died on 6 Jan 1148 in Leodicia, Turkey.
    2. DE WARENNE, Ada was born in 1120; died in 1178.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  DE WARENNE, William IDE WARENNE, William I (son of Living and Living); died in 1088.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 29 GGF
    • Royalty & Nobility: 1st Earl of Surrey

    Notes:

    A Norman nobleman who created Earl of Surrey under William II Rufus. He is among the few who are documented as having fought for William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. At the time of the Domesday Survey, he held extensive lands in 13 counties including the Rape of Lewes in Sussex, now East Sussex.

    William + SURREY, Gundred. Gundred (daughter of WILLIAM, I) died on 27 May 1085; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  SURREY, Gundred (daughter of WILLIAM, I); died on 27 May 1085; was buried .

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 29 GGM
    • Royalty & Nobility: Countess of Surrey

    Children:
    1. 1. DE WARREN, William II died on 11 May 1138.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Living

    Living + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Living
    Children:
    1. 2. DE WARENNE, William I died in 1088.

  3. 6.  WILLIAM, IWILLIAM, I was born on 14 Oct 1028 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (son of NORMANDY, Robert I Magnificent and Living); died on 9 Sep 1087 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; was buried in Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Royalty & Nobility: King of England
    • Name: William the Conqueror

    Notes:

    A minor at the time of the death of his father duke Robert on a pilgrimage in 1035, William's early years as duke were spent surviving the dangerous period of his minority and solidifying his position within Normandy. He obtained the crown of England by his victory over Harold II in the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066. At his death in 1087, his eldest son Robert received Normandy, his second surviving son William received England, and his youngest son Henry (who eventually obtained both England and Normandy) received money.

    Children:
    1. 3. SURREY, Gundred died on 27 May 1085; was buried .


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  NORMANDY, Robert I MagnificentNORMANDY, Robert I Magnificent was born on 22 Jun 1000 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (son of RICHARD, II and BRITTANY, Judith of); died on 2 Jul 1035.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey

    Robert + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Living
    Children:
    1. 6. WILLIAM, I was born on 14 Oct 1028 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 9 Sep 1087 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; was buried in Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.
    2. OF NORMANDY, Adelaide was born in Normandy, France; died in 1065 in Marcigny, Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne, France.


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