William DE FERRERS 
William was born about 1136 in Derbyshire,England. William's father was Robert DE FERRERS and his mother was Sibilla DE BRAOSE. His maternal grandparents were William DE BRAOSE and Bertha FitzWalter DE GLOUCESTER. He had two sisters named Millicent and Agatha de. He died in 1191 in at Acre,Palestine on Crusade,at the Seige of Acon.General Notes
This gentleman was ousted of his dignities of Derby andNottingham by King Richard I, but they were soon afterwrdsrestored to him,and we find him accompanying the lion-heartedmonarch to the Holy Land,
where he lost his life at the siege ofAcon anno. 1191. His lordship, amongst other gifts to thechurch, gave in the 1st Richard I, for the health of his souland the sould of Sibel lhis wife, to the
monks of St. Denis, inFrance, o ax taper yerly, price thirteen pence; as also a stagand boar in their proper seasons, to be sent annually thither atthe feast of St. Denis, by himself and his
heirs.--Other FieldsRef Number: 17806488
DATE 13 MAR 1999
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Children
Millicent DE FERRERS
Millicent was born about 1164 in Derbyshire,England. She died on April 29th, 1252.
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