Person Sheet


Name Robert (III) de Ferrers Earl of Derby [2, FitxWalter art, Vol V, p.472 seq], [2, Derby article, Vol IV, p. 198-203], [8, His own article], [9, Chester barony, p. 32], [9, Tutbury, Staffs barony (2nd class), p. 149], [5, Vol I, p. 205], 10G Uncle
Birth ca 1239
Death 1279
Burial Prob at priory of St Thomas, Stafford.
General 1st s. 6th earl. A rebel & forfeited the earldom.
Father William (III) de Ferrers Earl of Derby (ca1193-1254)
Mother Margaret de Quency (<1223-<1281)
Spouses
Marriage ca 26 Jul 1249, Westminster [2, Derby article, Vol IV, p. 201]
Marriage 26 Jun 1269 [2, Derby article, Vol IV, p. 202]
Notes for Robert (III) de Ferrers Earl of Derby
He recovered the Chartley, Staffs manor of the Chester barony in 1275.
Domesday feudal baron (2nd class) of Tutbury, Staffs but had it forfeited in 1266 because of his activites in the Baron's Wars. The barony was then given to various relatives of the sovereign.
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