William de Ferrers (1240-1287) of Groby Castle in Leicestershire was the younger son of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (c.1193-1254) of Chartley Castle in Staffordshire, by his second wife Margaret de Quincy, daughter and heiress of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester (c.1195-1264). He founded the line of Ferrers of Groby, having been given Groby Castle by his mother Margaret de Quincy.[2] Having rebelled against King Henry III, he was taken prisoner at the Battle of Northampton in 1264, but was later pardoned.[3] In 1282 He was with King Edward I in the Army of Wales.

Arms of William de Ferrers of Groby (as also used by his father William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby): Vairy or and gules, a bordure azure (or sable) charged with eight horseshoes argent[1]

Marriages & issue

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He married twice:

References

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  1. ^ Cokayne, G. E.; Gibbs, Vicary & Doubleday, H. A., eds. (1926). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (Eardley of Spalding to Goojerat). 5 (2nd ed.). London, p.340, note (d)
  2. ^ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol.5, pp.340-2
  3. ^ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol.5, pp.340-1
  4. ^ "Ferrers, William (C. 1240–1287)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65399. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol.5, p.343, note (c)
  6. ^ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol.5, p.341
  7. ^ Sanders, I.J. English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327, Oxford, 1960, p.130
  8. ^ G. E. Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, n.s., vol.5, p.342, note (e)