William de Warenne (1256–1286)

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William de Warenne (9 February 1256 – 15 December 1286) was the only son of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey and his wife Alice de Lusignan.[1]

Life

William married Joan, daughter of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford. They had the following children:

William was killed in a tournament at Croydon in 1286,[1] predeceasing his father. It has been suggested that this was murder, planned by William's enemies.[2][3] On the 6th Earl's death the title went to John, the only son of William.[4] John died without legitimate children, so on his death the title passed to Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel, eldest son of Edmund FitzAlan and John's sister Alice.

Ancestry

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References

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