John De Warenne

1231 - 1304  (73 years)

• Name	John De Warenne
  Birth	1231	England
  Gender	Male
  Findagrave.com	See Notes
  Death	27 Sep 1304	Kensington, Greater London, England
  Burial	Lewes, East Sussex, England
  	Lewes Priory
  Person ID	I1072	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William De Warenne,   b. 1167, Lewes, East Sussex, England d. 27 May 1240, London, Greater London, England (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maud Marshal,   b. 1192   d. 1248 (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1231
  Family ID	F229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice De Lusignan,   b. 1229, Vienne, France d. 09 Feb 1256, Clare, Suffolk, England (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	Aug 1247
  Children	1. Sir William De Warenne,   b. Feb 1256, England d. 15 Dec 1286, Croydon, Greater London, England (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1231 - England Death - 27 Sep 1304 - Kensington, Greater London, England Burial - - Lewes, East Sussex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Sir John De Warenne Birth: 1231, England Death: Sep. 27, 1304 Kensington Greater London, England Knight, 7th Earl of Surrey, Baron of Lewes, Sussex. Constable of Bamborough Castle, justice itinerant. Some records consider him to be the 6th Earl of Surrey. By an unknown noblewoman, John also had two illegitimate sons: John, Canon of York and William, cleric. John was a boy when his father died in 1240, and John became a royal ward with Peter of Savoy appointed his guardian. His marriage to royalty was frowned upon as she was considered to be a penniless foreigner. John was knighted in Gascony in 1254 along with Edward I, the son of Henry III. John was originally a strong supporter of the king, but switched loyalties to Simon de Montfort, but changing back to the Royalists in 1263, sieged by Montfort at Rochester Castle in 1264, present for the Battle of Lewes. After the king's capture, he fled to Europe, returning a year later to fight at the Battle of Evesham and the siege of Kenilworth. On 22 August 1296, the king appointed John the Warden of the Kingdom and land of Scotland. He returned to England a year later claiming Scotland's climate was bad for his health. John was defeated by William Wallace at the Battle of Stirling Bridge and fled to York. John later would retake the castle at Berwick, and was one of the commanders at English victory, the Battle of Falkirk. John died testate at his Kensington home, buried at Lewes with the Archbishop of Canterbury officiating. John was succeeded by his grandson, John de Warenne. Family links: Parents: William De Warenne (1167 - 1240) Maud Marshal De Warenne (1192 - 1248) Spouse: Alice De Lusignan De Warenne (1229 - 1256)* Children: Eleanor De Warenne De Percy (1251 - 1282)* Isabel De Warenne De Baliol (1254 - 1295)* William De Warenne (1256 - 1286)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Lewes Priory Lewes East Sussex, England Created by: Bradley Moody Record added: Dec 06, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 45182365 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------