Sir William De Warenne

1256 - 1286  (30 years)

• Name	William De Warenne
  Title	Sir
  Birth	Feb 1256	England
  Gender	Male
  Findagrave.com	See Notes
  Death	15 Dec 1286	Croydon, Greater London, England
  Burial	Lewes, East Sussex, England
  	Lewes Priory
  Person ID	I1419	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John De Warenne,   b. 1231, England d. 27 Sep 1304, Kensington, Greater London, England (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Alice De Lusignan,   b. 1229, Vienne, France d. 09 Feb 1256, Clare, Suffolk, England (Age 27 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Aug 1247
  Family ID	F426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan De Vere,   b. 1265, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 21 Nov 1293, Lewes, East Sussex, England (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1284
  Children	1. Alice De Warenne,   b. 1284, England d. May 1338, England (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Feb 1256 - England Death - 15 Dec 1286 - Croydon, Greater London, England Burial - - Lewes, East Sussex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Sir William De Warenne Birth: Feb., 1256, England Death: Dec. 15, 1286 Croydon Greater London, England Knight, of Bromfield and Yale, Denbighshire, Wales. Son and heir, born 15 Jan 4526, knighted at Winchester in 1285. He married Joan de Vere about 10 June 125, the date of the indemnity, whose maritagium included the manors of Medmenham in Buckinghamshire, Crowmarsh in Oxfordshire, Margaretting in Prittlewell and Woolston in Chigwell, both in Essex. They had one son Jon and one daughter, Alice. William also had one illegitimate son, John, a clerc and prior of Hoxton and Castleacre. Sir William attended a tournament at Croydon and is said have been ambushed and cruelly slain by his rivals. Family links: Parents: John De Warenne (1231 - 1304) Alice De Lusignan De Warenne (1229 - 1256) Spouse: Joan De Vere De Warenne (1265 - 1293)* Children: Alice De Warenne Fitzalan (1284 - 1338)* John De Warenne (1286 - 1347)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Lewes Priory Lewes East Sussex, England Created by: Bradley Moody Record added: Dec 06, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 45182651 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------