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Note for: Princess Gundred of England, ABT 1063 - 27 MAY 1085 Index

Princess Gundred - It has been said that Gundred was not the daughter of W illiam, the Conqueror, but that she was the daughter of Matilda of Flande rs by, perhaps, a previous marriage. The Invincible Magazine, Vol. 1, N o. 5, p. 26, says that the inscription on Gundred's tombstone describes h er as wife of William de Warren and daughter of Wm., the Conqueror. Al so in Burke's Dormant and Extinct Peerage, pp. 154, 568 and 588, she is ca lled daughter by Wm., the Conqueror, in a charter signed by Wm., Willi am de Warren and Henry I, son of William, the Conqueror. Thus proving th is much discussed question. E. E. W) (Sources: - 1)

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Note for: William de Warenne, ABT 1065 - 11 MAY 1138 Index

In 1101 William 2nd Earl supported Robert Curthose against Henry I and f or a time was banished from the kingdom, losing his lands in the proces s, but was reinstated by Henry two years later. He was redeeemed by distin guishing himself at the battle of Tenchebrai during a Normandy conquest ag ainst Curthose. It may be at this time William was granted the manor of Sh elf , north-east of Halifax.
One version states that as a result William was granted the Sandal estat es in 1107.

Built reigate Castle

This charming view depicts Reigate Castle, which was built following the N orman Conquest, by William de Warrene, the second earl of Surrey. The cast le was briefly held by Louis, the French Dauphin, in 1216, on his march fr om Kent to Winchester. It later became the property of Fitzalan, earl of A rundel, in 1347. From 1397 it was owned by a variety of Lords, including t he influential Howard family. It was occupied until the 16th century, b ut began to fall into disrepair thereafter. During the time of Oliver Crom well, the castle was briefly garrisoned by followers of a Royalist uprisi ng in 1648, and then by parliamentary troops after the insurrection had be en put down

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Note for: William Warrene or Plantagenet, UNKNOWN - 1240 Index

Sometimes erroneously described as the 5th earl This William married the d aughter of the Earl of Norfolk by whom he had issue, John (7th Earl Warren ). In 1204 his Normandy estates were confiscated by Phillip II of Franc e. William was loyal for a time to king John against the barons and inde ed is one of only four nobles whose name appears in the Magna Charta.
In 1212, Peter of Wakefield, a prophet, foretold King John's reign would n ot last until 23rd May, 1213 {Ascencion Day], when this date passed witho ut the realisation of such, King John had Peter and his son hanged32.
William acted as a guarrantor for King John for the keeping of the Magna C harta32. He became warden of the Cinque Ports in 1216. In the same ye ar he supported France against King John32.
By 1221 he had his lands restored for he had taken an active part in polit ics between 1220 and 123032. In 1225 he married Matilda the daughter of t he Earl of Pembroke [Valence line]. In 1238 he was appointed the treasur er of the Royal Taxes. Their only son, John [later 7th Earl] was born in 1 231. William died in 1240.
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Founded Reigate Priory in 1233

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Note for: John Plantagenet, 1231 - 1304 Index

Sometimes erroneously described as the 6th earl. Because his father died w hen John [really a Plantagenet through his grandfather Hamelyn] was eigh t, his mother Matilda held the estates until later. He became a ward of He nry III as a result of his father's early death when he was 9 years of ag e. John Warrene 7th Earl married Alice [Alicia] de Lusignan [de Brun] d. 9 th February 1255, they had a son, William and two daughters. Henry III's h alf sister. Alice took Henry III's side against the barons in 1258.

John 7th earl [acceded 1240] supported Henry III against the rebel baro ns in 1258 .
However he supported the barons from 1260-3. But again he returned to ki ng Henry III when he fought at the Battle of Lewes [May 1264]. He fl ed to France returning to England with the future Edward I in 1265. and fr eed Henry III at the Battle of Evesham34.
He became involved in a vitriolic land dispute with Henri de Laci of Ponte fract in 1268. The 7th earl was issued with a writ along with may other ba rons by the king, Quo warranto? [Who Holds?], in which it was demand ed by what authority he held his estates. The earl is said to have drawn t he first earl's sword and replied " Gladoi riri, gladio teneo, gladio tene do" or " I gained it by the sword, I hold it by the sword, I will ke ep it by the sword". Both barons assembled their armies but Henry III int ervened to prevent the situation leading to war.

John 7th earl had issue, William de Warrene, who married the daughter of R obert Earl of Oxford but William died at a tournament at Croydon** in t he life time of his father hence he was not created Earl. He left a wife a nd child, John, later 8th Earl. It was John the 7th Earl of Warren who bui lt the stone castle of Sandal Magna, from 1240, making it the chief se at of the manor1 An earlier wooden motte and bailey had been built soon af ter the conquest. In 1270 John was criticised by the archbishop of York, f or the harshness of his treatment of his Yorkshire tenants; this may ha ve coincided with building work at Sandal and also Conisbrough . By 12 82 he was styled the earl of Sussex. he assumed this title but the cla im was uncertain. In 1296 John joined Edward I's invasion of Scotland whe re he took Dunbar Castle in April 1296. From 1296-7 he was Warden for Scot land.
[**This is mistakenly identified by Simon Schama with William de Warre ne a nobleman of Yorkshire mentioned by Schama as Edward I's administrat or in Scotland who suffered defeat at Stirling Bridge in August 129721 How ever Bulmer's Gazeteer and many other sources state that this is Jo hn de Warrene [ 7th ] Earl of Surrey, earlier rewarded for success at t he battle of Dunbar with the wardship of Scotland22].