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John de Warenne 7th Earl of Surrey
(1231-1304)
Alice de Lusignan
(-1256)
Robert III de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford
(1240-1296)
Alice de Sanford
(-Bef 1312)
Sir William de Warenne Earl of Surrey
(1256-1286)
Joan de Vere
(Abt 1258-1293)
John de Warenne 8th Earl of Surrey
(Abt 1286-1347)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Joan de Barre
2. Isabel de Howland

John de Warenne 8th Earl of Surrey 1 2

  • Born: Abt 30 Jun 1286
  • Marriage (1): Joan de Barre
  • Marriage (2): Isabel de Howland
  • Died: 29 Jun 1347 about age 60

   Another name for John was John II de Warenne.

  Research Notes:

May have built, or finished building, Holt Castle before his death. There is a record of officers of the Prince of Wales staying at Castrum Leonum (Holt) from 9th July to 6th August, 1347. It is unclear which of the Warennes commenced the building of the castle.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Succeeded: to lordships of Bromfield (Wrexham) and Yale, 27 Sep 1304. upon the death of his grandfather, John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey.

• Inherited: Castle Lions (Holt Castle) and Castle Dinas Bran, 27 Sep 1304.

• Granted: all his lands, including castles Holt and Dinas Bran, to king Edward II, 29 Jun 1316.


John married Joan de Barre.


John next married Isabel de Howland.


Sources


1 Weis, Frederick Lewis and Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr; William R. Beall and Kaleen E. Beall, eds, <i>Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700</i> (8th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.), Line 231-30.

2 Cambrian Archæological Association, <i>Archæologia Cambrensis, the Journal of the Cambrian Archæological Association.</i> (Vol. 7, 6th series. London: Chas. J. Clark, 1907.), p. 9.


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