William Ferrers I

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Noble
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:House_of_Plantagenet
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Angevin_Empire
gptkb:Norman_Conquest
Feudal system
Feudal_lords_of_England
gptkbp:birthYear c. 1100
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Abbey_of_St._Mary,_Leicester
gptkbp:contribution Development of Derbyshire
gptkbp:culturalImpact Establishment_of_Ferrers_family_estates
gptkbp:deathYear 1170
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:William_de_Ferrers,_1st_Earl_of_Derby
gptkb:House_of_Ferrers
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:father gptkb:Robert_Ferrers,_2nd_Baron_Ferrers_of_Groby
gptkbp:historicalContext 12th century England
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Middle Ages
gptkbp:historicalRole Noble during the Anarchy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influence_on_English_nobility
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Ferrers I
gptkbp:influence Feudalism_in_England
gptkbp:influenced Noble_families_in_England
gptkbp:influencedBy Norman nobility
gptkbp:influenceOn Noble_titles_in_England
gptkbp:issue gptkb:Robert_Ferrers,_2nd_Earl_of_Derby
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Derbyshire
gptkbp:knownFor Establishing the Ferrers lineage
Establishing_power_in_the_Midlands
Founding_the_Ferrers_family_line_in_England
gptkbp:landUse Derbyshire_lands
gptkbp:legacy Ferrers_family_continued_prominence
gptkbp:loyaltyProgram gptkb:King_Stephen
gptkbp:marriageDate c. 1130
gptkbp:mother Hawise de Vitre
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:King_Henry_II
gptkbp:politicalRole Nobleman
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_de_Ferrers
gptkbp:reignEnd 1170
gptkbp:reignStart 1138
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Earl_of_Leicester
gptkb:Earl_of_Chester
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Lincoln_(1141)
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_de_Quincy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Robert_Ferrers,_2nd_Earl_of_Derby
gptkbp:supportRole Supporter of King Stephen
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earl_of_Derby
gptkbp:titleHeld gptkb:Lord_of_the_Manor_of_Derby
gptkbp:titleOfNobility Earl of Derby in 1138