John de Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley
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Sir John de Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley (1271, Cardiff
– c. 1324, Gascony
) was the son of Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby
and Alianore de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun and Eleanor de Braose
, and granddaughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford.
Sometime before 1300, Sir John married Hawise de Muscegros. Hawise was born on 21 Dec 1276, a daughter of Robert de Muscegros. She died about June 1340. The couple had one son Robert who was born in 1309 in Staffordshire
and became Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Chartley
upon his father's death.
In 1264 John, without any true inheritance other than the turbulent spirit of his father, joined the Earl of Hertford and other rebellious Barons in opposing the collection of subsidies granted by the parliament then held at St Edmundsbury, to the crown.
The ferment was allayed by the King's confirming Magna Carta
, and their charter of the forests; and by declaring that in future, no tax should be imposed upon the subject without the consent of Parliament
, at the same time granting a pardon to the discontented lords and their adherents, in which pardon John de Ferrers is especially named.
Soon after this he petitioned Pope Nicholas III
, to interfere to procure him the lands of his late further which he had conferred upon Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, but his suit was ineffectual.
John was subsequently involved the Scottish wars which led to his summoning to parliament as Baron Ferrers of Chartley
, in the county of Stafford
on the 6th February 1299 (a seat which came into the family of Ferrers by the marriage of William, fifth Earl of Derby, with Agnes, sister and co-heir of Ranulph, Earl of Chester.)
He married Hawyse, niece and heiress of Cecilla de Muscegros, by whom he acquired a great increase in fortune. In 1273, he was again involved in the wars against Scotland and subsequently in 1288 he was constituted Seneschal of Aquitaine by Edward II.
He died in 1324 in Gascony
, apparently as a result of poisoning, and was succeeded by his son Robert (later Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Chartley
).
Cardiff
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– c. 1324, Gascony
Gascony
Gascony is an area of southwest France that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution. The region is vaguely defined and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; sometimes they are considered to overlap, and sometimes Gascony is considered a...
) was the son of Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby
Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby
Robert III de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby was an English nobleman.He was born at Tutbury Castle in Derbyshire, England, the son of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby and the Earl's 2nd wife Margaret de Quincy , daughter of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester and Helen of Galloway.-Early...
and Alianore de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun and Eleanor de Braose
Eleanor de Braose
Eleanor de Braose was a Cambro-Norman noblewoman and a wealthy co-heiress of her father, who was the powerful Marcher lord William de Braose, and of her mother, Eva Marshal, a co-heiress of the Earls of Pembroke...
, and granddaughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford.
Sometime before 1300, Sir John married Hawise de Muscegros. Hawise was born on 21 Dec 1276, a daughter of Robert de Muscegros. She died about June 1340. The couple had one son Robert who was born in 1309 in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
and became Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Chartley
Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Chartley
Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Chartley , was the son of John de Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Hawise de Muscegros, a daughter of Robert de Muscegros....
upon his father's death.
In 1264 John, without any true inheritance other than the turbulent spirit of his father, joined the Earl of Hertford and other rebellious Barons in opposing the collection of subsidies granted by the parliament then held at St Edmundsbury, to the crown.
The ferment was allayed by the King's confirming Magna Carta
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is an English charter, originally issued in the year 1215 and reissued later in the 13th century in modified versions, which included the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority to date. The charter first passed into law in 1225...
, and their charter of the forests; and by declaring that in future, no tax should be imposed upon the subject without the consent of Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
, at the same time granting a pardon to the discontented lords and their adherents, in which pardon John de Ferrers is especially named.
Soon after this he petitioned Pope Nicholas III
Pope Nicholas III
Pope Nicholas III , born Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, Pope from November 25, 1277 to his death in 1280, was a Roman nobleman who had served under eight Popes, been made cardinal-deacon of St...
, to interfere to procure him the lands of his late further which he had conferred upon Edmund, Earl of Lancaster, but his suit was ineffectual.
John was subsequently involved the Scottish wars which led to his summoning to parliament as Baron Ferrers of Chartley
Baron Ferrers of Chartley
The title Baron Ferrers of Chartley was created on February 6, 1299 for John de Ferrers, son of Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby. The daughter of the 6th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, Anne, married Walter Devereux who was summoned to parliament as Lord Ferrers in her right. Their descendants...
, in the county of Stafford
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
on the 6th February 1299 (a seat which came into the family of Ferrers by the marriage of William, fifth Earl of Derby, with Agnes, sister and co-heir of Ranulph, Earl of Chester.)
He married Hawyse, niece and heiress of Cecilla de Muscegros, by whom he acquired a great increase in fortune. In 1273, he was again involved in the wars against Scotland and subsequently in 1288 he was constituted Seneschal of Aquitaine by Edward II.
He died in 1324 in Gascony
Gascony
Gascony is an area of southwest France that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution. The region is vaguely defined and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; sometimes they are considered to overlap, and sometimes Gascony is considered a...
, apparently as a result of poisoning, and was succeeded by his son Robert (later Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Chartley
Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Chartley
Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Chartley , was the son of John de Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Hawise de Muscegros, a daughter of Robert de Muscegros....
).