Hamelin de Warenne, Earl of Surrey

Male 1135 - 1202  (~ 67 years)


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  • Name Hamelin de Warenne 
    Suffix Earl of Surrey 
    Born ca 1135  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 07 May 1202  Lewes, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Lewes Priory Lewes Lewes District East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
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      He was an illegitimate son of Geoffrey of Anjou, and thus a half-brother of King Henry II, and an uncle of King Richard I [the Lionheart] and of King John. Until he married, he was known as Hamelin de Anjou or Hamelin the Bastard.

      King Henry II arranged for him to marry one of the wealthiest heiresses in England, Isabel de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey, the widow of William of Blois. Hamelin and Isabella married in April 1164, and after the marriage he was recognized as Comte de Warenne, that being the customary designation for what more technically should be Earl of Surrey. In consequence of the marriage Hamelin adopted the surname de Warenne, as did his descendants. By his wife he had progeny one son and four daughters as follows:

      1. William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey, only son and heir, who married Maud Marshal.

      2. Clemence (aka Adela), mistress of her cousin King John, and by him the mother of Richard FitzRoy, feudal baron of Chilham, in Kent.

      3. Ela, who married firstly Robert de Newburn and secondly William FitzWilliam of Sprotborough.

      4.Maud (alias Matilda), who married firstly Henry Count d'Eu and Lord of Hastings, secondly Henry d'Estouteville, Seigneur de Valmont.

      5. Isabel,who married firstly Robert de Lacy of Pontefract, and secondly Gilbert de l'Aigle, Lord of Pevensey.

      Warenne's lands in England centred on Conisbrough Castle in Yorkshire, which powerful castle he built. He joined in the denunciations of Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket in 1164, although after Becket's death he became a great believer in Becket's sainthood, having reportedly been cured of blindness by the saint's intervention. In 1176 he escorted his niece Joan to Sicily for her marriage.

      He remained loyal to Henry II through all the problems of the later part of his reign when many nobles deserted him, and continued as a close supporter of that king's eldest son and his own nephew, Richard I [the Lionheart]. During Richard's absence on the Third Crusade, he took the side of the regent William Longchamp. Hamelin was present at the second coronation of King Richard in 1194 and at King John's coronation in 1199.

      He died in 1202 and was buried in the Chapter House of Lewes Priory in Sussex. He was succeeded by his son, William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey.
    Person ID I36213  Master File
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2016 

    Father Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou,   b. 24 Aug 1113, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Sep 1151, Château-du-Loir, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Family ID F14944  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabella de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey,   b. ca 1136, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1199, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Children 
     1. William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey,   b. ca 1167, East Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1240, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2016 
    Family ID F14938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart