William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey

Also known as: William earle Warren · Family: England · Role: earl · First appears: King John 25

Life events

• c. 1215 · The named lords joined the barons and renounced assistance to King John.(King John 25 · 📍 London)
  • With: King John William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke Ranulf, Earl of Chester Nicholas, Earl of Salisbury William de Forz, Earl of Albemarle William de Albini Robert de Vieuxpont Peter FitzHerbert Brian de Lisle Geoffrey de Lucy Geoffrey de Furnival Thomas Basset John FitzHugh Hugh de Neville John Marshal William Brewer
  • “All these vpon receipt of the barons letters, or the more part of them came to London, and ioined themselues with the barons, vtterlie renouncing to aid king John.”
• c. 1216 · Several nobles who supported King John defected to Louis VIII.(King John 30)
  • With: Louis VIII William d'Aubigny, Earl of Arundel William Longespée, Earl of Salisbury William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke
  • “The rumour of this pretended outward courtesie being once spred through the realme, caused great numbers of people to come flocking to him, among whome were diuerse of those which before had taken part with king John, as William earle Warren, William earle of Arundell, William earle of Salisburie, William Marshall the yoonger, and diuerse other”

King John 25

• enemies with King John “These were the names of those lords which yet had not sworne to mainteine the foresaid liberties, William Marshall earle of Penbroke, Rainulfe earle of Chester, Nicholas earle of Salisburie, William earle Warren, William erle of Albemarle, H. earle of Cornewall, W. de Albenie, Robert de Veipount, Peter Fitz Herbert, Brian de Lisley, G. de Lucie, G. de Furniuall, Thomas Basset, H. de Braibrooke, I. de Bassingborne, W. de Cantlow, H. de Cornwall, John Fitz Hugh, Hugh de Neuill, Philip de Albenie, John Marshall, and William Brewer. All these vpon receipt of the barons letters, or the more part of them came to London, and ioined themselues with the barons, vtterlie renouncing to aid king John.”

King John 30

• allies with Louis VIII “The rumour of this pretended outward courtesie being once spred through the realme, caused great numbers of people to come flocking to him, among whome were diuerse of those which before had taken part with king John, as William earle Warren”
• allies with King John “among whome were diuerse of those which before had taken part with king John, as William earle Warren”

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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.