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William de Warenne 1st Earl of Surrey
d. 1088
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Died
1088
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About
The first William de Warenne is one of the very few men who can be proved to have fought beside the Conqueror at Hastings; he was rewarded with lands in thirteen counties and died an earl, mortally wounded besieging Pevensey. He is the documented head of the house.
Research notes
WILLIAM DE WARENNE, 1st Earl of SURREY (d.1088), proven companion of William the Conqueror at Hastings, Domesday magnate; m. Gundred; father of the 2nd Earl (our line). DOCUMENTED FLOOR: his Norman ancestry (Rodulf de Warenne) is left note-only, not wired. Standard well-documented Anglo-Norman comital genealogy per the cited authorities; contested rungs marked note-only, not hardened.