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William de Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey
d. 1138
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Died
1138
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Children
About
The second Earl Warenne spent years in rebellion and ambition, coveted a royal bride, and in the end married the widowed Isabel de Vermandois, bringing the Carolingian blood of Vermandois into his house; their daughter Ada carried it into the royal line of Scotland.
Research notes
WILLIAM DE WARENNE, 2nd Earl of SURREY (c.1071-1138); son of the 1st Earl by Gundred; m. Isabel de Vermandois (I99761, already in the tree); father of Ada de Warenne (I99821, our line). This rung LOOPS the Warenne earls onto the existing Vermandois record. Standard well-documented Anglo-Norman comital genealogy per the cited authorities; contested rungs marked note-only, not hardened.