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Birth:          ABT 1140 of Oakham, Rutland, England
Death:          1201 Normandy

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Mortimer_of_Wigmore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walchelin_de_Ferriers
Walchelin de Ferrieres (or Walkelin de Ferrers) (died 1201) was a Norman baron and 
principal captain of King Richard I of England.

The Ferriers family hailed from the southern marches of Normandy and had previously 
protected the duchy from the hostility of the counts of Maine and Anjou. With the 
union of the domains of Anjou and Normandy in 1144, and the investment of Geoffrey 
V Plantagenet as duke of Normandy, most of this land lost its strategic importance.

Walchelin was the son of Henry de Ferrieres, a nephew of Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl 
of Derby. His father Henry was son of either Enguenulf or William. Like his father, 
Walchelin held the castles of Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire and Chambray for the service of 5 
knights. He had 42 and 3/4 in his service, enfeoffed in his lands. In England, 
Walchelin held the manors of Oakham in Rutland and Lechlade in Gloucestershire. He 
is known to have held this land since at least 1172.

During the Third Crusade, he and his son and heir, Henry, served in the force of 
Richard I of England. A John de Ferrieres, believed to be a nephew, was also present. 
Walchelin had stayed with the King in Sicily. It is apparent that Walchelin was close in 
the counsel of the king. He and his knights arrived at Saint-Jean d'Acre sometime in 
April or June 1191. Some months previously, his second cousin, William de Ferrers, 
3rd Earl of Derby had been killed at the siege.

After the conclusion of the siege, Richard of England and Hugh III of Burgundy 
marched their forces south to the city of Jaffa. Along the road, several skirmishes 
broke out between the marching crusaders and the Saracen army marching parallel 
under Saladin. On 7 September 1191, the great battle of Arsuf was fought. Richard 
had made Walchelin a commander of one of the elite bodies of knights according to 
the chronicle attributed to Geoffrey de Vinsauf.

Later, in 1194, Richard was imprisoned in Germany. Walchelin brought the treasure of 
Normandy to Speyer and gave himself as a hostage (along with many others) to the 
Western Emperor Henry VI. He was freed from captivity around 1197. His sons Henry 
and Hugh managed his estates during the years he spent in prison. Sometime prior to 
his death, the younger son, Hugh was granted lordship of the manor of Lechlade.

Walchelin died in 1201 and was succeeded by his son, Henry. Henry sided with John 
of England over King Philip II of France until December 1203 when John left 
Normandy, never to return. At this point, Henry did Philip homage for his Norman 
lands. Hugh had left England and the care of Lechlade and Oakham went to their 
sister, Isabella, who was married to Roger de Mortimer of Wigmore. After her death, 
the land was escheated to the crown as Terra Normanorum.

Parents
DE FERRERS Henry (ABT 1100 - )
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Siblings
DE FERRERS Walkelin (William) (ABT 1140 - 1201)

Marriage To DE TONI Goda (ABT 1140 - )
    m.  

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Children by DE TONI Goda ABT 1140 - 
DE FERRIERES Isabel (ABT 1165 - BEF 29 Apr 1252)

Marriage To DE BRAOSE Sybil (ABT 1147 - AFT 5 Feb 1228)
    m.  

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Parents
DE BRAOSE William (ABT 1115 - ABT 1192)
DE GLOUCESTER Bertha (ABT 1130 - )

Children by DE BRAOSE Sybil ABT 1147 - AFT 5 Feb 1228
DE FERRERS Agatha (ABT 1168 - )
DE FERRERS Millicent (ABT 1171 - ABT 1190)
DE FERRERS Pernell (Petronella) (BEF 1191 - AFT 1237)

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