Warden of the Maritime Ports, cos. Surrey and Sussex 1295
Joint Warden north of Trent 1295
justice itinerant
[citation needed]
Through his father, Warenne eventually inherited an estate that stretched across England. Centred on the barony of Lewes in Sussex, it included Stamford and Grantham in Lincolnshire; Castle Acre in Norfolk; Conisbrough, Sandal, and Wakefield in Yorkshire; and Reigate in Surrey. Through his mother, he was related to some of the most illustrious families in England and France.
Burial: Priory of Lewes, Lewes, Sussex, England[2]
Note. Burial location is the Priory of St. Pancras aka Lewes Priory. He and his wife Alice were both buried there before the high altar. (Royal Ancestry)
↑ 5.05.15.25.3John De Warenne Earl of Surrey, Earl of Warenne in the Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 Ancestry.com. Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data: Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922. Volumes 1–20, 22. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922.
↑John Dewarenne in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Volume: 43 Page Number: 154 Reference: Families directly des. from all the royal fams. in Europe (495 to 1932). By Mrs. Eliz. M. Leach Rixford. Burlington, Vt. 1932. (175p.):54 Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
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Warenne-134 and Warenne-1 do not represent the same person because: different data, while research is warranted, no one is doing it. Clearly not the same person
John de Warenne is sometimes styled as being “6th Earl of Surrey”. Here, he is being styled as “7th Earl of Surrey” — any comments and sources supporting either?
Please see the answer Joe Cochoit has given on the numbering for his father, the 6th Earl - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Warenne-92. Mutatis mutandis, the answer is the same here.
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The John born 1231 was commander of the English army at the disastrous battle of Stirling Bridge.
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