John de Warenne (1231-1304)

John de Warenne, (1231-1304) 7th Earl of Surrey. His only son William, died young (1286) so his grandson, John became the 8th Earl of Surrey.

Vital Statistics

 * Son of William de Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey and Maud (or Matilda) Marshal. His mother was the daughter of William Marshal and widow of Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk. Thus Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk, was his elder half-brother.
 * Born year 1231
 * Died 27 Sep 1304.
 * Marriage to Alice de Lusignan

Biography
John was prominent during the reigns of Henry III and Edward I. During his long life he fought in the Second Barons' War and in Edward I's wars in Scotland.
 * [Wikipedia Entry for John de Warenne]

The king appointed Warenne captain of the campaign against the Scots in early 1298. He raised the siege of Roxburgh and re-took the castle at Berwick. The king himself took the field later that year, and Warenne was one of the commanders at the Battle of Falkirk.

Children of John Warenne and Alice de Lusignan

 * Eleanor, who married Henry Percy and was the mother of Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick; {See Percy Family}
 * Isabella, who married John Balliol (also called John II Baiol) and was the mother of Edward Balliol;
 * William de Warenne 1256, who married Joanna, daughter of Robert de Vere, earl of Oxford, and was accidentally killed at a tournament on December 15, 1286; his son John succeeded his grandfather as earl of Surrey.