Margaret Ferrers, Countess of Derby
Countess of Derby
About Margaret Ferrers, Countess of Derby
Lived 1114 – 1154 (aged 39–40). Margaret Ferrers, Countess of Derby was an English.
Margaret Peverell, Countess of Derby (b. circa 1114, Nottinghamshire, England), was an English noblewoman.
Family and marriage Peverell was the daughter of William Peverel the Younger of Peveril Castle in Derbyshire.
According to Burke's Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Peverell married Robert de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby and thus became Countess of Derby. She was the mother of William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby and William De Ferrers, Lord of Eggington and a daughter, Petronella.
Peverell died in 1154 and was buried in Merevale Abbey.
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Who was Margaret Ferrers, Countess of Derby?
Countess of Derby
When was Margaret Ferrers, Countess of Derby born?
Margaret Ferrers, Countess of Derby was born in 1114.
When did Margaret Ferrers, Countess of Derby die?
Margaret Ferrers, Countess of Derby died in 1154 in Warwickshire.
What nationality was Margaret Ferrers, Countess of Derby?
Margaret Ferrers, Countess of Derby was English.
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