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Birth:          ABT 1100 
Death:          1162 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Ferrers,_2nd_Earl_of_Derby

Robert II de Ferrers, 2nd Earl of Derby, a younger, but eldest surviving, son of Robert 
de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby and his wife Hawise, succeeded his father as Earl of 
Derby in 1139 (William, his elder brother, having been murdered in London some time 
before). He was head of a family which controlled a large part of Derbyshire including 
an area later known as Duffield Frith.

Little is known of Robert's life, other than his generosity to the church. In 1148, he 
established Merevale Abbey in Warwickshire, England, where he requested to be 
buried in an ox hide. The stone effigies of Robert and his wife, Margaret Peverel, lie in 
the gatehouse chapel of Merevale Abbey, near the village of Atherstone.[1]
 
He founded the Priory of Derby, which later moved to Darley Abbey, and its Abbot was 
granted many privileges in Duffield Forest and Chase.[1]

He continued his father's attempts to play a role in the civil war commonly called The 
Anarchy that arose because of the contesting claims of Empress Matilda and Stephen 
of England. The family's support for Stephen led to him being awarded the revenues of 
the Borough of Derby in 1139, though in 1149 Stephen then granted the Borough to 
the Earl of Chester[2]

He finally threw in his lot with the future Henry II after Tutbury Castle was besieged in 
1153.[3] However, when Henry came to the throne in 1154, he withdrew de Ferrers' 
right to use the title of Earl or to receive the "third penny" on the profits of the county.

He died in 1162 and was succeeded by his son William de Ferrers, 3rd Earl of Derby.

Parents
DE FERRERS Robert (ABT 1062 - 1139)
DE VITRE Hawise (ABT 1073 - )

Siblings
DE FERRERS Robert (ABT 1100 - 1162)
DE FERRERS Isolda (ABT 1105 - )

Marriage To PEVEREL Margaret (ABT 1114 - 1154)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
PEVEREL William ("the Younger") (ABT 1080 - 1155)
DE LANCASTER Avicia (1088 - ABT 1150)

Children by PEVEREL Margaret ABT 1114 - 1154
DE FERRERS William (ABT 1130 - 1190)
DE FERRERS Maud (ABT 1142 - AFT 1175)

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