English Aristocracy. Born the only son of William de Warenne, eldest son of John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey. His father was killed at Croydon in December 1286, where he is said either to have been killed due to a tournament accident or to have been ambushed after attending a tournament and murdered by rivals, leaving his only son heir to the earldom. After his grandfather's death in 1304, he succeeded to the title becoming the 8th Earl of Surrey. Between 1306 and 1315 he married Joan de Bar, but they either separated or divorced shortly thereafter, and there were no children. He was noted for his opposition to Edward II’s favorite, Piers Gaveston, however, he later supported the king against the Lords Ordainers, a baronial committee seeking to restrict the king’s powers. He remained one of the king's supporters for the remainder of his reign. He was very involved in the Scottish Wars under Edward III. He joined with his cousin Edward Balliol in his attempt to gain the Scottish throne and received from him the Scottish title of Earl of Strathern in 1332, though he never held those lands. He died at 61 at Conisborough in Yorkshire without any direct heirs, the titles passed to his nephew Richard Fitzalan.
English Aristocracy. Born the only son of William de Warenne, eldest son of John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey. His father was killed at Croydon in December 1286, where he is said either to have been killed due to a tournament accident or to have been ambushed after attending a tournament and murdered by rivals, leaving his only son heir to the earldom. After his grandfather's death in 1304, he succeeded to the title becoming the 8th Earl of Surrey. Between 1306 and 1315 he married Joan de Bar, but they either separated or divorced shortly thereafter, and there were no children. He was noted for his opposition to Edward II’s favorite, Piers Gaveston, however, he later supported the king against the Lords Ordainers, a baronial committee seeking to restrict the king’s powers. He remained one of the king's supporters for the remainder of his reign. He was very involved in the Scottish Wars under Edward III. He joined with his cousin Edward Balliol in his attempt to gain the Scottish throne and received from him the Scottish title of Earl of Strathern in 1332, though he never held those lands. He died at 61 at Conisborough in Yorkshire without any direct heirs, the titles passed to his nephew Richard Fitzalan.
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