William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Norman nobleman

William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey

Norman warrior in the Battle of Hastings, died 1088

William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, Lord of Lewes, Seigneur de Varennes, was a Norman nobleman created Earl of Surrey under William II Rufus. He is among the few known from documents to have fought under William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. At the time of…