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William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey
William de Warenne, 1st
Earl of Surrey
, Seigneur de Varennes
(died 1088), was a Norman nobleman who was created
Earl of Surrey
under
William II 'Rufus'
. He was one of the few who was documented to have been with
William the Conqueror
at the
Battle of Hastings
in 1066. At the
Domesday Survey
he held extensive lands in thirteen counties including the
Rape of Lewes
in Sussex (now
East Sussex
).
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