Thomas Becket and Isabelle de Warenne's dispute stemmed from Becket, as Archbishop of Canterbury's, refusal to grant a dispensation for her to marry William X, Count of Poitou, who was King Henry II's younger brother.
Isabelle de Warenne was a wealthy heiress, having inherited the earldom of Surrey and her father's lands. After her first husband, William of Blois, died in 1159, she was sought in marriage by William X, Count of Poitou. However, Thomas Becket, as Archbishop of Canterbury, blocked the marriage in 1162 or 1163. The reason given was consanguinity, meaning the couple were too closely related. While they may not have been directly related, William X and Isabelle's first husband, William of Blois, were cousins.
Becket's refusal was a point of contention with King Henry II, as it prevented the de Warenne lands from being brought into the king's family through this marriage. After the refusal, William X died shortly after, which some anti-Becket propagandists of the time claimed was from a broken heart.
Following this, Isabelle de Warenne married Hamelin of Anjou, who was King Henry II's illegitimate half-brother, in April 1164. Hamelin took the name de Warenne and became Earl of Surrey.
This could count as the first dispute between King Henry II and Thomas Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury.
References
Isabel and Hamelin de Warenne: Marriage and Partnership – History… the interesting bits!
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