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Maurice De Berkeley, Lord of Berkeley (1218-1281)

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  • AKA: Maurice the Resolute

Maurice De Berkeley, Lord of Berkeley was born circa 1218 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England to Thomas de Berkeley (1170-1243) and Joan de Somery (c1200-1273) and died 4 April 1281 St. Augustine's Priory, Gloucestershire, England of unspecified causes. He married Isabel de Dover (c1225-1276) .

Sir Maurice de Berkeley, AKA: Maurice the Resolute, 5th (feudal) Baron de Berkeley, was an English soldier and rebel, residing at Berkeley Castle in the English county of Gloucestershire.

Life

Maurice married the granddaughter of King John of England, Isabel FitzRoy, daughter of Richard FitzRoy, Baron of Chilham (an illegitimate son of King John of England) and wife Rose de Douvres,[1][2] sometime before 12 July 1247.

Berkeley fought in the French Wars and was invested as a knight before 1242. He inherited the title of Baron de Berkeley in 1243 and, on 14 December 1243, he had livery of his father's lands. He fought in the war in North Wales and in 1264 he joined the Barons against King Henry III. Berkeley died on 4 April 1281 and was buried in St Augustine's Abbey in Bristol.

Children include:

  1. Thomas de Berkeley (c1250-1321).
  2. Maurice de Berkeley (c1250-1279)
  3. Robert de Berkeley (c1252-)
  4. Lora de Berkeley (c1254-)


Children


Offspring of Maurice De Berkeley, Lord of Berkeley and Isabel de Dover (c1225-1276)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Thomas de Berkeley (c1250-1321) 1250 Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England 23 July 1321 Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England Joan Margaret de Ferrers (c1248-1310)
Maurice de Berkeley (c1250-1279)
Robert de Berkeley (c1252-)
Lora de Berkeley (c1254-)



Siblings


See Also

References

  1. ^ Turner 1929.
  2. ^ Cassidy 2011.
  • G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 127. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.


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¶ Death
  • Buried St. Augustine's Priory, Bristol, England



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