Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley

MAURICE de Berkeley, Lord Berkeley

• Son of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley and Margaret de Mortimer, Baroness de Mortimer
• Birth: 1330 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, , England
• Death: June 08, 1368 (38) at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
• Place of Burial: Bristol Cathedral, St Augustine's, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
• MAURICE de Berkeley, son of THOMAS de Berkeley Lord Berkeley & his first wife Margaret Mortimer of the Earls of March (1330-Berkeley Castle 8 Jun 1368, bur Bristol St Augustine’s). He succeeded his father in 1361 as Lord Berkeley.

Spouse

• Married (1338) ELIZABETH Le Despencer, daughter of HUGH le Despencer Lord le Despencer & his wife Eleanor de Clare of the Earls of Gloucester (-13 Jul 1389, bur London St Botolph’s).

Maurice & his wife ELIZABETH Le Despencer had children

• 1. THOMAS de Berkeley (Berkeley Castle 5 Jan 1353-13 Jul 1417, bur Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire). Lord Berkeley. The will of "Thomas Lord Berkley", dated 2 Feb 1415, bequeathed property to “my daughter the Countess of Warwick”[1421]. m (Nov 1367) MARGARET de Lisle Baroness Lisle, daughter of WARIN de Lisle Lord Lisle & his wife Margaret Pipard (-20 Mar 1392, bur Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire). Thomas & his wife had one child: a) ELIZABETH Berkeley (after 1385-28 Dec 1422, bur Kingswood Abbey, Gloucestershire). The will of "Thomas Lord Berkley", dated 2 Feb 1415, bequeathed property to “my daughter the Countess of Warwick”[1422]. Baroness Berkeley, Baroness Lisle. The will of "Richard Beauchamp Earl of Warwick", dated 9 Aug 1435, required a tomb to be erected “in the abbey of Kinswood, Gloucestershire on the grave of Elizabeth my first wife”[1423]. m (covenant Sep 1392, before 5 Oct 1397) as his first wife, RICHARD de Beauchamp, son of THOMAS de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick & his wife Margaret Ferrers (25 or 28 Jan 1382-Rouen 30 Apr 1439, bur 4 Oct 1439 Warwick, St Mary's). He succeeded his father in 1401 as Earl of Warwick.
• 2. JAMES de Berkeley (-13 Jun 1405, bur Bristol St Augustine). The will of "James Lord Berkley", dated 20 May 1404, chose burial “in the abbey of St Augustine’s near Bristol”, bequeathed property to “James my son” and appointed “Isabel my wife and James my said son” as executors[1424]. m ELIZABETH Bluet, daughter of JOHN Bluet of Raglan, Monmouthshire & his wife --- (-after 20 May 1404). The will of "James Lord Berkley", dated 20 May 1404, bequeathed property to “James my son” and appointed “Isabel my wife and James my said son” as executors[1425]. James & his wife had children: a) JAMES de Berkeley (Raglan [1394]-Berkeley Castle Nov 1463, bur Berkeley). The will of "James Lord Berkley", dated 20 May 1404, bequeathed property to “James my son” and appointed “Isabel my wife and James my said son” as executors[1426]. Lord Berkeley. m firstly (contract 9 Apr 1410) --- St John, daughter of JOHN St John & his wife ---. m secondly (1415) --- Stafford, daughter of HUMPHREY Stafford of Hook, Dorset & his wife ---. m thirdly ([1423/24]%29 as her second husband, ISABEL Mowbray, widow of HENRY Ferrers, daughter of THOMAS Mowbray Duke of Norfolk & his second wife Elizabeth FitzAlan of Arundel (-27 Sep 1452, bur Gloucester Grey Friars). m fourthly (settlement 25 Jul 1457) as her first husband, JOAN Talbot, daughter of JOHN Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury & his first wife Matilda Neville Baroness Furnivalle. She married secondly (before 26 May 1474) Edmund Hungerfold. - LORDS BERKELEY, VISCOUNTS BERKELEY, EARLS of BERKELEY[1427].

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Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley

Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley (ca. 1330 – 8 June 1368), The Valiant, feudal baron of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, was an English peer. His epithet, and that of each previous and subsequent head of his family, was coined by John Smyth of Nibley (d.1641), steward of the Berkeley estates, the biographer of the family and author of "Lives of the Berkeleys".

He was born in Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, the eldest son and heir of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley by his wife Lady Margaret Mortimer.

In August 1338 Berkeley married Elizabeth le Despenser, daughter of Hugh Despenser the younger by his wife Eleanor de Clare, by whom he had progeny seven children as follows:

• Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley (1352/3-1417), eldest son and heir, who married Margaret de Lisle, Baroness Lisle
• Sir James de Berkeley (born ca. 1355 – 13 June 1405) married Elizabeth Bluet; one of their sons was James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley
• John de Berkeley (born ca. 1357–1381)
• Maurice de Berkeley (born ca. 1358 death date unknown) married Jone Hereford
• Catherine de Berkeley (born ca. 1360 death date unknown)
• Agnes de Berkeley (born ca. 1363 death date unknown)
• Elizabeth de Berkeley (born ca. 1365 death date unknown)

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_de_Berkeley,_4th_Baron_Berkeley

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• Sir Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley1,2,3,4,5,6
• M, #13876, b. circa 1330, d. 3 June 1368
• Father Sir Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Lord Berkeley, Marshal of the English Army in France7,8,9 b. c 1296, d. 27 Oct 1361
• Mother Margaret de Mortimer7,8,9 b. 1308, d. 5 May 1337
• Sir Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley Severely wounded and captured by the French at Poitiers in 1356, and died of those wounds in 1368. He was born circa 1330; Age 8 in 1338.2,3,5 He married Elizabeth le Despenser, daughter of Sir Hugh le Despenser, 2nd Lord le Despenser, Constable of Oldham Castle and Alianore de Clare, in August 1338; They had 4 sons (Sir Thomas, 5th Lord Berkeley; Sir James; Sir John; & Maurice) and 3 daughters (Katherine, a nun at Wherwell; Agnes; & Elizabeth).2,10,3,4,5,6 Sir Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley died on 3 June 1368 at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England; Buried with his mother at St. Augustine's, Bristol, Gloucestershire.2,5
• Family Elizabeth le Despenser b. c 1327, d. 13 Jul 1389
• Children
  • John de Berkeley
  • Maurice de Berkeley
  • Sir Thomas 'the Magnificent' Berkeley, 5th Lord Berkeley, Admiral of the South & West+3,5 b. 5 Jan 1353, d. 13 Jul 1417
  • Sir James de Berkeley, Governor of Tretower Castle+11,3,5 b. c 1354, d. 13 Jun 1405
• Citations
• [S3777] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. II, p. 130; Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, by F. L. Weis, 4th Ed., p. 33, 84.
• [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 99.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 178.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 71.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 334.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 447.
• [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 98-99.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 176-177.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 332-333.
• [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 268.
• [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 99-100.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p462.htm#i... ___________________
• Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley1
• M, #25699, b. circa 1330, d. 8 June 1368
• Last Edited=2 Feb 2011
• Consanguinity Index=0.5%
• Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley was born circa 1330.1 He was the son of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Lord Berkeley and Margaret Mortimer.1 He married Elizabeth le Despencer, daughter of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord le Despenser and Lady Eleanor de Clare, in August 1338.1 He died on 8 June 1368 at Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, from the wounds received at Poitiers 12 years earlier.1 He was buried at St. Augustine's, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.1
• Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Maurice 'the Valiant'.1 He fought in the Battle of Poitiers on 19 September 1356, where he distinguished himself, but was severely wounded and taken prisoner.1 He gained the title of 4th Lord Berkeley [E., 1295] on 27 October 1361, by writ.1
• Children of Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley and Elizabeth le Despencer
  • Sir James de Berkeley+2 d. 13 Jun 1405
  • John de Berkeley3
  • Maurice Berkeley+3
  • Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Lord Berkeley+1 b. 5 Jan 1352/53, d. 13 Jul 1417
• Citations
• [S6] 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 130. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 132.
• [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 348. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p2570.htm#i25699 __________________
• Maurice "The Valiant" BERKELEY (4° B. Berkeley)
• Born: ABT 1330
• Died: 3 Jun 1368
• Father: Thomas "The Rich" BERKELEY (3° B. Berkeley)
• Mother: Margaret MORTIMER
• Married: Elizabeth DESPENSER (B. Berkeley) Aug 1338
• Children:
  • 1. Thomas "The Magnificent" BERKELEY (5° B. Berkeley)
  • 2. James BERKELEY (Sir)
  • 3. Catherine BERKELEY (Nun)
  • 4. John BERKELEY
  • 5. Maurice BERKELEY
  • 6. Agnes BERKELEY
  • 7. Elizabeth BERKELEY
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BERKELEY1.htm#Maurice "The Valiant" BERKELEY (4° B. Berkeley) ________________
• Maurice de "The Valient" Berkeley
• Birth: 1330 Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
• Death: Jun. 8, 1368
• 4th Baron Berkeley. Son of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley and Lady Margaret Mortimer. Husband of Elizabeth le Despenser, married August 1338, and father of Thomas de Berkeley, Sir James de Berkeley, John de Berkeley, Catherine de Berkeley, Agnes de Berkeley, and Elizabeth de Berkeley.
• Family links:
• Parents:
• Thomas de Berkeley (1296 - 1361)
• Margaret de Mortimer Berkeley (1304 - 1337)
• Spouse:
• Elizabeth le Despenser Berkeley (1326 - 1389)*
• Children:
  • Thomas Berkeley (1353 - 1417)*
  • James Berkeley (1354 - 1405)*
• Siblings:
• Joan de Berkeley Cobham (1330 - 1369)*
• Maurice de Berkeley (1330 - 1368)
• John Berkeley (1352 - 1428)**
• *Calculated relationship
• **Half-sibling
• Burial: Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
• Find A Grave Memorial# 27841438
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27841438 ____________________

In August of 1338, Lord Berkeley married Elizabeth le Despenser, daughter of Hugh Despenser the younger and Eleanor de Clare. He married Elizabeth le Despenser, despite the fact that it had been his grandfather Roger Mortimer that was namely responsible for the execution of Elizabeth's father Hugh le Despenser in 1326.

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"Maurice Berkeley, Lord Berkeley, de jure, second son, was born about 1435 (aged fifty-six in 1492). He was disinherited by his brother, and though 56 years of age at his brother's death, was able to recover, within seven years, upwards of 50 manors and other lands, that had alienated illegally. He died aged 70 years in September 1506"

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Maurice IV "The Valiant" DE BERKELEY
Born: 1330, [?] Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England Married: Aug 1338 Died: 3 Jun 1368, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England Buried: St Augustine's, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestral File Number: 8J5Q-VD.

Events: 1. Occupation. 4th Lord Berkeley

Marriage Information: Maurice married Elizabeth LE DESPENSER, daughter of Sir Hugh LE DESPENSER 2nd Lord and Eleanor (Alianore) DE CLARE, in Aug 1338 (Elizabeth LE DESPENSER was born about 1310 in England, died on 13 Jul 1389 in Gloucestershire, England and was buried in St Botulphes.) www.findagrave.com

Maurice de Berkeley Birth: 1330 Berkeley Gloucestershire, England Death: Jun. 8, 1368

4th Baron Berkeley. Son of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley and Lady Margaret Mortimer. Husband of Elizabeth le Despenser, married August 1338, and father of Thomas de Berkeley, Sir James de Berkeley, John de Berkeley, Catherine de Berkeley, Agnes de Berkeley, and Elizabeth de Berkeley.

Family links: Parents: Thomas de Berkeley (1296 - 1361) Margaret de Mortimer Berkeley (1304 - 1337) Spouse: Elizabeth le Despenser Berkeley (1326 - 1389) * Children: Thomas Berkeley (1353 - 1417) * James Berkeley (1354 - 1405) * Siblings: Joan de Berkeley Cobham (1330 - 1369) * Maurice de Berkeley (1330 - 1368) John Berkeley (1352 - 1428) Burial: Bristol Cathedral Bristol Bristol Unitary Authority Bristol, England

	 Created by: julia&keld   Record added: Jun 26, 2008   Find A Grave Memorial# 27841438		

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