NameMaurice DE_BERKELEY
Birth1218, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Death4 Apr 1281, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
BurialSt. Augustine’s Abbey, Bristol, England
FatherThomas DE_BERKELEY
MotherJoan DE_SOMERY
Spouses
Birthabt 1218, Chilham Castle, Chilham, Kent, England
Death7 Jul 1277
BurialSt. Augustine’s Abbey, Bristol, England
Marriagebef 12 Jul 1247
ChildrenThomas (1245-1321)
Notes for Maurice DE_BERKELEY
Sir Maurice de Berkeley "the Resolute" (1218 - 4 April 1281), 8th (feudal) Baron de Berkeley, was an English soldier and rebel, residing at Berkeley Castle in the English county of Gloucestershire.
Maurice was born in 1218 to Thomas de Berkeley and Joan de Somery. He married Isabel de Croun FitzRoy, the daughter of Richard FitzRoy, Baron of Chilham (an illegitimate son of King John of England) and Rose de Douvres, 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.
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