Walter de Beauchamp

M, d. 1235
Father*William de Beauchamp
Mother*Joan de Walerie
Charts
Lucretia Proctor Pedigree Chart
Life EventDateDescription
Walter de Beauchamp was the son of William de Beauchamp and Joan de Walerie.
Marriagecirca 1175Walter de Beauchamp married Bertha de Braose, daughter of William de Braose and Bertha of Hereford, circa 1175.
Death1235Walter de Beauchamp died in 1235.

Child of Walter de Beauchamp and Bertha de Braose

William de Beauchamp

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Life EventDateDescription
MarriageWilliam de Beauchamp married Joan de Walerie.

Child of William de Beauchamp and Joan de Walerie

Joan de Walerie

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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Beauchamp.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageJoan de Walerie married William de Beauchamp.

Child of Joan de Walerie and William de Beauchamp

Agnes de St. Clare

F, b. between 1048 and 1054, d. 1080
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Braose.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageAgnes de St. Clare married William de Braose.
Birthbetween 1048 and 1054Agnes de St. Clare was born between 1048 and 1054.
Death1080She died in 1080.

Child of Agnes de St. Clare and William de Braose

William de Braose

M, b. 1049, d. between 1093 and 1096
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationWilliam de Braose was also known as Guillaume de Briouze.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageWilliam de Braose married Agnes de St. Clare.
Birth1049William de Braose was born in 1049.
Deathbetween 1093 and 1096He died between 1093 and 1096.
DateLocationDescription
William de Braose, First Lord of Bramber born 1049 in Briouze, Normandy (today part of the Argentan Arrondissement in the region of Basse-Normandie). (d. 1093/1096) was a Norman nobleman who participated in the victory at the Battle of Hastings over King Harold Godwinson in support of William the Conqueror as he and his followers invaded and controlled Saxon England. His name at this early stage would have been Guillaume de Briouze.

De Braose was given lands in Sussex, England at Bramber in 1073, where he was lord of the Rape of Bramber[1] and where he built Bramber Castle. De Braose was also awarded lands in the Welsh Marches, and became one of the most powerful of the new Lords of the early Norman era.

He continued to bear arms alongside King William in campaigns in England, Normandy and Maine in France.

He was a pious man and made considerable grants to the Abbey of St, Florent, Samur and to endow the formation of a Priory at Sele, West Sussex near Bramber and a Priory at Briouze.

He was soon installed in a new Norman castle at Bramber, to guard the strategically important harbour at Steyning and so began a vigorous boundary dispute and power tussle with the monks from Fécamp, in Normandy to whom King William I had granted Steyning, brought to a head by the Domesday Book, completed in 1086.

It found that de Braose had built a bridge at Bramber and demanded tolls from ships travelling further along the river to the busy port at Steyning. The monks also challenged Bramber's right to bury people in the churchyard of William de Braose's new church of Saint Nicholas, and demanded the burial fees for themselves, despite it being built to serve the castle not the town. The monks then produced forged documents to defend their position and were unhappy with the failure of their claim on Hastings, which were very similar. The monks claimed the same freedoms and land tenure in Hastings as King Edward had given them at Steyning. Though on a technicality William was bound to uphold all aspects of the status quo before Edward's death, the monks had already been expelled 10 years before that death. King William wanted to hold Hastings for himself for strategic reasons and ignored the problem until 1085, when he confirmed their Steyning claims but swapped the Hastings claim for land in the manor of Bury (near Pulborough in Sussex). In 1086 the King William called his sons, Barons and Bishops to court (the last time an English king presided personally, with his full court, to decide a matter of law) to settle this. It took a full day, and the Abbey won over the baron, forcing William de Braose to curtail his bridge tolls, give up various encroachments onto the Abbey's lands, including a farmed rabbit warren, a park, eighteen burgage plots, a causeway, and a channel to fill his moat, and organise a mass exhumation and transfer of all Bramber's dead to the churchyard of Saint Cuthman's Church in Steyning.

William de Braose was succeeded as Lord of Bramber by his son, Philip. William de Braose was present for the consecration of a church in his hometown of Briouze, near Falaise in Normandy, France, whence the name de Braose originates, in 1093, so we know he was still alive in that year. However, his son Philip was issuing charters as Lord of Bramber in 1096, indicating that William de Braose died sometime between those dates probably at Bramber.1

Child of William de Braose and Agnes de St. Clare

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Braose,_1st_Lord_of_Bramber.

Philip de Braose

M
Father*Philip de Braose b. c 1070, d. bt 1131 - 1139
Mother*Aenor of Totnes b. 1084
Life EventDateDescription
Philip de Braose was the son of Philip de Braose and Aenor of Totnes.

Basilia de Braose

F
Father*Philip de Braose b. c 1070, d. bt 1131 - 1139
Mother*Aenor of Totnes b. 1084
Life EventDateDescription
Basilia de Braose was the daughter of Philip de Braose and Aenor of Totnes.

Gillian de Braose

F
Father*Philip de Braose b. c 1070, d. bt 1131 - 1139
Mother*Aenor of Totnes b. 1084
Life EventDateDescription
Gillian de Braose was the daughter of Philip de Braose and Aenor of Totnes.

Rhys ap Gruffydd

M, b. 1132, d. 28 April 1197
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageRhys ap Gruffydd married Gwenllian ferch Madog.
Birth1132Rhys ap Gruffydd was born in 1132.
Death28 April 1197He died on 28 April 1197.
DateLocationDescription
Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132 – 28 April 1197) was the ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south Wales. He is commonly known as The Lord Rhys, in Welsh Yr Arglwydd Rhys, but this title may not have been used in his lifetime.[1] He usually used the title "Proprietary Prince of Deheubarth" or "Prince of South Wales", but two documents have been preserved in which he uses the title "Prince of Wales" or "Prince of the Welsh".[2] Rhys was one of the most successful and powerful Welsh princes, and after the death of Owain Gwynedd of Gwynedd in 1170 was the dominant power in Wales.

Rhys's grandfather, Rhys ap Tewdwr, was king of Deheubarth, and was killed at Brecon in 1093 by Bernard de Neufmarche. Following his death, most of Deheubarth was taken over by the Normans. Rhys's father, Gruffydd ap Rhys, was eventually able to become ruler of a small portion, and more territory was won back by Rhys's older brothers after Gruffydd's death. Rhys became ruler of Deheubarth in 1155. He was forced to submit to King Henry II of England in 1158. Henry invaded Deheubarth in 1163, stripped Rhys of all his lands and took him prisoner. A few weeks later he was released and given back a small part of his holdings. Rhys made an alliance with Owain Gwynedd and after the failure of another invasion of Wales by Henry in 1165 was able to win back most of his lands.

In 1171 Rhys made peace with King Henry and was confirmed in possession of his recent conquests as well as being named Justiciar of South Wales. He maintained good relations with King Henry until the latter's death in 1189. Following Henry's death Rhys revolted against Richard I and attacked the Norman lordships surrounding his territory, capturing a number of castles. In his later years Rhys had trouble keeping control of his sons, particularly Maelgwn and Gruffydd, who maintained a feud with each other. Rhys launched his last campaign against the Normans in 1196 and captured a number of castles. The following year he died unexpectedly and was buried in St David's Cathedral.

Rhys was the second son of Gruffydd ap Rhys, ruler of part of Deheubarth, and Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, daughter of Gruffydd ap Cynan, king of Gwynedd. His elder brother was Maredudd ap Gruffydd, and there were two younger brothers, Morgan and Maelgwn.[3] He also had two older half-brothers, Anarawd and Cadell, and at least two sisters, Gwladus and Nest.

Deheubarth was one of the traditional kingdoms of Wales, shown here as they were in 1093 when Rhys ap Tewdwr died.His grandfather, Rhys ap Tewdwr, had been king of all Deheubarth until his death in 1093. Rhys ap Tewdwr was killed in Brycheiniog, and most of his kingdom was taken over by Norman lords. Gruffydd ap Rhys was forced to flee to Ireland.[4] He later returned to Deheubarth and ruled a portion of the kingdom, but was forced to flee to Ireland again in 1127. When Rhys was born in 1132, his father held only the commote of Caeo in Cantref Mawr.[5]

The death of King Henry I of England and the ensuing rivalry between Stephen and Matilda gave the Welsh the opportunity to rise against the Normans. A revolt spread through south Wales in 1136, and Gruffydd ap Rhys, aided by his two eldest sons, Anarawd and Cadell, defeated the Normans in a battle near Loughor, killing over five hundred. After driving Walter de Clifford out of Cantref Bychan, Gruffydd set off to Gwynedd to enlist the help of his father-in-law, Gruffydd ap Cynan.[6] In the absence of her husband, Gwenllian led an army against the Norman lordship of Cydweli (Kidwelly), taking along her two youngest sons, Morgan and Maelgwn. She was defeated and killed by an army commanded by Maurice de Londres of Oystermouth Castle. Morgan was also killed and Maelgwn captured.[7]

Gruffydd formed an alliance with Gwynedd, and later in 1136 the sons of Gruffydd ap Cynan, Owain Gwynedd and Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd, led an army to Ceredigion. Their combined forces won a decisive victory over the Normans at the Battle of Crug Mawr. Ceredigion was reclaimed from the Normans, but was annexed by Gwynedd as the senior partner in the alliance. Gruffydd ap Rhys continued his campaign against the Normans in 1137, but died later that year. The leadership of the family now passed to Rhys's half-brother Anarawd ap Gruffydd. In 1143, when Rhys was eleven, Anarawd was murdered by the bodyguard of Cadwaladr ap Gruffydd, brother of Owain Gwynedd, king of Gwynedd. Owain punished Cadwaladr by depriving him of his lands in Ceredigion.[8]

Rhys had at least nine sons and eight daughters.[60] Confusingly, three of the sons were named Maredudd and two of the daughters were named Gwenllian. Gruffydd ap Rhys (died 1201) was the eldest legitimate son and was nominated by Rhys as his successor. He married Matilda de Braose.[61] Maelgwn ap Rhys (died 1231), who was the eldest son but illegitimate, refused to accept Gruffydd as his father's successor. A bitter feud developed between the two, with several of Rhys's other sons becoming involved. Rhys Gryg (died 1233) married Joan de Clare[62] and eventually became the main power in Deheubarth, but never ruled more than a portion of his father's realm and was a client prince of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd.

Hywel ap Rhys (died 1231) spent many years as a hostage at the court of Henry II and on his return became known as Hywel Sais (Hywel the Saxon, i.e. Englishman). Maredudd ap Rhys (died 1239) was also given as a hostage, but was less fortunate than Hywel. He was blinded by King Henry after the failure of the invasion of Wales in 1165, and became known as Maredudd Ddall (Maredudd the Blind). He ended his days as a monk at Whitland Abbey. Another Maredudd (died 1227) became Archdeacon of Cardigan.[61]

His daughter Gwenllian ferch Rhys married Rhodri ab Owain, prince of the western part of Gwynedd. Another Gwenllian (died 1236) married Ednyfed Fychan, seneschal of Gwynedd under Llywelyn the Great, and through her Rhys became an ancestor of the Tudor dynasty. When Henry Tudor landed in Pembrokeshire in 1485 to make a bid for the throne, his descent from Rhys was one of the factors which enabled him to attract Welsh support.[63] Angharad ferch Rhys married William FitzMartin, lord of Cemais. Other daughters married the Welsh rulers of Gwrtheyrnion and Elfael.[64]1

Children of Rhys ap Gruffydd and Gwenllian ferch Madog

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_ap_Gruffydd

Gwenllian ferch Madog

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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was ap Gruffydd.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageGwenllian ferch Madog married Rhys ap Gruffydd.

Children of Gwenllian ferch Madog and Rhys ap Gruffydd

Richard de Clare

M, b. 1162, d. 1218
Father*Roger de Clare b. 1116, d. 1173
Mother*Maud de St. Hilary b. 1132, d. 24 Dec 1193
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageRichard de Clare married Amice Fitzrobert.
Birth1162Richard de Clare was born in 1162.
He was the son of Roger de Clare and Maud de St. Hilary.
Death1218Richard de Clare died in 1218.

Child of Richard de Clare and Amice Fitzrobert

Amice Fitzrobert

F, b. 1160, d. 1224
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Clare.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageAmice Fitzrobert married Richard de Clare, son of Roger de Clare and Maud de St. Hilary.
Birth1160Amice Fitzrobert was born in 1160.
Death1224She died in 1224.

Child of Amice Fitzrobert and Richard de Clare

Joan de Clare

F
Father*Richard de Clare b. 1162, d. 1218
Mother*Amice Fitzrobert b. 1160, d. 1224
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was Gryg.
Life EventDateDescription
Joan de Clare was the daughter of Richard de Clare and Amice Fitzrobert.
MarriageJoan de Clare married Rhys Gryg, son of Rhys ap Gruffydd and Gwenllian ferch Madog.

Rhys Gryg

M, d. 1233
Father*Rhys ap Gruffydd b. 1132, d. 28 Apr 1197
Mother*Gwenllian ferch Madog
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationRhys Gryg was also known as ap Rhys.
Life EventDateDescription
Rhys Gryg was the son of Rhys ap Gruffydd and Gwenllian ferch Madog.
MarriageRhys Gryg married Joan de Clare, daughter of Richard de Clare and Amice Fitzrobert.
Death1233Rhys Gryg died in 1233.

Hugh de Mortimer

M
Father*Ralph de Mortimer b. b 1198, d. b 2 Oct 1246
Mother*Gwladus Ddu b. c 1206, d. 1251
Life EventDateDescription
Hugh de Mortimer was the son of Ralph de Mortimer and Gwladus Ddu.

John de Mortimer

M
Father*Ralph de Mortimer b. b 1198, d. b 2 Oct 1246
Mother*Gwladus Ddu b. c 1206, d. 1251
Life EventDateDescription
John de Mortimer was the son of Ralph de Mortimer and Gwladus Ddu.

Peter de Mortimer

M
Father*Ralph de Mortimer b. b 1198, d. b 2 Oct 1246
Mother*Gwladus Ddu b. c 1206, d. 1251
Life EventDateDescription
Peter de Mortimer was the son of Ralph de Mortimer and Gwladus Ddu.

Matilda le Meschin

F
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Mortimer.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageMatilda le Meschin married Hugh de Mortimer.

Child of Matilda le Meschin and Hugh de Mortimer

Philip de Mortimer

M
Father*Roger de Mortimer b. b 1153, d. b 8 Jul 1214
Mother*Isabel de Ferrers d. b 29 Apr 1252
Life EventDateDescription
Philip de Mortimer was the son of Roger de Mortimer and Isabel de Ferrers.

Hugh de Mortimer

M, d. 1227
Father*Roger de Mortimer b. b 1153, d. b 8 Jul 1214
Mother*Isabel de Ferrers d. b 29 Apr 1252
Life EventDateDescription
Hugh de Mortimer was the son of Roger de Mortimer and Isabel de Ferrers.
Death1227Hugh de Mortimer died in 1227.

Henry de Ferrers

M
Father*(?) de Ferrers
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationHenry de Ferrers was also known as de Ferrieres.
Life EventDateDescription
Henry de Ferrers was the son of (?) de Ferrers.

Child of Henry de Ferrers

Henry de Ferrers

M
Father*Walkelin de Ferrers d. 1201
Life EventDateDescription
Henry de Ferrers was the son of Walkelin de Ferrers.

Hugh de Ferrers

M
Father*Walkelin de Ferrers d. 1201
Life EventDateDescription
Hugh de Ferrers was the son of Walkelin de Ferrers.

(?) de Ferrers

M
Father*Henry de Ferrers
Mother*Bertha Roberts
Life EventDateDescription
(?) de Ferrers was the son of Henry de Ferrers and Bertha Roberts.

Child of (?) de Ferrers

Henry de Ferrers

M
Father*Walkeline de Ferrers d. c 1040
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationHenry de Ferrers was also known as Henri de Ferrières.
Life EventDateDescription
Henry de Ferrers was the son of Walkeline de Ferrers.
MarriageHenry de Ferrers married Bertha Roberts.
DateLocationDescription
Henry de Ferrers (also known as Henri de Ferrières) was a Norman soldier from a noble family who took part in the conquest of England and is believed to have fought at the Battle of Hastings of 1066 and, in consequence, was rewarded with much land in the subdued nation.

His elder brother William fell in the battle. William and Henri were both sons of Walkeline de Ferrers (d.c. 1040) Seigneur of Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire, Eure in upper Normandy.[2] The Ferrers family holding at Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire was the caput of their large Norman barony.[3]

Henry became a major land holder and was granted 210 manors throughout England and Wales, but notably in Derbyshire[4][5] and Leicestershire[4], by King William for his conspicuous bravery and support at Hastings.

He first served William I as castellan of Stafford, and in about 1066 or 1067 he was granted the lands in Berkshire and Wiltshire of Goderic, former sheriff of Berkshire, and, by the end of 1068 he also held the lands of Bondi the Staller in present day Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Northamptonshire, and Essex. He is thought to have been appointed the first Anglo-Norman High Sheriff of Berkshire.

Following this in 1070 was the Wapentake of Appletree, which covered a large part of south Derbyshire, granted to Henry on the promotion of Hugh d'Avranches to become Earl of Chester. At the centre of this was Tutbury Castle[6] where he rebuilt and founded the priory in 1080.

His major landholdings, however, were those of the Anglo-Saxon Siward Barn,[7] following a revolt in 1071, including more land in Berkshire and Essex and also Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

These included part of the wapentakes of Litchurch and Morleyston, which contained an area later to be known as Duffield Frith. To command an important crossing over the Derwent he built Duffield Castle. In the wapentake of Hamston was the west bank of the River Dove, where he built Pilsbury Castle. Both these were of typical Norman timber motte and bailey construction. The latter history of Pilsbury is unknown, but Duffield was rebuilt as a stone fortress sometime in the Twelfth century.[8]

He was a key administrator in Derbyshire and Staffordshire, and among the most powerful Anglo-Norman magnates. In 1086 he was a legatus ('commissioner’) on the West Midland circuit of the Domesday survey.

Henry had by his wife, Bertha, three sons - Enguenulf, William and Robert. A daughter, Amicia, married Nigel d'Aubigny, probably the brother of Henry I's butler. Henry had built Duffield Castle to protect and administer the Frith, and he placed it in the charge of Enguenulf.[9] Meanwhile William inherited the family's Norman estates. He joined Robert Curthose and was captured at Tinchebrai.

The date of Henry de Ferrers' death is uncertain, but it would seem to be between 1093 and 1100. He was buried in Tutbury Priory.

Enguenulf died shortly afterwards and the English estate passed to Robert, who King Stephen later made the first Earl of Derby.

His family tree is well researched and various people are said to be descended from this line.[10]. These include, George the First, Lady Diana, George Washington and Winston Churchill, and likely the actress Mia Farrow, a daughter of the Australian film director John Farrow, a descendant of the Farrows of Norfolk, England.

As a leading Norman magnate, Henry de Ferrers was followed to England by a coterie of lesser lords, or vassals, who were part of the feudal structure of Normandy and who owed their allegiance to their overlord. Among the underlords who followed Henry de Ferrers were three families who were lords of villages within the original Ferrers barony in Normandy: the Curzons (Notre Dame-de-Courson)[11], the Baskervilles (Boscherville)[12] and the Levetts (Livet-en-Ouche).[13]

All three families were from villages close by Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire. In the case of the de Livets, the village under their control was approximately four miles from the caput of the Ferrers family barony at Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire.

His grandson, Earl Robert de Ferrers the younger, produced a charter confirming land grants originally made by Henry de Ferrers to his vassals including: Alfinus de Breleford, Nigellus de Albiniaco, Robert fitz Sarle, William de Rolleston, Robert de Dun, Hugh le Arbalaster, Anscelin de Heginton, Robert de St. Quintin.[14]1

Children of Henry de Ferrers and Bertha Roberts

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_de_Ferrers

Bertha Roberts

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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Ferrières.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageBertha Roberts married Henry de Ferrers, son of Walkeline de Ferrers.

Children of Bertha Roberts and Henry de Ferrers

William de Ferrières

M, b. before 1062
Father*Henry de Ferrers
Mother*Bertha Roberts
Life EventDateDescription
Birthbefore 1062William de Ferrières was born before 1062.
He was the son of Henry de Ferrers and Bertha Roberts.

Engenulf de Ferrières

M, b. after 1062
Father*Henry de Ferrers
Mother*Bertha Roberts
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationEngenulf de Ferrières was also known as Enguenulf.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthafter 1062Engenulf de Ferrières was born after 1062.
He was the son of Henry de Ferrers and Bertha Roberts.

Walkeline de Ferrers

M, d. circa 1040
Life EventDateDescription
Deathcirca 1040Walkeline de Ferrers died circa 1040.

Children of Walkeline de Ferrers

William de Ferrers

M, d. circa 1066
Father*Walkeline de Ferrers d. c 1040
Life EventDateDescription
William de Ferrers was the son of Walkeline de Ferrers.
Deathcirca 1066William de Ferrers died circa 1066.

Amicia de Ferrers

F
Father*Henry de Ferrers
Mother*Bertha Roberts
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was d'Aubigny.
Life EventDateDescription
Amicia de Ferrers was the daughter of Henry de Ferrers and Bertha Roberts.

Isabella de Tregoz

F, d. before 1342
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Bohun.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageIsabella de Tregoz married John de Bohun, son of James de Bohun and Joan De Braose.
Deathbefore 1342Isabella de Tregoz died before 1342.

Child of Isabella de Tregoz and John de Bohun

Joan de Bohun

F, d. after 1349
Father*John de Bohun b. 1301, d. 1367
Mother*Isabella de Tregoz d. b 1342
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Lisle.
Life EventDateDescription
Joan de Bohun was the daughter of John de Bohun and Isabella de Tregoz.
MarriageJoan de Bohun married John de Lisle of Gatcombe.
Deathafter 1349Joan de Bohun died after 1349.

Child of Joan de Bohun and John de Lisle of Gatcombe

John de Lisle of Gatcombe

M
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageJohn de Lisle of Gatcombe married Joan de Bohun, daughter of John de Bohun and Isabella de Tregoz.

Child of John de Lisle of Gatcombe and Joan de Bohun

Elizabeth de Lisle

F, d. after 1369
Father*John de Lisle of Gatcombe
Mother*Joan de Bohun d. a 1349
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Bramshot.
Life EventDateDescription
Elizabeth de Lisle was the daughter of John de Lisle of Gatcombe and Joan de Bohun.
Deathafter 1369Elizabeth de Lisle died after 1369.

Child of Elizabeth de Lisle

William de Bramshot

M
Mother*Elizabeth de Lisle d. a 1369
Life EventDateDescription
William de Bramshot was the son of Elizabeth de Lisle.

Elizabeth le Despenser

F, b. circa 1327, d. 13 July 1389
Father*Hugh the Younger le Despenser b. 1286, d. 24 Nov 1326
Mother*Eleanor de Clare b. 1292, d. 30 Jun 1337
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameAugust 1338As of August 1338,her married name was de Berkeley.
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1327Elizabeth le Despenser was born circa 1327.
She was the daughter of Hugh the Younger le Despenser and Eleanor de Clare.
MarriageAugust 1338Elizabeth le Despenser married Maurice de Berkeley, son of Thomas de Berkeley and Margaret Mortimer, in August 1338.
Death13 July 1389Elizabeth le Despenser died on 13 July 1389.
DateLocationDescription
Elizabeth le Despenser (c. 1327 – 13 July 1389) was an English noblewoman. She was the youngest daughter of Hugh le Despenser the younger and his wife Eleanor de Clare.[1] Her father is famous for being the favorite of Edward II of England, and being executed as a result of his position and actions. Through her mother, Elizabeth was a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

The exact date of her birth is disputed; it is possible that she (or her brother John) was born in December 1325. She may have been born to her mother sometime after her father's death, as she was not forced to take the veil like three of her older sisters. Not much else is known about her youth until August 1338, when she was sent to the care of her maternal aunt Elizabeth de Clare after her mother Eleanor's death the previous year.[2]

In August 1338, she married Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley, who was ironically a grandson of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, the man held mainly responsible for the execution of Elizabeth's father Hugh. She and her husband had seven children.1

Child of Elizabeth le Despenser and Maurice de Berkeley

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_le_Despenser,_Baroness_Berkeley.

Maurice de Berkeley

M, b. circa 1330, d. 8 June 1368
Father*Thomas de Berkeley b. c 1295, d. 27 Oct 1361
Mother*Margaret Mortimer b. 1307, d. 5 May 1337
Life EventDateDescription
Birthcirca 1330Maurice de Berkeley was born circa 1330.
He was the son of Thomas de Berkeley and Margaret Mortimer.
MarriageAugust 1338Maurice de Berkeley married Elizabeth le Despenser, daughter of Hugh the Younger le Despenser and Eleanor de Clare, in August 1338.
Death8 June 1368Maurice de Berkeley died on 8 June 1368.
DateLocationDescription
Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley the Valiant (ca. 1330 – 8 June 1368) was an English peer born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England to Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley and Lady Margaret Mortimer.

In August of 1338 Lord Berkeley married Elizabeth le Despenser, daughter of Hugh Despenser the younger and Eleanor de Clare. Maurice and Elizabeth had seven children.1

Child of Maurice de Berkeley and Elizabeth le Despenser

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_de_Berkeley,_4th_Baron_Berkeley.

Thomas de Berkeley

M, b. 5 January 1352, d. 13 July 1417
Father*Maurice de Berkeley b. c 1330, d. 8 Jun 1368
Mother*Elizabeth le Despenser b. c 1327, d. 13 Jul 1389
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageThomas de Berkeley married Margaret de Lisle, daughter of Warin de Lisle and Margaret Pipard.
Birth5 January 1352Thomas de Berkeley was born on 5 January 1352.
He was the son of Maurice de Berkeley and Elizabeth le Despenser.
Death13 July 1417Thomas de Berkeley died on 13 July 1417 at age 65.
DateLocationDescription
Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley the Magnificent (5 January, 1352/53 – 13 July 1417) was an English peer born in the Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England to Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley and Elizabeth le Despencer.

In 1367 Lord Thomas married Margaret de Lisle, Baroness Lisle, daughter of Warin de Lisle, 2nd Lord Lisle and Margaret Pipard. Thomas and Margaret had one child:

Elizabeth de Berkeley (born ca.1386 – 28 December 1422), married Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick.1

Child of Thomas de Berkeley and Margaret de Lisle

Citations

  1. [S369] Encyclopedia website, by compilation, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Berkeley,_5th_Baron_Berkeley.

Margaret de Lisle

F
Father*Warin de Lisle
Mother*Margaret Pipard
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Berkeley.
Life EventDateDescription
Margaret de Lisle was the daughter of Warin de Lisle and Margaret Pipard.
MarriageMargaret de Lisle married Thomas de Berkeley, son of Maurice de Berkeley and Elizabeth le Despenser.

Child of Margaret de Lisle and Thomas de Berkeley

Warin de Lisle

M
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageWarin de Lisle married Margaret Pipard.
DateLocationDescription
2nd Lord Lisle.

Child of Warin de Lisle and Margaret Pipard

Margaret Pipard

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Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was de Lisle.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageMargaret Pipard married Warin de Lisle.

Child of Margaret Pipard and Warin de Lisle

Thomas Wake

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Life EventDateDescription
Marriageafter 1437Thomas Wake married Elizabeth de Beauchamp, daughter of Richard de Beauchamp and Elizabeth de Berkeley, after 1437.

Walter Rokesley

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Life EventDateDescription
Marriageafter 1443Walter Rokesley married Lady Eleanor Beauchamp, daughter of Richard de Beauchamp and Elizabeth de Berkeley, after 1443.

Margaret de Beauchamp

F, b. 1404, d. 14 June 1468
Father*Richard de Beauchamp b. 23 Jan 1382, d. 30 Apr 1439
Mother*Elizabeth de Berkeley b. 1386, d. 28 Dec 1422
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationMargaret de Beauchamp was also known as Beauchamp.
Married Name6 September 1425As of 6 September 1425,her married name was Talbot.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1404Margaret de Beauchamp was born in 1404.
She was the daughter of Richard de Beauchamp and Elizabeth de Berkeley.
Marriage6 September 1425Margaret de Beauchamp married John Talbot on 6 September 1425.
Death14 June 1468Margaret de Beauchamp died on 14 June 1468.

Child of Margaret de Beauchamp and John Talbot

John Talbot

M, b. 1387, d. 17 July 1453
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1387John Talbot was born in 1387.
Marriagebefore 12 March 1407He married Maud Nevill, daughter of Thomas de Nevill, before 12 March 1407.
Marriage6 September 1425John Talbot married Margaret de Beauchamp, daughter of Richard de Beauchamp and Elizabeth de Berkeley, on 6 September 1425.
Death17 July 1453John Talbot died on 17 July 1453.

Child of John Talbot and Margaret de Beauchamp

Thomas de Nevill

M, b. 1377, d. 1406
Father*John Neville b. 1328, d. 17 Oct 1388
Mother*Maud Percy d. 1379
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationThomas de Nevill was also known as Nevill.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1377Thomas de Nevill was born in 1377.
He was the son of John Neville and Maud Percy.
Death1406Thomas de Nevill died in 1406.

Child of Thomas de Nevill

Maud Nevill

F, d. 31 May 1422
Father*Thomas de Nevill b. 1377, d. 1406
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Namebefore 12 March 1407As of before 12 March 1407,her married name was Talbot.
Life EventDateDescription
Maud Nevill was the daughter of Thomas de Nevill.
Marriagebefore 12 March 1407Maud Nevill married John Talbot before 12 March 1407.
Death31 May 1422Maud Nevill died on 31 May 1422.