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James De Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley 1394–1463 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1394

Birth Location: Raglan, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 22 October 1463

Death Location: Berkeley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England

Father: James Berkeley

Mother: Elizabeth Bluet

Spouse(s): Idabel Mowbray

Children(s): Maurice Berkeley

In 1394, James De Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley entered the world in Raglan, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, born to James De Berkeley And Elizabeth Bluet. James De Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley married Idabel De Mowbray, and had children including Maurice De Berkeley. James De Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley passed away in 1463 in Berkeley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1394, James De Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley entered the world in Raglan, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, born to James De Berkeley And Elizabeth Bluet.
  • James De Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley married Idabel De Mowbray, and had children including Maurice De Berkeley.
  • James De Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley passed away in 1463 in Berkeley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Berkeley
1355–1405
Birth Location: Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
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Elizabeth Bluet
1358–1420
Birth Location: Usk, Monmouthshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Idabel Mowbray
1396–1452
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Maurice Berkeley
1436–1506
Birth Location: Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
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James Berkeley's Ancestors

Self
James Berkeley
1394–1463
Birth Place: Raglan, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents
James de Berkeley
1355–1405
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Bluet
1358–1420
Usk, Monmouthshire, England
Grandparents
Maurice (de Berkeley 4th Baron) Berkeley
1330–1368
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth (Le) despencer
1322–1389
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Berkeley
1293–1361
Margaret Mortimer
1308–1337
Hugh Despencer
1286–1326
Lady Clare
1292–1337
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maurice Berkeley
1271–1326
Eve Zouche
1278–1314
Roger March
–1330
Johanna Greneville
1285–1356
Hugh Winchester
1261–1326
Isabella Beauchamp
1263–1306
Gilbert Gloucester
1243–1295
Joan Plantagenet
1272–1307

James Berkeley's Descendants

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James (De Berkeley 1st Baron) Berkeley (1394–22 October 1463) m. Idabel (de) Mowbray (1396–29 September 1452)
  1. 1. Maurice (de) Berkeley 1436–1506 m. Isabel Meade 1445–1514
    1. 1. Ann (De) Berkeley 1474–1586 m. William Dennis 1470–1534
      1. 1. Eleonore Dennis 1515–1567 m. William Lygon 1518–1567
        1. 1. Richard Lygon –1584
        2. 2. Margaret Lygon 1548–1617 m. Sir (Henry) Berkeley 1531–1601

James Berkeley's Timeline

2 Records

1394
1394
Birth of James De Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley in Raglan, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
Raglan, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
1463
22 October 1463
Age 69
Death of James De Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1394
    Event Place: Raglan, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1463
    Event Place: Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Berkeley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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