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Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley 1218 – 1281 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 APR 1218

Birth Location: Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 4 APR 1281

Death Location: Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Thomas Berkeley

Mother: Joan Somery

Spouse(s): Isabel CONNECTION)

Children(s): Thomas Berkeley

The story of Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley began in 1218 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley married Isabel "de Crouin" FitzRichard (ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE CONNECTION), and had children including Thomas "The Wise" Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley. Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley passed away in 1281 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley began in 1218 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.
  • Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley married Isabel "de Crouin" FitzRichard (ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE CONNECTION), and had children including Thomas "The Wise" Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley.
  • Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley passed away in 1281 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Maurice Berkeley's Ancestors

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Maurice Berkeley
1218 – 1281
Birth Place: Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Thomas de Berkeley
1187 – 1243
Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Joan (de) Somery
1191 – 1276
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Maurice (FitzRober) FitzHarding
1120 – 1189
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Alice (de) Berkeley
1133 – 1190
Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
Ralph (de) Somery
1151 – 1211
Dudley, Worcester, England
Margaret (FitzGilbert) Marshal
1147 – 1242
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert FitzHarding
1096 – 1169
Eva FitzEsmond
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harding
1060 – 1115
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Maurice Berkeley's Descendants

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Maurice ("The Resolute" de) Berkeley (4 APR 1218 – 4 APR 1281) m. Isabel ("de Crouin" FitzRichard (ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE) CONNECTION) (ABT 1225 – 7 JUL 1276)
  1. 1. Thomas ("The Wise" Berkeley, 1st Baron) Berkeley (23 JUL 1245 – 23 JUL 1321) m. Isabel FitzRichard
    1. 1. Maurice ("the Magnanimous" Berkeley, 2nd Baron of) Berkeley (4 APR 1271 – 31 MAY 1326) m. Eve (la) Zouche (8 JAN 1281 – 5 DEC 1314)
      1. 1. Thomas ("The Rich" Berkeley, 3rd Baron of) Berkeley (ABT 1310 – 27 OCT 1361) m. Catherine Clivedon (ABT 1310 – 13 MAR 1386)
        1. 1. John Berkeley (23 JAN 1352 – 5 MAR 1428) m. Elizabeth Betteshorne (1353 – 1420)

Maurice Berkeley's Timeline

2 Records

1218
4 APR 1218
Birth of Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1281
4 APR 1281
Age 63
Death of Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 APR 1218
    Event Place: Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 APR 1281
    Event Place: Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monastery of St. Augustin, Bristol, Glouchester, England

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