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Sir 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 FitzRoy

Children(s): Thomas Berkeley

The story of Sir Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley began in 1218 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. Sir Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley married Isabel "de Crouin" FitzRoy, and had children including Thomas de Berkeley. Sir Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley passed away in 1281 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley began in 1218 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.
  • Sir Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley married Isabel "de Crouin" FitzRoy, and had children including Thomas de Berkeley.
  • Sir Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley passed away in 1281 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Berkeley
1170 – 1243
Birth Location: Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
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Joan Somery
1276 –
Birth Location: St Augustines monestery, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Isabel FitzRoy
1225 – 1276
Birth Location: Chilham Castle, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Berkeley
1245 – 1321
Birth Location: Castle Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
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Sir Berkeley's Ancestors

Self
Sir Berkeley
1218 – 1281
Birth Place: Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Fitzharding de Berkeley
1170 – 1243
Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Joan (de) Somery
1276 –
St Augustines monestery, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Maurice "The Make Peace") FitzHarding
1120 – 1190
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Alice (de) Berkeley
1135 – 1190
Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert FitzHarding
1096 – 1171
Eva
1099 – 1170
Sir Berkeley
1094 – 1177
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Harding Eadnoth
1063 –
William Berkeley
1047 – 1141

Sir Berkeley's Descendants

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Sir (Maurice "The Resolute" de) Berkeley (4 Apr 1218 – 4 Apr 1281) m. Isabel ("de Crouin") FitzRoy (Abt. 1225 – 7 Jul 1276)
  1. 1. Thomas (de) Berkeley (23 Jul 1245 – 23 Jul 1321) m. Joan ("the Younger" de) Ferrers (Abt. 1248 – 19 Mar 1309)
    1. 1. Maurice ("The Magnanimous" de) Berkeley (Apr 1271 – 31 May 1326) m. Eva (la) Zouche (Abt. 1 Aug 1275 – Abt. 5 Dec 1314)
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas de) Berkeley (Abt. 8 Jan 1293 – 4 Nov 1361) m. Katherine Clivedon (Abt. 1310 – 13 Mar 1385)
        1. 1. Sir (John de) Berkeley (21 Jan 1352 – 5 Mar 1428) m. Lady (Elizabeth de) Betteshorne (Abt. 1353 – between 1411 and June 08, 1427)

Sir Berkeley's Timeline

2 Records

1218
4 Apr 1218
Birth of Sir Maurice "The Resolute" de Berkeley in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1281
4 Apr 1281
Age 63
Death of Sir 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: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1281
    Event Place: Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
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