Thomas DE BERKELEY 1st Lord Berkeley
- Born: 1245, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
- Marriage (1): Joan DE FERRERS in 1267
- Died: 23 Jul 1321, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England aged 76
General Notes:
Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley was born in 1245 at Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. He was the son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley and Isabel FitzRoy. He married Joan de Ferrers, daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret de Quincy, in 1267.2 He died on 23 July 1321 at Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Thomas 'the Wise'. He fought in the Battle of Evesham. He gained the title of Lord de Berkeley [feudal baron] in 1281. He was created 1st Lord Berkeley [England by writ] on 28 June 1283, which was treated in the Mowbray Case (1877) as creating an hereditary peerage. He was a Commissioner to examine the claims to the corwn of Scotland in June 1292.2 He was created 1st Lord Berkeley [England by writ] on 24 June 1295, which is treated as creating the title Lord Berkeley. He was on an Embassy to France in January 1296.2 He held the office of Vice-Constable of England in 1297.2 He fought in the Battle of Falkirk on 22 July 1298. He fought in the siege of Carlaverock in July 1300. He was on an Embassy to Pope Clement V in July 1307. He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, where he was taken prisoner, and paid a large sum for his ransom.
Children of Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley and Joan de Ferrers
Thomas de Berkeley
John de Berkeley d. c 1317
James de Berkeley
Isabel de Berkeley
Margaret de Berkeley+3 d. a 1320
Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Lord Berkeley+2 b. Apr 1271, d. 31 May 1326
Thomas married Joan DE FERRERS, daughter of William DE FERRERS 5th Earl of Derby and Sibyl MARSHAL, in 1267. (Joan DE FERRERS died on 19 Mar 1309-1310 and was buried in St. Augustine's, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.)
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