John BERKELEY

Male Abt 1357 - 1381  (24 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John BERKELEY was born about 1357 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England (son of Maurice DE BERKELEY and Elizabeth LE DESPENSER); died in 1381.

    Family/Spouse: ? UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Eleanor BERKELEY died on 01 Aug 1455; was buried in Arundel.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Maurice DE BERKELEY was born in 1330 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England (son of Thomas DE BERKELEY and Margaret DE MORTIMER); died on 8 Jun 1368 in Berkeley Castle.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Lord Berkeley
    • Military Service: 19 Sep 1356, Wounded at the battle of Poitiers
    • Fact: 1362-1368, Member of Parliament

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was born about 1330 (aged eight at time of marriage). He was a commander in Glascony in 1355, and distinguished himself at the battle of Poitiers on 19 Sep 1356, where he was severely wounded and taken prisoner, ransomed for L1000. He was summoned to Parliament 1362-1368.

    Maurice married Elizabeth LE DESPENSER in Aug 1338. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir Hugh LE DESPENSER, Knt. and Alianor DE CLARE) was born in 1322 in Stoke, Gloucestershire, England; died on 13 Jul 1389. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth LE DESPENSER was born in 1322 in Stoke, Gloucestershire, England (daughter of Sir Hugh LE DESPENSER, Knt. and Alianor DE CLARE); died on 13 Jul 1389.
    Children:
    1. Thomas DE BERKELEY was born on 05 Jan 1352 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; died on 13 Jul 1417; was buried in Wotton-Underedge, Gloucestershire, England.
    2. James DE BERKELEY was born about 1353/4; died on 13 Jun 1405.
    3. 1. John BERKELEY was born about 1357 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1381.
    4. Maurice DE BERKELEY was born about 1358.
    5. Catherine DE BERKELEY was born about 1360.
    6. Agnes DE BERKELEY was born about 1363.
    7. Elizabeth DE BERKELEY was born about 1365.