Sir Edmund FITZ ALAN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Edmund D'Arundel
• Fact 1: Bastardized by the annulment of his parents\' marriage
• Fact: 1352, Knighted

Edmund married Sibyl DE MONTAGU before Jul 1349. Sibyl (daughter of William DE MONTAGU and Katherine GRANDISON) died on 30 Jan 1343/4. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alice D'ARUNDEL
2. Phillipa FITZ ALAN was born in Arundel, Sussex, England; died on 13 Sep 1399 in Sussex, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: 9th Earl of Arundel and Warenne
• Name: Richard Fitz-Alan II

Notes:

In 1345 Richard repudiated his wife, Isabella, on the ground that he had never consented to the marriage; he received "papal recognition of the nullity of the union."

Name:
Isabel Le Despener, was born about 1312. She was married in the King's Chapel at Havering-atte-Bower on 9 Feb 1320/1, she being about eight years of age, to Richard Fitz Alan (Copped Hat), 3rd Earl of Arundel and 4th Earl of Surrey, son and heir of Edmund Fitz Alan, 8th Earl of Arundel, Baron of Oswestry, co. Salop, Baron of Clun, co. Salop, by Alice, daughter of William de Warenne. He was born about 1313, and was about seven years of age at time of marriage. In 1330-1 he was fully restored in blood and honours and obtained restitution of the Castle and honour of Arundel, becoming Earl of Arundel. Their marriage was annulled by Papal mandate on 4 Dec 1344 on the ground of his minority and of his never having willingly consented to the match. He took a distinguished part the wars with France, was Admiral of the West 1340-41 and 1345-47, commanded the second division at the Battle of Crecy, and was at the fall of Calais in 1347.

Richard married Isabel LE DESPENSER on 09 Feb 1320/1 in King's Chapel at Havering-atte-Bower. Isabel (daughter of Sir Hugh LE DESPENSER, Knt. and Alianor DE CLARE) was born about 1312. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]