Maurice DE BERKELEY

Male 1330 - 1368  (38 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  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]

    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. 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.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas DE BERKELEY was born in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England (son of Maurice DE BERKELEY and Eve LA ZOUCHE); died on 27 Oct 1361.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Lord Berkeley
    • Military Service: 1340, Marshal of the English army in France
    • Military Service: 1342, Captain of the Scottish Marches

    Thomas married Margaret DE MORTIMER in Jul 1320. Margaret (daughter of Sir Roger DE MORTIMER and Joan DE GENEVILLE) was born in 1308 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; died on 05 May 1337. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret DE MORTIMER was born in 1308 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England (daughter of Sir Roger DE MORTIMER and Joan DE GENEVILLE); died on 05 May 1337.
    Children:
    1. Roger DE BERKELEY was born about 1323.
    2. Alphonsus DE BERKELEY was born about 1327 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; died in 1350.
    3. Joane DE BERKELEY was born about 1329 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; died on 02 Oct 1369.
    4. 1. Maurice DE BERKELEY was born in 1330 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England; died on 8 Jun 1368 in Berkeley Castle.
    5. John DE BERKELEY was born about 1331.