FITZALAN, Earl Thomas

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• Name	FITZALAN, Thomas
  Prefix	Earl
  Birth	13 Oct 1381	Arundel, Sussex, England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Oct 1415	Arundel, Sussex, England
  Death	13 Oct 1415	Arundel, Sussex, England
  WAC	14 Feb 1933	SLAKE
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  Father	FITZ-ALEN, Earl Richard ,   b. 25 Mar 1346, Arundel Castle, Sussex, England Arundel Castle, Sussex, Englandd. 21 Sep 1397, Edmonton, Middlesex, England (Age 51 years)
  Mother	BOHUN, Countess Elizabeth de ,   b. 1347, Holme Lacey, Hertsfordshire, England Holme Lacey, Hertsfordshire, Englandd. 3 Apr 1385, Arundel, Sussex, England (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1359	Derbyshire, England   [1]
  Notes	MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 28 Sep 1365 ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp ARIZO.
  Family ID	F5579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	MORTIMER, Countess Phillips de ,   b. 21 Nov 1375, Knockyn, Shropshire, England Knockyn, Shropshire, Englandd. 24 Sep 1400, Halnaker, Sussex, England (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F23904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 2	PORTUGAL, Countess Beatrice Brites ,   b. 1386, Alentejo, Coimbra, Portugal Alentejo, Coimbra, Portugald. 23 Oct 1439, Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1405	Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
  Family ID	F23976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  THOMAS ARUNDEL, K.B., K.G., Chief Butler of England, Deputy Constable of England, Captain of Oswestry and Warden of Marches of North Wales, Warden of Shrewsbury and Marches in Shropshire, Privy Councillor, Treasurer of England, Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of Cinque Ports, Lieutenant for North and South Wales, 2nd and only surviving son and heir, born 13 Oct. 1381. Following his father's execution, he joined his uncle, Archbishop Arundel, at Utrecht, and was with Henry IV when he landed at Ravenspur about 4 July 1399. He was restored as Earl of Arundel and Surrey in Oct. 1400. He fought with moderate success against the Welsh in 1401-5, and was victorious against the rebels under Archbishop Scrope in 1405. He married at Lambeth 26 Nov. 1405 BEATRICE (or BEATRIZ) OF PORTUGAL, legitimated daughter of Joao I, King of Portugal and the Algarve, by his mistress, Inez Pires, daughter of Pedro Esteves. They had no issue. He commanded the English forces against the Armagnacs in 1411. He was appointed chief ambassador to treat with Burgundy in 1411. He served in the French campaign of 1415, with 100 men-at-arms and 300 archers, and was present at the taking of Harfleur. THOMAS ARUNDEL, Earl of Arundel and Surrey, died testate 13 (or 14) Oct. 1415, and was buried at the collegiate church at Arundel. He left a will dated 1 Oct. 1415, proved 11 Dec. 1415. In 1426 his widow, Beatrice, had letters of protection granted her, she being about to go abroad. She married (2nd) by license dated 20 Jan. 1432/3 (as his 2nd wife) John Holand, Knt., K.G., Earl of Huntingdon and Ivry, afterwards Duke of Exeter, Admiral of England, Ireland and Aquitaine, Lieutenant of Aquitaine (died 5 August 1447). She died at Bordeaux 23 Oct. 1439 and was buried with her 1st husband at Arundel. T. Rymer Fredera 8 (1727): 284--285, 611 (Thomas styled "kinsman" by King Henry IV of England). N.H Nicolas Testamenta Vetusta 1 (1826): 186. E. Blore Monumental Remains of Noble & Eminent Persons (1826). M.A. Tierney Hist. & Antiq. of the Castle and Town of Arundel 1 (1834): chart following 192; 277-287. Col!. Top. et Gen. 1 (1834): 80-90. c.P. 1 (1910): 245-246 (sub Arundel); 4 (1916): Appendix H, 670 (chart); 5 (1926): 205-211 (sub Exeter); 6 (1926): 654 (sub Huntingdon); 12 Pt. 1 (1953): 512 (sub Surrey). C.P.R 1401-1405 (1905): 138,242 (instances of Thomas styled "king's kinsman"). D.N.B. 7 (1908): 100-103 (biog. of Thomas Fitzalan). C.P.R 1413-1416 (1910): 105,155,278 (instances of Thomas styled "king's kinsman"). L.F. Salzman Chartulary of the Priory of St. Pancras of Lewes 2 (Sussex Rec. Soc. 40) (1934): 19-21. H. Chichele Reg. of Henry Chichele Archbishop of Canterbury 1414-14432 (Canterbury & York Soc. 42) (1937): 71-78, 652 (biog. of Thomas Fitzalan). MD. Legge Anglo-Norman Letters & Petitions (Anglo-Norman Text Soc. 3) (1941): 286-287 ([Thomas], Earl of Arundel, styled "cousin" by King Henry IV of England). VCH Wiltshire 8 (1965): 252. Cal. IPMs 20 (1995): 207-211. d.s.p. - Died without issue. Upon his death, his title and Castle passed to his cousin, John Fitzalan, 13th Earl of Arundel, the rest of his inheritance was divided among his three surviving sisters, Elizabeth, Joan, and Margaret. Picture of the Monument of Thomas Earl of Arundel and his Countess Beatrice, in Arundel Church. Source: Plantagenet Ancestry.

  
  

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  [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index. Richard Of Arundel FITZALAN; Male; Death: JUL 1397; Father: Richard FITZ ALAN; Mother: Eleanor PLANTAGENET; Spouse: Elizabeth BOHUN; Marriage: 28 SEP 1359 Contract; No source information is available. Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. Search performed using PAF Insight on 27 Nov 2004