BERKELEY, Baron Thomas I

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• Name	BERKELEY, Thomas
  Prefix	Baron
  Suffix	I
  Birth	1251	Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Jul 1321	Monastery of St. Augustine, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
  Death	23 Jul 1321	Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
  WAC	9 Sep 1932	SLAKE
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  Family	FERRERS, Joan de ,   b. Abt 1248, Derbyshire, England Derbyshire, Englandd. 19 Mar 1309, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	1267
  Children	+ 1. BERKELEY, Lord Maurice de IV ,   b. Apr 1271, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, Englandd. 31 May 1326, Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England (Age 55 years)
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  the wise Thomas de Berkeley was born in 1245 at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, the son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley, feudal baron of Berkeley, by his wife Isabel FitzRoy, a granddaughter of King John (1199-1216), through his son Richard FitzRoy, by his cousin and mistress Adela de Warenne, daughter of Hamelin de Warenne and Isabel de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey. He fought in the Battle of Evesham in 1265. He inherited the feudal baron of Berkeley in 1281 following the death of his father and on 28 June 1283 was created 1st Baron Berkeley by writ of summons to Parliament by King Edward I (1272-1307). In June 1292 he was a commissioner to examine the claims to the crown of Scotland. He was on an embassy to France in January 1296 and held the office of Vice-Constable of England in 1297.[3] He fought in the Battle of Falkirk on 22 July 1298 and was present at the Siege of Caerlaverock, Scotland, 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 obliged to pay a large sum for his ransom Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley (1245 – 23 July 1321), aka The Wise, was an English baron, soldier and diplomat.[1] Thomas de Berkeley was born in 1245 at Berkeley Castle in the English county of Gloucestershire, the son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley and Isabel FitzRoy.[2] Isabel FitzRoy was the granddaughter of John, King of England, by his cousin and mistress, Adela de Warenne, daughter of Hamelin de Warenne and Isabel de Warenne, 4th Countess of Surrey. In 1267, Thomas de Berkeley married Joan de Ferrers, the daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret de Quinci.[2] He was succeeded in his titles by his son Maurice de Berkeley II.[2] Thomas de Berkeley is also known by his epithet Thomas 'the Wise'.[2] He fought in the Battle of Evesham.[2] He inherited the title of Baron de Berkeley [feudal baron] in 1281 and was created 1st Baron Berkeley [England by writ] on 28 June 1283. He was a commissioner to examine the claims to the crown of Scotland in June 1292.[2] He was on an embassy to France in January 1296 and held the office of Vice-Constable of England in 1297.[2] He fought in the Battle of Falkirk on 22 July 1298 and fought in the siege of Caerlaverock in July 1300.[2] He was on an embassy to Pope Clement V in July 1307.[2] He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, where he was taken prisoner, and paid a large sum for his ransom.[2] He died at Berkeley on 23 July 1321. The children of Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley and Joan de Ferrers are: Thomas de Berkeley John de Berkeley (d. circa 1317) James de Berkeley Isabel de Berkeley Margaret de Berkeley (d. circa 1320), has issue. Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley (April 1271 - 31 May 1326), has issue. Peerage of England Preceded by new creationBaron Berkeley 1295–1321Succeeded by Maurice de Berkeley Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley1 M, #41765, b. 1245, d. 23 July 1321 Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley was born in 1245 at Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.1 He was the son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley and Isabel FitzRoy.1 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.2 Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Thomas 'the Wise'.1 He fought in the Battle of Evesham.1 He gained the title of Lord de Berkeley [feudal baron] in 1281.1 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.1 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.1 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 1298.2 He fought in the siege of Carlaverock in July 1300.2 He was on an Embassy to Pope Clement V in July 1307.2 He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, where he was taken prisoner, and paid a large sum for his ransom.2 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 Citations [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 127. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 128. [S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]