Individual Details

Maurice Thomas BERKELEY

(Abt 1298 - 12 Feb 1346)

In 1327 he was made joint custodian of the deposed King Edward II of England, whom he received at Berkeley Castle, but being commanded to deliver over the government to his fellow custodians, Lord Maltravers and Sir Thomas Gournay, he left there to go to Bradley with heavy cheere perceiving what violence was intended. As an accessory to the murder of the deposed king, he was tried by a jury of 12 knights in the 4th year of King Edward III of England, but was honourably acquitted.

Events

BirthAbt 1298Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Death12 Feb 1346Calais, France

Families

ChildMaurice Thomas BERKELEY (1330 - 1368)
FatherMaurice BERKELEY II (1271 - 1326)
MotherEva LA ZOUCHE (1280 - 1314)
SiblingMillicent BERKELEY (1295 - 1322)