Individual Details
Sir John Berkeley
(21 Jan 1352 - 5 Mar 1428)
According to Wikipedia:
Sir John Berkeley (21 January 1352 – 5 March 1428),[1] of Beverston Castle, Gloucestershire was an English politician. He was knighted before 1383.
Life[edit]
He was the son of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Berkeley Castle and school founder Katherine, Lady Berkeley (born Clivedon).[2]
He was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for 1390–91 and 1394–95, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1392–93, 1397–98 and 1414–15, High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1402–03 and 1406–07, and High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1410–11.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Gloucestershire in February 1388, September 1388 and January 1397, for Somerset in November 1390 and 1394, for Wiltshire in 1402 and Hampshire in 1406.[1] He married 3 times, but only had issue by his second wife, Elizabeth Betteshorne.[1] John and Elizabeth had 14 sons and 3 daughters.[1]
Eleanor Berkeley, married John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel and had issue.[1] She married secondly to Sir Richard Poynings, son of Robert Poynings, 4th Baron Poynings.[1] Their daughter, Eleanor, married Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland. She married thirdly to Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford.[1]
Sir Maurice de Berkeley, married Lora FitzHugh.[1]
Elizabeth de Berkeley, married firstly to Sir Edward Charleton, Baron Charleton of Powis by whom she had issue.[1] Secondly, she married John Sutton, Baron Dudley by whom she had issue.[1]
Joan de Berkeley, married to Sir Thomas Stawell.[1]References[edit]
^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k "BERKELEY, Sir John I (1352-1428), of Beverstone castle, Glos. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
^ "Berkeley [née Clivedon], Katherine, Lady Berkeley (d. 1385), benefactor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54435. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
Sir John Berkeley (21 January 1352 – 5 March 1428),[1] of Beverston Castle, Gloucestershire was an English politician. He was knighted before 1383.
Life[edit]
He was the son of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Berkeley Castle and school founder Katherine, Lady Berkeley (born Clivedon).[2]
He was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for 1390–91 and 1394–95, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1392–93, 1397–98 and 1414–15, High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1402–03 and 1406–07, and High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1410–11.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Gloucestershire in February 1388, September 1388 and January 1397, for Somerset in November 1390 and 1394, for Wiltshire in 1402 and Hampshire in 1406.[1] He married 3 times, but only had issue by his second wife, Elizabeth Betteshorne.[1] John and Elizabeth had 14 sons and 3 daughters.[1]
Eleanor Berkeley, married John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel and had issue.[1] She married secondly to Sir Richard Poynings, son of Robert Poynings, 4th Baron Poynings.[1] Their daughter, Eleanor, married Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland. She married thirdly to Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford.[1]
Sir Maurice de Berkeley, married Lora FitzHugh.[1]
Elizabeth de Berkeley, married firstly to Sir Edward Charleton, Baron Charleton of Powis by whom she had issue.[1] Secondly, she married John Sutton, Baron Dudley by whom she had issue.[1]
Joan de Berkeley, married to Sir Thomas Stawell.[1]References[edit]
^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k "BERKELEY, Sir John I (1352-1428), of Beverstone castle, Glos. - History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org.
^ "Berkeley [née Clivedon], Katherine, Lady Berkeley (d. 1385), benefactor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54435. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
Events
| Birth | 21 Jan 1352 | ||||
| Death | 5 Mar 1428 |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Sir Maurice de Berkeley ( - ) |
| Child | Eleanor Berkeley ( - 1455) |
| Father | Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley (1293 - 1361) |
| Mother | Catherine Clevedon ( - ) |