Individual Details

John fitz Geoffrey

( - 23 Nov 1258)

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John fitz Geoffrey, Lord of Shere
M, #4611, d. 23 November 1258
Last Edited=7 Feb 2011
John fitz Geoffrey, Lord of Shere was the son of Geoffrey fitz Piers, 3rd Earl of Essex and Aveline de Clare. He married Isabel le Bigod, daughter of Hugh le Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk and Matilda Marshal, before 12 April 1234. He died on 23 November 1258.
He gained the title of Lord of Shere. He held the office of Justiciar [Ireland]. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.1

Children of John fitz Geoffrey, Lord of Shere and Isabel le Bigod

Isabel fitz John+2 d. c 20 May 1274
Joan fitz John+3 d. fr 25 Feb 1303 - 26 May 1303
Richard fitz John, 1st and last Lord FitzJohn4
Maud fitz John+

Citations

[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1063. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S34] BP1970 psge 2047. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S34]
[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 449. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Events

Death23 Nov 1258
Title (Nobility)Lord of Shere
Title (Nobility)Justiciar of Ireland

Families

SpouseIsabel le Bigod (1212 - 1250)
ChildIsabel fitz John ( - 1274)
FatherGeoffrey fitz Piers (1170 - 1213)
MotherAveline de Clare ( - 1225)