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Bartholomew de Badlesmere

(Ca 1275 - 14 Apr 1322)

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Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere1
M, #23603, b. circa 1275, d. 14 April 1322
Last Edited=7 Sep 2013
Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere was born circa 1275. He was the son of Guncelin de Badlesmere and Joan FitzBernard.2,3 He married Margaret de Clare, daughter of Sir Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond and Juliana FitzMaurice, before 30 June 1308.4 He died on 14 April 1322, hanged as a traitor.4,5
In 1294 he was excused from the war in Gascony.5 He fought in the Scottish Wars from 1303 to 1304.5 He held the office of Governor of Bristol Castle in 1307.5 In 1309 he had a grant of the Castle and Manor of Chilham, Kent.5 He was created 1st Lord Badlesmere [England by writ] on 26 October 1309.5 He obtained a grant of the Castle of Leeds, Kent.5 He held the office of Steward of the King's Household.5 He held the office of Governor of Skipton Castle in 1314/15, and of all the castles in Yorkshire and Westmorland.5 He lived at Chilham Castle, Kent, England.2 He joined the Earl of Lancaster's rebellion.5 He lived at Badlesmere, Kent, England.2 He fought in the Battle of Boroughbridge on 16 March 1322, where the rebellion was defeated.5 At Stow Park he was captured, tried and attainted.5 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.6

Children of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare

Margery de Badlesmere+7 b. c 1306, d. 18 Dec 1363
Maud de Badlesmere+7 b. c 1310, d. 1366
Elizabeth de Badlesmere+1 b. c 1313, d. 8 Jun 1356
Giles de Badlesmere, 2nd Lord Badlesmere5 b. 18 Oct 1314, d. 7 Jun 1338
Margaret de Badlesmere+7 b. c 1315

Citations

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 84. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[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 I, page 371. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S1916] Tim Boyle, "re: Boyle Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 September 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: Boyle Family."
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 149.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 372.
[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.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 373.

Events

BirthCa 1275
Title (Nobility)26 Oct 13091st Lord Badlesmere
Death14 Apr 1322
Title (Nobility)Steward of the King's Household

Families

SpouseMargaret de Clare (1287 - 1333)
ChildMargery de Badlesmere (1306 - 1363)
ChildElizabeth de Badlesmere (1313 - 1356)
FatherGuncelin de Badlesmere (1244 - 1301)
MotherJoan FitzBernard ( - 1310)