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Maud "Countess of Warwick" FitzJohn
(Abt 1244 - Abt 18 Apr 1301)
}[[Category:Bigod-1 Descendants]][[Category:Bigod-2 Descendants]]Maud FitzJohn is a descendant of Magna Carta surety barons [[Bigod-1|Hugh le Bigod]] and [[Bigod-2|Roger le Bigod]].
== Biography ==
Maud FitzJohn, eldest daughter of Sir John FitzGeoffrey and sister and eventual coheir of Sir Richard FitzJohn, of Shere and Fambridge ''Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, vol IV, page 246 - 247 ''Burke's Peerage, p. 2240'' was born between 1244 and 1250 at of Bernard Castle, Warwickshire, England. Her father, John FitzGeoffrey, Knight, Lord of Shere, was Justiciar of Ireland and Justiciar of the Forest south of Trent.
She married first, Sir Gerard de Furnival, son of Thomas de Furnivall, Lord Hallamshire and Bertha de Ferrers, circa 1255; No issue. [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p135.htm#i4061 Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors]
Maud FitzJohn married second, Sir William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl Warwick, 6th Baron Beauchamp, son of Sir William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, 5th Baron Beauchamp, Sheriff of Worcester & Worcestershire and Isabel Mauduit, before 1270. ''Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'', vol I, page 285 - 287 They had 2 sons (John; and Sir Guy, 10th Earl of Warwick) and 3 daughters (Isabel, wife of Sir Patrick de Chaworth and of Sir Hugh le Despenser, later Earl of WinchesterMarlyn Lewis omits the 2nd marriage, presumably just a mistake; Anne, nun at Shouldham; and Amy, nun at Shouldham). [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p135.htm#i4061 Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors]
Maud FitzJohn, Countess of Warwick, daughter of Sir John FitzGeoffrey and Isabel, widow of Sir Gerard de Furnivall(e) died on 16 April 1301 or 18 April 1301. She was buried on 7 May 1301 at Friars Minor, Worcester, Worcestershire, England [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p135.htm#i4061 Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors]
=== Extended Family ===
: Her parents are Sir John FitzGeoffrey, younger son of the Earl of Essex, and Isabel Bigod, widow of GILBERT de Lacy of Ewyas Lacy, daughter of Magna Carta baron HUGH Bigod Earl of Norfolk & his wife Matilda Marshal of Pembroke. Maud is sister to Richard Fitzjohn of Shere and John Fitzjohn of Shere, and her younger sisters: Aveline Fitzjohn, Joan Fitzjohn, and Isabel Fitzjohn. Maud's half-siblings are Walter de Lacy, Margery de Lacy, and Maud de Lacy, Baroness Geneville, from her mother's first marriage to Gilbert de Lacy of Ewyas Lacy.
: The chronicle of Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire names Matilda uxor Guidono comitis Warwici as the eldest daughter of Johanni Fitz-Geffrey and Isabella Bygod. Her paternal grandparents were Geoffrey Fitzpeter, 1st Earl of Essex and Aveline de Clare. Her maternal grandparents were Magna Carta baron Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk and Maud Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, Regent of England and Earl of Pembroke.
===Family===
: married: first, Gerald de Furnivalle, Lord Hallam, no issue
: married: second, William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick
: Maud and William had children:
:* Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick (1270/71- 28 Jul 1315)::: Married: 28 Feb 1310 heiress Alice de Toeni as her second husband. they had seven children.
:* Isabel de Beauchamp (d. before 30 May 1306)::: Married: first, 1281, Sir Patrick de Chaworth, Lord of Kidwelly. They had one daughter, Maud Chaworth (2 February 1282- 1322), Wikipedia: ''Maud Chaworth'' who married Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, by whom she had seven children. Wikipedia: ''Isabella de Beauchamp''
::: Married: second, before Jan 27, 1287, Hugh le Despenser, Lord Despenser. ''Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'', vol II, page 441 - 444 They had two sons and four daughters, including Hugh Despenser the Younger, unpopular favorite of Edward II, who was executed 4 Nov 1326, shortly after his father also called Hugh Despenser.
: Maud and William had two sons who died young: Robert - in infancy, and John, a young man, and two daughters, Anne, and Amy, who both became nuns at Shouldham Abby. Sir William Dugdale assigns them another daughter, Margaret, said have been married.
===Links===
* [http://www.oxforddnb.com/ oxforddnb.com]
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm fmg.ac]: Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, Earls of Essex 1199-1227 (Mandeville-2) Medieval Lands, Earls of Warwick
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_FitzJohn,_Countess_of_Warwick Wikipedia page].
==Sources==
*Royal Ancestry 2013 Vol. I p. 285-287
: See also:
* Richardson, ''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1463561687/sr=8-1/qid=1397864689/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1397864689&seller=&sr=8-1 Royal Ancestry]'' (2013) Douglas Richardson, ''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1463561687/sr=8-1/qid=1397864689/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1397864689&seller=&sr=8-1 Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families]'', 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), vol I, p. 285-286. Also: Vol. II, p. 139-140, 440, vol IV, 246 - 247.
*Richardson, ''[http://amzn.com/1461045207 Magna Carta Ancestry]'', (2011), Douglas Richardson, ''[http://amzn.com/1461045207 Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families]'', Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), Vol. I p. 134-135. Also: vol. II, page 64, Vol. II, p. 525.
* [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/ ''Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins''] database online, compiled by Mr. Marlyn Lewis, follows Douglas Richardson's ''Magna Carta Ancestry''. It includes Magna Carta Surety Barons and many of their descendants. [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p135.htm#i4061 Maud FitzJohn]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_de_Beauchamp ''Isabella de Beauchamp''], database online, Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Chaworth ''Maud Chaworth''], database online, Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
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== Biography ==
Maud FitzJohn, eldest daughter of Sir John FitzGeoffrey and sister and eventual coheir of Sir Richard FitzJohn, of Shere and Fambridge ''Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, vol IV, page 246 - 247 ''Burke's Peerage, p. 2240'' was born between 1244 and 1250 at of Bernard Castle, Warwickshire, England. Her father, John FitzGeoffrey, Knight, Lord of Shere, was Justiciar of Ireland and Justiciar of the Forest south of Trent.
She married first, Sir Gerard de Furnival, son of Thomas de Furnivall, Lord Hallamshire and Bertha de Ferrers, circa 1255; No issue. [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p135.htm#i4061 Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors]
Maud FitzJohn married second, Sir William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl Warwick, 6th Baron Beauchamp, son of Sir William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, 5th Baron Beauchamp, Sheriff of Worcester & Worcestershire and Isabel Mauduit, before 1270. ''Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'', vol I, page 285 - 287 They had 2 sons (John; and Sir Guy, 10th Earl of Warwick) and 3 daughters (Isabel, wife of Sir Patrick de Chaworth and of Sir Hugh le Despenser, later Earl of WinchesterMarlyn Lewis omits the 2nd marriage, presumably just a mistake; Anne, nun at Shouldham; and Amy, nun at Shouldham). [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p135.htm#i4061 Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors]
Maud FitzJohn, Countess of Warwick, daughter of Sir John FitzGeoffrey and Isabel, widow of Sir Gerard de Furnivall(e) died on 16 April 1301 or 18 April 1301. She was buried on 7 May 1301 at Friars Minor, Worcester, Worcestershire, England [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p135.htm#i4061 Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors]
=== Extended Family ===
: Her parents are Sir John FitzGeoffrey, younger son of the Earl of Essex, and Isabel Bigod, widow of GILBERT de Lacy of Ewyas Lacy, daughter of Magna Carta baron HUGH Bigod Earl of Norfolk & his wife Matilda Marshal of Pembroke. Maud is sister to Richard Fitzjohn of Shere and John Fitzjohn of Shere, and her younger sisters: Aveline Fitzjohn, Joan Fitzjohn, and Isabel Fitzjohn. Maud's half-siblings are Walter de Lacy, Margery de Lacy, and Maud de Lacy, Baroness Geneville, from her mother's first marriage to Gilbert de Lacy of Ewyas Lacy.
: The chronicle of Tintern Abbey in Monmouthshire names Matilda uxor Guidono comitis Warwici as the eldest daughter of Johanni Fitz-Geffrey and Isabella Bygod. Her paternal grandparents were Geoffrey Fitzpeter, 1st Earl of Essex and Aveline de Clare. Her maternal grandparents were Magna Carta baron Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk and Maud Marshal, daughter of William Marshal, Regent of England and Earl of Pembroke.
===Family===
: married: first, Gerald de Furnivalle, Lord Hallam, no issue
: married: second, William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick
: Maud and William had children:
:* Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick (1270/71- 28 Jul 1315)::: Married: 28 Feb 1310 heiress Alice de Toeni as her second husband. they had seven children.
:* Isabel de Beauchamp (d. before 30 May 1306)::: Married: first, 1281, Sir Patrick de Chaworth, Lord of Kidwelly. They had one daughter, Maud Chaworth (2 February 1282- 1322), Wikipedia: ''Maud Chaworth'' who married Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, by whom she had seven children. Wikipedia: ''Isabella de Beauchamp''
::: Married: second, before Jan 27, 1287, Hugh le Despenser, Lord Despenser. ''Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'', vol II, page 441 - 444 They had two sons and four daughters, including Hugh Despenser the Younger, unpopular favorite of Edward II, who was executed 4 Nov 1326, shortly after his father also called Hugh Despenser.
: Maud and William had two sons who died young: Robert - in infancy, and John, a young man, and two daughters, Anne, and Amy, who both became nuns at Shouldham Abby. Sir William Dugdale assigns them another daughter, Margaret, said have been married.
===Links===
* [http://www.oxforddnb.com/ oxforddnb.com]
* [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm fmg.ac]: Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, Earls of Essex 1199-1227 (Mandeville-2) Medieval Lands, Earls of Warwick
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_FitzJohn,_Countess_of_Warwick Wikipedia page].
==Sources==
*Royal Ancestry 2013 Vol. I p. 285-287
: See also:
* Richardson, ''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1463561687/sr=8-1/qid=1397864689/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1397864689&seller=&sr=8-1 Royal Ancestry]'' (2013) Douglas Richardson, ''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1463561687/sr=8-1/qid=1397864689/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1397864689&seller=&sr=8-1 Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families]'', 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), vol I, p. 285-286. Also: Vol. II, p. 139-140, 440, vol IV, 246 - 247.
*Richardson, ''[http://amzn.com/1461045207 Magna Carta Ancestry]'', (2011), Douglas Richardson, ''[http://amzn.com/1461045207 Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families]'', Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), Vol. I p. 134-135. Also: vol. II, page 64, Vol. II, p. 525.
* [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/ ''Our Royal, Titled, Noble and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins''] database online, compiled by Mr. Marlyn Lewis, follows Douglas Richardson's ''Magna Carta Ancestry''. It includes Magna Carta Surety Barons and many of their descendants. [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p135.htm#i4061 Maud FitzJohn]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_de_Beauchamp ''Isabella de Beauchamp''], database online, Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maud_Chaworth ''Maud Chaworth''], database online, Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
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Events
| Birth | Abt 1244 | Bernard Castle, Warwickshire, England | |||
| Death | Abt 18 Apr 1301 | Friars Minor (Grey Friars), Worcester, Worcestershire, England | |||
| Alt name | de Furnival | ||||
| Reference No | 3217917 | ||||
| Reference No | 3265694 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Father | Sir John FitzGeoffrey (1206 - 1258) |
| Mother | Isabel Bigod (1212 - 1250) |
| Sibling | Aveline FitzJohn (1235 - 1274) |
| Sibling | Sir John FitzJohn (1238 - 1275) |
| Sibling | Isabel FitzJohn (1240 - 1259) |
| Sibling | Sir Richard FitzJohn (1241 - 1297) |
| Sibling | Joan FitzJohn (1250 - 1303) |