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}:''} } de }'' is a descendant of Magna Carta surety baron ''[[Quincy-226|Saher de Quincy]]''.[[Category:Quincy-226 Descendants]][[Category:Battle of Bannockburn]] } : } : } == Biography ==Maurice de Berkeley was born in April of 1271 at Berkeley castle in Yate, South Gloucestershire, England to [[Berkeley-20 | Thomas "the Wise", 1st Lord Berkeley]] and his wife [[Ferrers-378 | Joan de Ferrers]]. Maurice de Berkeley "the Magnanimous" was the successor of his father, feudal Lord of Berkeley, becoming the 2nd Lord Berkeley.[[#Peerage]]: '''16 AUG 1308''' Acceded on the death of his father, 2nd Baron Berkeley, Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_de_Berkeley,_2nd_Baron_Berkeley Wikipedia] has "acceded on 16 August 1308" but does not say to what & also has 1321 as death year for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Berkeley,_1st_Baron_Berkeley his father (Wikipedia article)]. :"The succession of Lord Berkeleys: Maurice (d 1326) was succeeded by son Thomas (d 1361), who was succeeded by son Maurice (d 1368), who was succeeded by son Thomas (d 1417), who was succeeded by his brother James' son James (d 1463)."from Douglas Richardson's ''Magna Carta Ancestry'' (info provided in response to a question on another profile page) === Family ===:'''Parents''' [[Berkeley-50|Thomas Berkeley]] and [[Ferrers-34|Joan Ferrers]] married 1267Source: [[#PA1]], Richardson, ''Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,'' (2011) :'''1st Marriage''' in 1289 to [[Zouche-13|Eve la Zouche]]::In 1289, when he was 17, Maurice married Eve la Zouche, daughter of Eudo la Zouche and Milicent de Cantilupe} :*Eva, daughter of Eon la Zouche and Millicent de Cauntelo:*Eve la Zouche, daughter of Sir Eudes la Zouche by Milicent, daughter of Sir William de Cantelowe :'''2nd Marriage''' about 1316 to Isabel de ClareSource: [[#MCA1]], Richardson, ''Magna Carta Ancestry'' (2011) (Eve died December 5, 1315)::He married Isabel de Clare, daughter of Gilbert "the Red Earl" (de Clare), 6th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford} and Alice de Lusignan, circa 1316; His 2nd wife (widower).not sure who "His" refers to - circa 1316 is Berkeley's marriage date, and Eva died 1314 ([http://thepeerage.com/p4177.htm#i41768 The Peerage] & Richardson, [[#PA1]]), so probably referring to him and source would be [[#Peerage]]. ==== Children ====:Maurice and his first wife, Eve la Zouche, had 5 sons and 2 daughters. He had no children by his second wife.Source: [[#MCA1]], Richardson, ''Magna Carta Ancestry'' (2011) *Thomas, Knt., 3rd Lord Berkeley *Maurice, Knt. *John *Euds (or Yon), Canon of Westbury *Peter, Canon of St. David's, Bosham, etc. *Isabel *Millicent === Military Service === Maurice distinguished himself in the Scottish Wars between 1295 and 1318. He was part of the forces of Edward I that defeated a Scottish army under William Wallace on 22 July 1298 at the Battle of Falkirk.} He was at the siege of Carlaverock, where he distinguished himself from his father, who was there as well, by differencing his arms with a label, "Pur se ke ses pere vivoit" in July 1300. He was attended Prince Edward into Scotland in 1306. He was a witness where Sir John Maltravers Knt. made knight, along with his son John, with Prince Edward and others, on 22 May 1306 at Westminster Abbey, London, England.} : '''24 JUN 1314''' Battle of Bannockburn, Bannockburn, Scotland[[#Wikipedia]]::Historian Peter Reese says that "only one sizeable group of men, all footsoldiers, made good their escape to England.... These were a force of Welsh spearmen who were kept together by their commander, Sir Maurice de Berkeley..." === Occupation === He was summoned to Parliament, v.p., by writs directed "Mauricio de Berkeleye"Source: [[#PA1]], Richardson, ''Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,'' (2011) whereby he may be held to have become Lord Berkeley at Gloucestershire, England, between 16 August 1308 and 15 May 1321. He became Warden of Gloucester in 1312.} : 1312, Governor, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom} : 1314, Governor, Berwick-on-Tweed} : 1316, Chief Justiciar of South Wales} : 1319, Steward of the Duchy of Aquitaine} : 1320, Seneschal of Aquitaine at France} === Arms === Gules crusily and a chevron argent, a label azure.} === Death ===Joined the Earl of Lancaster in the rebellion against Edward II and the Despencer family, and within 6 months of his father's death, was sent to Wallingford Castle on 20 January 1321/22. He died a prisoner on 31 May 1326 at Wallingford Castle, Oxfordshire, England, at age 45 years and 1 month."d. 1326" in article by L. S. Woodger on his great-grandson Maurice, [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/berkeley-sir-maurice-1358-1400 Sir Maurice Berkeley (1358-1400)] === Burial ===: St. Augustine's, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England === Knights of Berkeley Castle ===:"Even in the age of chivalry the lords of Berkeley were notable warriors. [[Berkeley-20|Thomas]], [Maurice's father] who as a lad had ridden on the barons' side at Evesham, followed the king's wars for half a century of his long life, flying his banner at Falkirk and at Bannockburn, in which fight he was taken by the Scots. His seal of arms is among those attached to the famous letter of remonstrance addressed by the barons of England to Pope Boniface VIII. [[Berkeley-42|Maurice]], his son, joined the confederation against the two Despensers, and lay in prison at Wallingford until his death in 1326, the queen's party gaining the upper hand too late to release him. But as the queen passed by Berkeley on her way to seize Bristol, she gave back the castle, which had been kept by the younger Despenser, to [[Berkeley-73|Thomas]], the prisoner's heir, who, with Sir John Mautravers, soon received in his hold the deposed king brought thither secretly. The chroniclers agree that Thomas of Berkeley had no part in the murder of the king, whom he treated kindly. It was when Thomas was away from the castle that Mautravers and Gournay made an end of their charge. Through the providence of this Thomas the Berkeley estates were saved to the male line of his house, a fine levied in the twenty-third year of Edward III. so settling them.":~ Source: WikiTree profile for [[FitzHarding-41|Harding "Prince of Denmark" FitzEadnoth]], citing www.1911encyclopedia.org/Berkeley ([http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Berkeley dead link] July 11, 2015)
:See also the Wikipedia article on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Castle Berkeley Castle] == Sources == * MCA1: 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), [http://books.google.com/books?id=8JcbV309c5UC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Magna+Carta+Ancestry:+A+Study+in+Colonial+and+Medieval+Families,+2nd+Edition+...&hl=en&sa=X&ei=OtM8U6S0IOfr2QWhq4DwAw&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA#v=snippet&q=berkeley&f=false pp 171-177], #4 Joan de Ferrers, #5 Maurice de Berkeley, Knt., 2nd Lord Berkeley, #6 Thomas de Berkeley, Knt., 3rd Lord Berkeley, Baron of Berkeley* PA1: Douglas Richardson, ''[http://www.amazon.com/Plantagenet-Ancestry-Colonial-Medieval-Families/dp/1461045134/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A2AXVXLP3C5JLB Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families],'' Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 3 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kjme027UeagC&pg=PA144&lpg=PA144&dq=richardson+plantagenet+ancestry+2011+sheppard+mynach&source=bl&ots=qvEpGB5gek&sig=ayljFsKOEALeICyttxLHDZySDwM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DesTVYKVNsavUf2ugoAD&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=snippet&q=berkeley%20james%20mary&f=false pp 246-252], #6 Thomas de Berkeley, Knt., #7 Maurice de Berkeley, Knt., 2nd Lord Berkeley, #8 Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Lord Berkeley* [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p374.htm#i11226 Maurice Berkeley], "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins" (website, compiled by Mr. Marlyn Lewis, Portland, OR; accessed April 16, 2015) *Royal Ancestry D. Richardson 2013 Vol. I p. 330-332 * Wikipedia:** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_de_Berkeley,_2nd_Baron_Berkeley Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley]** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Berkeley,_1st_Baron_Berkeley Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley]** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn Battle of Bannockburn] ** [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Castle Berkeley Castle]* [http://thepeerage.com/p4177.htm#i41767 The Peerage] (website, compiled by Darryl Lundy, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand; accessed June 10, 2015) :See also: * Richardson's ''Magna Carta Ancestry'' **Vol. I, pp 28, 136-138; 171-172, 174-175, 469; Vol. II, pp 34, 406 * Richardson's ''Plantagenet Ancestry'' ** pp 40, 96-98, 214* 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, pp 287-289, 327, 330-331; Vol. II, pp 86, 147, 199, 243.*George Edward Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom,'' Vol. V, p. 707, notes. * Homer Beers James a Pedigree RJCW Ref 130* Frederick Lewis Weis. ''Ancestral roots of certain American colonists who came to America before 1700,'' seventh edition (1992)** Frederick Lewis Weis. ''Ancestral roots of sixty colonists who came to New England 1623-1650,'' earlier edition* Frederick Lewis Weis, Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., William R. Beall. ''Magna Charta Sureties, 1215,'' 5th Ed. (1999) ** Frederick Lewis Weis. ''Magna Charta Sureties, 1215,'' 4th Ed. * Burke's Peerage, 1938.* David Faris. ''Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists'' (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1996) * Royal Genealogy information held at University of Hull.* Find a Grave memorial #[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27786629 27786629] (no sources, but includes pictures) == Acknowledgements ==:Click the Changes tab to see edits to this profile; from that list, click WikiTree IDs other than Berkeley-42 to see changes to those profiles prior to being merged. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this profile. ----This page has been edited according to [http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Styles_and_Standards January 2015 Style Standards].

Birth	Abt Apr 1271	Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Marriage	1289
Marriage	1316	Isabel Clare
Death	31 May 1326	Wallingford Castle (prisoner), Oxfordshire, England. Buried in Bristol Cathedral (former Bristol Abbey), Bristol, England. Monument - recumbent figure.
Title (Nobility)		Sir

Spouse

Isabel Clare (1263 - 1333)