Thomas (The Rich) de Berkeley b. 1292 Berkeley , Gloucestershire, England d. 27 Oct 1361 Berkeley , Gloucestershire, England

1292 - 1361 (69 years)

Name	Thomas (The Rich) de Berkeley [1]
Born	1292	Berkeley , Gloucestershire, England [1]
Gender	Male
Died	27 Oct 1361	Berkeley , Gloucestershire, England [1]
Person ID	I14781	Jerry Milo Johnson
Last Modified	29 Mar 2015

Father	Maurice (the Magnanimous) de Berkeley, b. Apr 1271, Berkeley , Gloucestershire, England , d. 31 May 1326, Wallingford Castle, England (Age ~ 55 years)
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Eve La Zouche, b. 1281, Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England , d. 05 Dec 1314 (Age 33 years)
Relationship	Natural
Married	Y [1]
Family ID	F5065	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Margaret De Mortimer, b. 1308, Berkeley , Gloucestershire, England , d. 05 May 1337 (Age 29 years)

Children

1. Maurice (the Valiant) de Berkeley, b. 1330, Berkeley , Gloucestershire, England

, d. 08 Jun 1368, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England

(Age 38 years) [Natural]

Family ID F5063 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

8th Baron by tenure

Thomas was invested as a Knight before 1322. He fought in the Battle of Boroughbridge on 16 Mar 1321/22 and was taken prisoner. He was succeeded to the title of the 3rd Lord de Berkeley on 31 May 1326, by writ. On 16 Oct 1326, he was released from Pevensey Castle. He was named Joint Custodian of the disposed king, King Edward II on 4 Apr 1327 at Berkeley Castle. He fought in the expedition against Scotland in 1328. In 1330/31, he was tried by a jury of 12 knights as an accessory to the murder of the disposed king, but was acquitted (actually performed by Sir John Maltravers). Thomas held the office of Chief Warden of Worcestershire, Chief Warden of Herefordshire and Chief Warden of Gloucestershire in 1336. He held the position of Marshall of the English Army in France in 1340. Thomas held the office of the Captain of the Scottish Marches in 1342. He held the office of Warden and Chief Justice in Eyre South of Trent between 1345 and 1348. Thomas held the the office of an Embassy to Pope Innocent VI in 1361.

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Sources
[S47] Adam Law Genealogy, Adam Law, (Name: http://lawgenealogy.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=lawgenealogy&view=0&pid=119&rand=394180942;).