 1271 - 1326 (~ 55 years)
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| Name |
Maurice (the Magnanimous) de Berkeley |
| Born |
Apr 1271 |
Berkeley , Gloucestershire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
31 May 1326 |
Wallingford Castle, England |
| Person ID |
I14783 |
Jerry Milo Johnson |
| Last Modified |
29 Mar 2015 |
| Family |
Eve La Zouche, b. 1281, Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England , d. 05 Dec 1314 (Age 33 years) |
| Married |
Y [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Thomas (The Rich) de Berkeley, b. 1292, Berkeley , Gloucestershire, England , d. 27 Oct 1361, Berkeley , Gloucestershire, England (Age 69 years) [Natural] |
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| Family ID |
F5065 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- 7th Baron by tenure
Between 1295 and 1308, Maurice was summoned to Parliment by writ, whereby he may have been held to have been created Lord le Berkeley in his own right, although there is no actual record of his having sat in Parliment. Maurice fought in the Scottish Wars between 1295 and 1318 where he distinguished himself. He fought in the Siege of Carlaverock in July 1300. Maurice succeeded to the title 2nd Lord le Berkeley on 16 Aug 1308, by writ, in the lifetime of his father. He held the office of Warden of Gloucestershire in 1312 and the office of Captain of Berwick in 1315. He held the offices of Chief Justiciar of South Wales and Commissioner to Scotland in 1316. He joined the Earl of Lancaster in the rebellion against King Edward II. Maurice held the office of Seneschal of Aquitaine in 1320. On 6 Jan 1321/22 he was sent prisoner to Wallingford Castle where he died.
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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;).
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