Maurice de Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley

• Preferred Name: Maurice de Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}
  
• Alternate Name: Maurice the Valiant
  
• Gender: M
  
• Title (Nobility): BET 1362 AND 1368 with note: Description: 4th Baron Berkeley (by writ)
  
• Alternate+Birth: 1330 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England at LATI: N1.6906 LONG: E2.4579 with note: From profile merge
  
• Birth: 1330 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England at LATI: N1.6906 LONG: E2.4579
  
• Burial: AFT 3 JUN 1368 in Bristol Cathedral, Gloucestershire, England at LATI: N1.454 LONG: E2.5979
  
• Death: 8 JUN 1368 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England at LATI: N1.6906 LONG: E2.4579
  
• FSID: LHV5-DYD
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley (c. 1330-8 June 1368), The Valiant, feudal baron of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, was an English peer. His epithet, and that of each previous and subsequent head of his family, was coined by John Smyth of Nibley (died 1641), steward of the Berkeley estates, the biographer of the family and author of "Lives of the Berkeleys".
  
  He was born in Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, the eldest son and heir of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley by his wife Lady Margaret Mortimer.
  
  In August 1338 Berkeley married Elizabeth le Despenser, daughter of Hugh Despenser the younger by his wife Eleanor de Clare. By Elizabeth he had seven children as follows:
  
  1.) Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley (1352/3-1417), eldest son and heir, who married Margaret de Lisle, Baroness Lisle
  
  2.) Sir James de Berkeley (born c. 1355-13 June 1405) married Elizabeth Bluet; one of their sons was James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley
  
  3.) John de Berkeley (c. 1357-1381)
  
  4.) Maurice de Berkeley (born c. 1358) married Jone Hereford
  
  5.) Catherine de Berkeley (born c. 1360)
  
  6.) Agnes de Berkeley (born c. 1363)
  
  Elizabeth de Berkeley (born c. 1365)
  
  === Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley, ===
  Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley, known as "The Valiant," was born in 1330, knighted by his father at seven years of age, to prevent wardship, which was also avoided by early marriages, and accordingly he married, when eight years old, Elizabeth Despencer, daughter of Hugh Despencer the Younger, Lord Despencer, and his wife, Eleanor Clare, whose portion was 1,000 marks, payable by half-yearly installments of 200 marks. He was summoned to parliament from August 16, 1362 to 1368, and died in August, 1368. He accompanied the Black Prince into Gascony, and was severely wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Poictiers, September 19, 1356. He was summoned to parliament from 1362 to 1368.
  
  === b. Maurice de Berkeley, Lord Berkeley, w ===
  b. Maurice de Berkeley, Lord Berkeley, was wounded at the battle of Poitiers 19 Sep. 1356; Member of Parliament 1362-1368. r. MAURICE DE BERKELEY, d. 3 Jun. 1368, Lord Berkeley, wounded at the battle of Poitiers, 19 Sep. 1356; M.P. 1362-1368; m. {ae. 8), Aug. 1338, Elizabeth Despenser, d. 13 Jul. 1389, dau. of HUGH LE DESPENSER (74-32) and ALIANORE DE CLARE (8-30). [Weis "60 Colonists" line 39-32, p. 46.]
  
  === My PAF Notes ===
  from thepeerage.com, 3/2009:
  Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley1
  M, #25699, b. circa 1330, d. 8 June 1368
  Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley|b. c 1330\nd. 8 Jun 1368|p2570.htm#i25699|Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Lord Berkeley|b. c 1293\nd. 27 Oct 1361|p12963.htm#i129628|Margaret Mortimer|b. a 1307\nd. 5 May 1337|p1203.htm#i12029|Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Lord Berkeley|b. Apr 1271\nd. 31 May 1326|p4177.htm#i41767|Eva la Zouche|d. 6 Dec 1314|p4177.htm#i41768|Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March|b. 1287\nd. 1330|p10697.htm#i106962|Joan de Geneville, Baroness Geneville||p10297.htm#i102965|
  Last Edited=7 Sep 2005
  Consanguinity Index=0.21%
  Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley was born circa 1330.1 He was the son of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Lord Berkeley and Margaret Mortimer .1 He married Elizabeth le Despencer, daughter of Hugh le Despenser, 3rd Lord le Despenser and Eleanor de Clare , in August 1338.1 He died on 8 June 1368 at Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England , from the wounds received at Poitiers 12 years earlier.1 He was buried at St. Augustine's, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England .1
  Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Maurice 'the Valiant'.1 He fought in the Battle of Poitiers on 19 September 1356, where he distinguished himself, but was severely wounded and taken prisoner.1 He gained the title of 4th Lord Berkeley [E., 1295] on 27 October 1361, by writ.1
  Children of Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley and Elizabeth le Despencer
  Sir James de Berkeley + d. 13 Jun 14052
  John de Berkeley 3
  Maurice Berkeley + 3
  Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Lord Berkeley + b. 5 Jan 1352/53, d. 13 Jul 14171
  Citations
  [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 II, page 130. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  [S6 ] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 132.
  [S37 ] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 348. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
  
  === !SOURCE: Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Ce ===
  !SOURCE: Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists p. 82. 4th Lord Berkeley. He was a commander in Gascony in 1355, and distinguished himself at the battle of Poitiers on 19 Sep 1356, where he was severely wounded and talen prisoner, ransomed for L1000. He was summoned to Parliament 1362-1368.
  
  === Knighted at 7 Years of age to avoid ward ===
  Knighted at 7 Years of age to avoid wardship also md early for the same reason at age 8 Years.
  
  === Maurice de Berkeley, Lord Berkeley, was ===
  Maurice de Berkeley, Lord Berkeley, was wounded at the battle of Poitiers 19 Sept. 1356. He was a Member of Parliament 1362-1368. Weis. 39-32.
  
  === Source: Frederick Lewis Weis, Magna Char ===
  Source: Frederick Lewis Weis, Magna Charta Sureties, 4th Edition, (1968), 80-7, [2] Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots, Seventh Edition, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, [1992], 39-32. Wounded at Battle of Poitiers, 19 Sept. 1356, M.P. 1362-1368.
  
  === "He was summoned to parliament 14 Aug 13 ===
  "He was summoned to parliament 14 Aug 1362. This nobleman attended the Black Prince into Gascony and was wounded in the celebrated battle of Poietiers." (Peerage & Baronetage)
  
  === Sources: Norr; A. Roots 39. Roots: Wound ===
  Sources: Norr; A. Roots 39. Roots: Wounded at the Battle of Poitiers, 19 Sept. 1356. M.P.,1362-1368. Married at the age of eight.
  
  === 10. Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berke ===
  10. Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Lord Berkeley, known as "The Valiant," was born in 1330, knighted by his father at seven years of age, to prevent wardship, which was also avoided by early marriages, and accordingly he married, when eight years old, Elizabeth Despencer, daughter of Hugh Despencer the Younger, Lord Despencer, who was hanged for treason in 1326, and his wife, Eleanor Clare, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 9th Earl of Clare and 3rd Earl of Gloucester, whose portion was 1,000 marks, payable by half-yearly installments of 200 marks. He was summoned to parliament from August 16, 1362 to 1368, and died in August, 1368. He accompanied the Black Prince into Gascony, and was severely wounded and taken prisoner at the battle of Poictiers, September 19, 1356. He was summoned to parliament from 1362 to 1368.

• m. AUG 1338 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

1. Thomas de Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley, b. 5 JAN 1353 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England     d. 13 JUL 1417 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England

1. Title: "The Berkeley manuscripts. The lives of the Berkeleys, lords of the honour, castle and manor of Berkeley, in the county of Gloucester, from 1066 to 1618," by Smyth, John, 1567-1640
   Author: Publication date: 1883 Publisher: Gloucester, Printed by J. Bellows Collection: robarts; toronto Digitizing sponsor: University of Toronto Contributor: Robarts - University of Toronto Language: English Volume: 1
   Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/berkeleymanuscri01smyt/page/372/mode/2up?q=elizabeth;
   Note: John Smyth of Nibley (1567-1640) used original sources, documents and manuscripts held in the Berkeley archives, to create a historical record of the lives the family from 1066 -1618. Volume I covers the lives from Harding to Maurice 'the fourth' (d. 1368). It was John Smyth who gave the Barons their supposed nicknames in order to distinguish between the various characters.
   Page: See chapter on 'Maurice the fourth'
   
2. Title: Magna Carta Ancestry, Volume 1 (personal copy)
   Author: Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 1, 2nd edition (N.p.: n.p., 2011), Volume 1, page 178.
   Note: .
   Page: Well-researched and well-documented source.
   
3. Title: The Medieval Lands Project, "MAURICE de Berkeley"
   Author: fmg.ac
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#MauriceBerkeleydied1368;
   Note: MAURICE de Berkeley, son of THOMAS de Berkeley Lord Berkeley & his first wife Margaret Mortimer of the Earls of March (1330-Berkeley Castle 8 Jun 1368, bur Bristol St Augustine’s). He succeeded his father in 1361 as Lord Berkeley. m (1338) ELIZABETH Le Despencer, daughter of HUGH le Despencer Lord le Despencer & his wife Eleanor de Clare of the Earls of Gloucester (-13 Jul 1389, bur London St Botolph’s).
   
4. Title: Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley (1330-1368), Wikipedia
   Author: Wikipedia.org
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_de_Berkeley,_4th_Baron_Berkeley;
   Note: Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley (c. 1330 – 8 June 1368), The Valiant, feudal baron of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, was an English peer. He was born in Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire, the eldest son and heir of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley by his wife Lady Margaret Mortimer. In August 1338 Berkeley married Elizabeth le Despenser, daughter of Hugh Despenser the younger by his wife Eleanor de Clare. By Elizabeth he had seven children. Baron Berkeley (1361–1368)
   
5. Title: Maurice de Berkeley (1330-1368), "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-4NMB : 27 May 2020), Maurice de Berkeley, 1368; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV5-4NMB;
   Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27841438/maurice-de-berkeley Maurice de “The Valiant” Berkeley BIRTH 1330 Berkeley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England DEATH 8 Jun 1368 (aged 37–38) BURIAL Bristol Cathedral Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England MEMORIAL ID 27841438 4th Baron Berkeley. Son of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley and Lady Margaret Mortimer. Husband of Elizabeth le Despenser, married August 1338
   
6. Title: Richard De Beauchamp in the Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Elizabeth wife of Thomas de Berkeley, knight
   Author: J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry V, Entries 800-851', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 20, Henry V (London, 1995), pp. 248-272. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol20/pp248-272 [accessed 11 January 2020].
   Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/99517060;
   Note: 805 THOMAS DE BERKELEY, KNIGHT Writ 15 July 1417. DEVON. Inquisition. Exeter. 20 Aug. He held for life by the courtesy of England after the death of Margaret his wife of the inheritance of Elizabeth, wife of Richard earl of Warwick, their daughter: Charleton, Langdon, Downacarey, Tetcott, North Bovey and Larkbeare, the manors, with the advowsons of Charleton, Tetcott and North Bovey, 1 toft in Exeter and 6 messuages, 2 ferlings in East Peek with reversion to Elizabeth; the manor and advowson of Charleton of the heir of John de Esselegh, service unknown, annual value £10; Langdon, Downacarey, Tetcott and North Bovey with the advowsons of Tetcott and North Bovey of William lord la Zouche, who is under age in the king’s ward, annual values, Langdon 10 marks, Downacarey 40s., Tetcott 100s., North Bovey £4; a 3rd part of Larkbeare of Edward earl of Devon by a rent of 1 grain of pepper, and the other 2 parts of Joan widow of John Courteney, knight, by 1 grain of pepper, annual value of the whole 40s.; the toft in Exeter of the king in socage, annual value 2s., and the messuage and ferling in East Peek of William la Zouche by knight service, annual value 13s.4d. He died on 13 July last, Elizabeth his daughter and heir is aged 30 years and more. 806 CORNWALL. Inquisition. St. Columb. 21 Aug. 1417. He held the manors of Alverton, Penzance, Mousehole and Trenhayle for life by the courtesy of England with reversion to Elizabeth his daughter. They are held of the king of the duchy of Cornwall of the castle of Launceston by a rent of 13s.4d., annual value £33 6s.9d. Date of death and heir as above. 807 Writ 15 July 1417. WILTSHIRE. Inquisition. Marlborough. 11 Sept. He held by the courtesy of England of the inheritance of Elizabeth his daughter: Chilton Foliat, the manor and advowson, of the king of the honor of Wallingford by knight service, annual value £20. Fresdon, the manor, of John Wykes of his manor of Highworth, service unknown, annual value 60s. Charlton by Hungerford, 4 marks rent, of William Hopegras by a rent of 5s. and 1 lb. cumin. Nethercote, 6 marks rent as half the manor, of the earl of Cambridge, service unknown. Rodbourne Cheney, 8s. rent, of John Frame, service unknown. He held in his demesne as of fee: Shorncote, the manor and advowson, of the countess of Hereford, service unknown, annual value 66s.8d. Charnham Street in Hungerford, the reversion of 1 messuage and half a virgate, which Robert Erle holds for life, of William Hopegras by part of the rent named above. Westcott, 1 messuage and 2 carucates, of the king of the honor of Wallingford by fealty. Chicklade by Lacock, the manor and advowson, which Thomas Rugge held for life, of Thomas earl of Salisbury, service unknown, annual value 40s. He held in fee simple the advowsons of the abbey of St. Mary at Kingswood and of Melksham by Lacock, of William Chedder, service unknown, annual value nil. Date of death and heir as above. 808 Writ 15 July 1417. NORTHAMPTON. Inquisition. Northampton. 4 Oct. He held by the courtesy of England of the inheritance of Elizabeth his daughter: Kislingbury, the manor and advowson, of John lord Beaumont, a minor in the king’s ward, of the honor of Gaunt, service unknown, annual value £26 13s.4d. Stowe Nine Churches, the manor and advowson, of the same, annual value £10. Church Brampton, ‘Lilesmaner’ in, with the advowson, of Reynold Ragon, esquire, of his manor of East Haddon, service unknown, annual value £4. He held in his demesne as of fee 1 messuage in Kislingbury, of the heir of Lord Beaumond, service unknown, and the reversion of 1 messuage in Northampton, which John Wodestok holds for life, of the king in socage, annual value 20s. Date of death and heir as above. 809 Writ 15 July 1417. OXFORD. Inquisition. Crowmarsh Gifford. 29 Oct. He held by the courtesy of England of the inheritance of Elizabeth his daughter: Shirburn, the manor, of the king of the honor of Wallingford, by a rent of 1 alburnum bow and 3 arrows without feathers, or 12d., annual value £20; and 1 messuage, 1 carucate, of Thomas Chaunser, by a rent of 1 arrow, annual value 66s.8d. Noke, the manor and advowson, of the duchy of Lancaster of a fee formerly of Robert Hole by knight service, annual value £13 6s.8d. Fritwell, the manor, of the same, annual value £7 and no more because Thomas granted John Willicotes, esquire, a rent of 40s. from it for his life. Date of death and heir as above. 810 BERKSHIRE. Inquisition. Wallingford. 29 Oct. 1417. He held by the courtesy of England of the inheritance of Elizabeth his daughter: Kingston Lisle, the manor, of the king of the duchy of Lancaster by a rent of a pair of spurs, annual value £40. Beedon, the manor, of the abbot of Abingdon, service unknown, annual value £13 6s.8d. Harwell, the manor, of the same, service unknown, annual value 100s. Calcot, the manor, of the prior of Noyon by a rent of 2s., annual value, 40s. Chilton Foliat, the hamlet of Cakewood in, of the king of the honor of Wallingford by knight service, annual value 40s. Fawler, 1 toft, 2 carucates, 2 a. meadow, of the abbot of Abingdon, service unknown, annual value 100s. Up Lambourn, 1 toft and 1 virgate, of Thomas de Isbury by rents of 3s. and 1 lb. cumin, annual value 5s.; and 1 messuage, 1 virgate of Robert de la Mare, service unknown, annual value 5s. Odstone, £11 rent and the services of John Shotesbrok for the manor, which he held of Margaret, late wife of Thomas for life, by knight service, of the abbot of Abingdon. Leverton, 1 messuage, 1 carucate, 20 a. meadow, 14s. rent and watermill, of the same abbot, annual value 40s. Bockhampton, 1 messuage and 1 carucate, of the heir of John Cobham, knight, by rent of a rose, annual value 20s. Date of death and heir as above. Additional IPMs in attached pdf.
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7. Title: Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Elizabeth late the wife of Maurice Berkeley of Berkeley, knight
   Author: M. C. B. Dawes, M. R. Devine, H. E. Jones and M. J. Post, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Richard II, File 58', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 16, Richard II (London, 1974), pp. 306-320. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol16/pp306-320 [accessed 20 January 2020].
   Publication: Name: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol16/pp306-320;
   Note: 792. Elizabeth late the wife of Maurice Berkeley of Berkeley, knight Writ, 25 July, 13 Richard II [1389] WILTS. Inq. taken at Hyndon, 6 August, 13 Richard II. She held the under-mentioned messuage, land, rent and advowson for life, as in dower. Chikkelade. A messuage, 60 a. land and pasture and 10s. rent, with the advowson of the church, tenure not known at present. She died on 13 July last [1389]. Thomas Berkeley, son of the aforesaid Maurice Berkeley, is her heir and is 36 years of age and more. 793. Writ, 25 July, 13 Richard II [1389] DORSET. Inq. taken at Shirburne, Saturday before St. Laurence, 13 Richard II. She held no lands &c. in the county. SOMERSET. Inq. taken at Yevelchestre, Friday before St. Laurence, 13 Richard II. She held the under-mentioned two-thirds, third part, lands, rent and island in dower, by endowment of Maurice her late husband, and assignment of Edward III. Portbury. Two-thirds of the manor, in compensation for other lands late of the said Maurice, held of the earl of Devon by fealty only. Porteshed. A third part of the manor, held of the duke of Lancaster, as of the honor of Trowbrigg, by knight’s service; and a messuage, a virgate of land and a dovecote, held of the lord of Capenore by knight’s service. Criston and Uphull. 2 messuages and a virgate of land, with the advowson of the church of Brene, tenure not known. Briggewater. 10l. yearly rent issuing from lands of the lord de la Sowche of Haryngeworth, as of his manor of La Park. Stupeholmes. The island, tenure not known. Date of death as above. Thomas, her son by the said Maurice, aged 30 years and more, is their next heir. 794. Writ, 25 July, 13 Richard II [1389] ESSEX. Inq. taken at Walden, 7 August, 13 Richard II. She held the under-mentioned manor for life in dower, by endowment of Maurice her husband. Great Wenden. The manor (extent given), held of Sir John Howard, knight, and Margery his wife, daughter and heir of John de Plays, knight, by service of one knight’s fee. She died on Tuesday after the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr last. Thomas Berkeley of Berkeley, knight, her son by the said Maurice, aged as last above, is their next heir. 795. Writ, 25 July, 13 Richard II [1389] GLOUCESTER. Inq. taken at Gloucestre, Tuesday after St. Peter’s Chains, 13 Richard II. She held in dower after the death of the said Maurice, the under-mentioned manors of Coueley, Upton St. Leonard and Aure and messuage &c. in Seyncleye. She held the under-mentioned manor of Hurst and rents of 22 marks and 12l. 10s. in joint feoffment with the said Maurice, by gift of Sir Thomas de Berkeley, father of the said Maurice, to them and their heirs male. Coueley. The manor (extent given), held of the king by knight’s service. Upton St. Leonard. The manor, held of the king, of his barton by Gloucestre, by service of suit of court, of ancient demesne. Seyncleye. A messuage and a virgate of land, held of the abbess of Caen by service of ploughing, reaping and carrying, and by suit of court in the manor of Hampton Monialium. Aure. The manor (extent given), with its appurtenances, to wit, Ettelowe and Blakeney with the hundred of Bliddeslowe, held of the earl of March by service of a peppercorn. The extent includes a Severn pasture. Hurst. The manor, held of the lord de Clyfford of the North by knight’s service. Frompton. 22 marks yearly rent in the manor. Hurst. 12l. 10s. rent pertaining to the manor. (Date of death not given.) Thomas de Berkeley, son of the said Maurice, aged 35 years and more, is her heir. C. Ric. II File 58 (1) E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. No. 271 (9 & 10) (Dorset and Somerset)
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