John FitzAlan II Earl of Arundel 
John FitzAlan II was born in May 1223 in Shropshire, England. John FitzAlan II's mother was Isabel de Albini. His maternal grandparents were William de Albini V Earl of Arundel and Matilda (Mabel) le Meschines of Chester. He was an only child. He died at the age of 44 in November 1267.General Notes
John Fitz-Alan, in the 28th Henry III [1244], upon the division made of the property of Hugh Albini, Earl of Arundel, then made, had the castle of Arundel assigned to him for his principal seat, thus becoming 5th Earl of Arundel; and soon after that, in consideration of £1,000 fine, had livery of his own castles of Clun, Blancminster and Schrawurthen. In the 42nd Henry III [1258], his lordship was made captain-general of all the forces designed for guarding the Welsh marches, and in the baronial war, he appears first to have sided with the barons, and afterwards with the king. He d. 1267, having m. Maud, dau. of Roesia de Verdun (which lady m. 2ndly Richard de Amundevill), by whom he had a son and successor, John Fitz-Alan. [Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd, London, 1883, p. 200, Fitz-Alan, Earls of Arundel]
They had two sons named Ralph (Raynulfe) de Arundel and John Fitzalan III.
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John Fitzalan III Earl of Arundel
John Fitzalan III was born on September 14th, 1246 in Arundel, Essex, England.
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