John '1st Lord Botetourt' De Botetourt
John '1st Lord Botetourt' was born in 1262 in St Briavel Castle,St Briavel,Gloucestershire,England.1 John '1st Lord Botetourt''s father was Guy De Botetourt and his mother is Ada The Mistress Unknown. His paternal grandfather was Guy De Botetourt and his paternal grandmother is Unknown. He was an only child. He died at the age of 62 on November 25th, 1324 in Castle St Briavel,Forest Dean,Gloucestershire,England.1 General Notes
John de Botetourt, 1st Lord Botetourt b. circa 1265, d. 25 November 1324
John de Botetourt, 1st Lord Botetourt was born illegitimately circa 1265.
He was the son of Guy Botetourt.
He married Matilda fitz Thomas, daughter of Sir Thomas fitz Otes and Beatrice de Beauchamp, between 1 July 1285 and June 1292.
He died on 25 November 1324.
He held the office of Governor of St. Briavel's Castle in 1291.
He held the office of Admiral for the Northern Seas between 1294 and 1297.
He was created 1st Lord Botetourt [England by writ] on 13 July 1305.
He held the office of Governor of Framlingham Castle in 1314.
He held the office of Admiral for the Northern Seas in 1315.
He fought in the Battle of Boroughbridge on 16 March 1321/22, on the side of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster's rebels.
On 8 October 1322 he was then fined £1,000 and pardoned.
Children of John de Botetourt, 1st Lord Botetourt and Matilda fitz Thomas:
1.Thomas de Botetourt d. 1322
2.Elizabeth Botetourt
3.Ada Botetourt d. 1349
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1210 in Ellingham, Norfolk, England d.1264 in Kimberley, Norfolk, England
- b.1240 in Ellingham, Norfolk, England d.1316 in Cranford, Norfolk, England
- b.1262 in St Briavel Castle,St Briavel,Gloucestershire,England d.25 Nov 1324 in Castle St Briavel,Forest Dean,Gloucestershire,England
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They had a daughter named + Ada.
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Children
+ Ada De Botetourte
+ Ada was born in 1295 in St Briavel Castle, Gloucestershire, , England.2 She died at the age of 54 in 1349 in , Suffolk, , England.2
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