Thomas I "The Observer" de Berkeley , Sir 
Thomas I "The Observer" de was born about 1170 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. Thomas I "The Observer" de's father was Maurice "Make Peace" FitzHarding , Lord Berkeley and his mother was Alice de Berkeley. His paternal grandparents were Robert "The Devout" FitzHarding , Lord Berkeley and Eva FitzEstmond; his maternal grandfather was Roger III de Berkeley , of Dursley, Sir. He had a brother and a sister, named Robert "The Rebellious" de and Maud de. He was the youngest of the three children. He died on November 29th, 1243.General Notes
Thomas, feudal Lord of Berkeley; inherited all of his [elder brother Robert's] lands on latter's death (dsp in 13 May 1220) except Berkeley, which he did not obtain till 1223. [Burke's Peerage]
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HOLDERS of the CASTLE of BERKELEY (VII)
Thomas de Berkeley, feudal Lord of Berkeley, brother and heir; who "may bee called Thomas the Observer or Temporiser", b. about 1170. He obtained livery of his brother's lands, but not till 1223, of the Castle of Berkeley. He sustained many suits at law, and by his prudent conduct greatly improved his estate. He m. about 1217, Joan, daughter of Sir Ralph de Somery, of Dudley, co. Worcester, by Margaret, sister of William (Marshal), Earl of Pembroke, and daughter of John FitzGilbert, styled also John the Marshal. He d. 29 Nov 1243, aged about 73, and was buried at St. Augustine's, aforesaid. His widow was living 1273-4. [Complete Peerage II:126-7, XIV:87]
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Thomas de Berkeley, in the 8th of Henry III (1223-4), upon giving his two nephews as pledges for his fidelity, had restitution of Berkeley Castle. His lordship m. about the year 1217, Joan, dau. of Ralph de Somery, Lord of Campden, co. Gloucester, and niece of William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, and dying, aged seventy-six, November 29, 1243, left issue, Maurice, his heir; Thomas, d. s. p.; Robert; Henry, d. s. p.; William; Richard; and one dau. Margaret, wife of Sir Anselm Basset. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 44, Berkeley, Viscount Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham, and Marquess of Berkeley]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1030 in England d.1068 in Gloucestershire, England (killed)
- b.~ 1060 in Gloucestershire, England d.> 1125 in Baldwinstreet, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1095 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d.5 FEB 1170/71 in St Augustine's Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1073 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1120 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d.16 Jun 1190 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1050 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1099 in Gloucestershire, England d.12 MAR 1169/70 in St Michael's Hill, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (as a prioress)
- b.~ 1076 in Normandy, France
- b.~ 1170 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d.29 Nov 1243
- b.~ 1040 in Normandy, France d.1093 in Berkeley, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (as a monk)
- b.~ 1073 in Berkeley, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d.<29 Sep 1131 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1044 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1105 in Berkeley, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d.1170 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1140 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d.>16 Jun 1190
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‌Thomas I "The Observer" de and Joan de were married in a religious ceremony about 1217. They had a son named Maurice I "The Resolute" de.
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Children
Maurice I "The Resolute" de Berkeley , Sir
Maurice I "The Resolute" de was born in 1218 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. He died at the age of 63 on April 4th, 1281 in St Augustine's Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
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