Thomas De Berkeley 
Thomas was born about 1245 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. Thomas' father was Maurice De Berkeley and his mother was Isabella De Chilham. His paternal grandparents were Thomas De Berkeley and Joan De Somery; his maternal grandfather was Richard FitzJohn and his maternal grandmother is Rohesia of Dover. He had three brothers and a sister, named Maurice, Robert, Simon and Maud. He was the oldest of the five children. He died on July 7th, 1321 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.General Notes
Alias:<ALIA> The /Wise/
REFN: 4932AN
1st Baron Berkeley 1245-1321
Burial: St. Augustine's Abbey, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Thomas de Berkeley, feudal Lord of Berkeley, 2nd, but 1st surviving son, w
as called Thomas the Wise. He was born at Berkeley 1245, was in the batt
le of Evesham when under age, and was, for nearly every year for the la
st 50 years of his life employed either against the Welsh, Scots or Frenc
h. At the death of Alexander III, King of Scotland, several conventions be
ing held to determine the right of the several competitors to the cro
wn of that kingdom, Thomas de Berkeley was present with other noblem
en of England at the 3rd convention held in Northumberland June 2, 129
1. He was summoned to Parliament by writ as a baron June 23, 1295, to M
ay 15, 1321. He was of great eminence in the reigns of Edward I and II a
nd was at the celebrated siege of Caerlaverock. He was taken prisoner at t
he battle of Bannockburn June 24, 1314, paying a large sum for his ranso
m. He was on an Embassy to France Jan., 1296, and to Pope Clement V in Jul
y, 1307, and was one of the barons who, in 1301, signed the celebrated let
ter to the Pope. He died July 23, 1321, and was buried in St. Augustine
's Abbey with his ancestors. He married in 1267 Joan or Jane, daught
er of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby by his 2nd wife Margaret, daught
er and co-heir of Roger de Quinci, Earl of Winchester, son of Saire de Qui
nci, Surety for the Magna Chart. Jane Berkeley died March 19, 1309-10. Th
ey had three sons--Maurice, who succeeded his father, John, ancestor of t
he Berkeleys in Leicestershire--and two daughters--Isabel and Margaret--w
ho both died unmarried.
(Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith, page 281)
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1060 d.> 1125 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1095 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England d.05 Feb 1171 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1073
- b.1120 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d.16 Jun 1190 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1099 in Gloucestershire, England d.12 Mar 1170 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1170 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England d.29 Nov 1243 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1073 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1105 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1140 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England d.17 Jun 1190 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1104 in Meulan, Normandy, France d.05 Apr 1168 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England
- b.~ 1129 in Leicestershire, England d.24 Apr 1197
- b.1100 in Norfolk, England d.> 1168
- b.~ 1218 in Berkeley, Gloucester, England d.04 Apr 1281
- b.1100 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England
- b.1125 in Little Craley, Buckinghamshire, England d.1195
- b.1151 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England d.1211
- b.1100 in Dudley, Worchester, England d.< 1153
- b.1129 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England d.1208
- b.~ 1102 in England
- b.~ 1195 in England d.22 May 1276 in England
- b.~ 1066 in Clare, Suffolk, England d.~ 1116 in St Noets, England
- b.1105 in Tunbridge, Kent, England d.~ 1165
- b.~ 1068 in Northhampton, England d.> 1117
- b.1150 in Wiltshire, England d.1242
- b.1100 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d.1147
- b.1120 in Pembroke, Wales
- b.1102 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England d.1147 in Bradenstoke, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1245 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England d.07 Jul 1321 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Chateau-du-Luoir, Eure-et-Loire, France
- b.25 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
- b.05 Aug 1102 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.10 Sep 1169 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy
- b.24 Dec 1167 in Beaumont Palace, Oxforshire, England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1099 in Toulouse, France d.19 Apr 1137 in Santiago De Compostela, Spain
- b.1122 in Chateau De Belin, Gironde, Aquitaine, France d.01 Apr 1204 in Mirabell Castle, Forntevrault, Anjou, France
- b.1103 in Aquitaine, France d.> 1130 in Talmont, France
- b.~ 1186 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England d.06 Aug 1270
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Chateau-du-Luoir, Eure-et-Loire, France
- b.1129 in Anjou, France d.Apr 1202 in Lewes, Sussex, England
- b.05 Aug 1102 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.10 Sep 1169 in Notre Dame, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy
- b.1167 in England
- b.~ 1110 in Vermandois, Normandy, France d.1148 in Laodicea
- b.~ 1137 in Surrey, England d.13 Jul 1203 in Lewes, Sussex, England
- b.~ 1120 in England d.10 Oct 1174 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1218 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England d.07 Jul 1276
- b.~ 1158
- b.~ 1188 in Chilham, Kent, England
- b.~ 1162
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They had two sons and three daughters, named John, Maurice, Isabel, Alice and Margaret.
Family Notes
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Children
Isabel De Berkeley
Isabel was born about 1267 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
Margaret De Berkeley
Margaret was born about 1269 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
Maurice De Berkeley
Maurice was born on April 12th, 1271 in Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. He died at the age of 55 on May 31st, 1326 in Castle Wallingford, England.
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