Peerage Record – 12963

     Thomas de Berkeley was born circa 1170.¹ He was the son of Maurice FitzRobert FitzHarding de Berkeley and Alice de Berkeley.¹ He married Joan de Somery, daughter of Sir Ralph de Somery and Margaret le Gras, circa 1217.¹ He died on 29 November 1243.² He was buried at St. Augustine’s, Bristol, England^G.²
     Thomas de Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Thomas ‘the Observer’.¹ In 1222 he obtained livery of the Castle of Berkeley.¹ He gained the title of Lord de Berkeley [feudal baron] in 1222.¹

     Joan de Somery was born circa 1208.² She was the daughter of Sir Ralph de Somery and Margaret le Gras.^1,3 She married Thomas de Berkeley, son of Maurice FitzRobert FitzHarding de Berkeley and Alice de Berkeley, circa 1217.¹ She died after 1273.³

     Sir Ralph de Somery is the son of John de Somery and Hawise de Paynell.² He married Margaret le Gras, daughter of William le Gras and unknown daughter Marshal, circa 1207.²
     He lived at Dudley, Worcestershire, England^G.¹

     Margaret le Gras was born circa 1189.³ She was the daughter of William le Gras and unknown daughter Marshal.² She married, firstly, Sir Ralph de Somery, son of John de Somery and Hawise de Paynell, circa 1207.³ She married, secondly, Roger Gant after 1220.³

     Maurice de Berkeley was born before 1245.¹ He was the son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley and Isabel FitzRoy.¹ He died in 1279 at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England^G, killed in a tournament.^1,2

     Margaret de Quincy was born circa 1218 at Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.² She was the daughter of Roger de Quency, 2nd Earl of Winchester and Helen de Galloway.^1,2 She married William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby, son of William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby and Alice of Chester, in 1238.² She died before 12 March 1284.²

     Sir Maurice de Berkeley was born in 1298.² He was the son of Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Lord Berkeley and Eva la Zouche.¹ He married Margaret Berkeley, daughter of Sir Maurice Berkeley.³ He died on 12 February 1346/47 at Calais, France^G.^4,3
     He fought in the Siege of Calais.⁴ He fought in the Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346.⁴
     He was ancestor of the Lords Botetourt, Lords Berkeley of Stratton and the Berkeleys of Pylle.³

     Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Lord Berkeley was born circa 1293.¹ He was the son of Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Lord Berkeley and Eva la Zouche.¹ He married, firstly, Margaret Mortimer, daughter of Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March and Joan de Geneville, Baroness Geneville, before 25 July 1320.² He married, secondly, Katharine Clivedon, daughter of Sir John Clivedon and Emma (?), on 30 May 1347 at Charfield, Gloucestershire, England^G.² He died on 27 October 1361.² He was buried at Berkeley Church, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England^G.²
     Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Lord Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Thomas ‘the Rich’.¹ He was appointed Knight before 1322.¹ He fought in the Battle of Boroughbridge on 16 March 1321/22, and was taken prisoner.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Berkeley [E., 1295] on 31 May 1326.¹ On 16 October 1326 he was released from Pevenesey Castle.¹ He was Joint Custodian of the deposed king, King Edward II on 4 April 1327 at Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He fought in the expedition against Scotland in 1328.¹ In 1330/31 he was tried by a jury of 12 knights as an accessory to the murder of the deposed King, but was acquitted (actually performed by Sir John Maltravers.)¹ He held the office of Chief Warden of Worcestershire in 1336.¹ He held the office of Chief Warden of Gloucestershire in 1336.¹ He held the office of Chief Warden of Herefordshire in 1336.¹ He was Marshal of the English Army in France in 1340.² He held the office of Captain of the Scottish Marches in 1342.² He held the office of Warden and Chief Justice in Eyre South of Trent between 1345 and 1348.² He was on an Embassy to Pope Innocent VI in 1361.²

     Margaret de Mortimer was the daughter of Roger de Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore and Maud de Briouze.¹ She married Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford, son of Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford and Alice de Sandford.² She died from 1296 to 1297.²
     After her marriage, Margaret de Mortimer was styled as Countess of Oxford.

     Katharine Clivedon was born in 1307.² She was the daughter of Sir John Clivedon and Emma (?)¹ She married, firstly, Sir Piers le Veel before 1347.¹ She married, secondly, Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Lord Berkeley, son of Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Lord Berkeley and Eva la Zouche, on 30 May 1347 at Charfield, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ She died on 13 March 1385.¹ She was buried at Berkeley Church, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹
     From before 1347, her married name became Veel.¹ From 30 May 1347, her married name became de Berkeley.¹