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Richard FITZALAN

Richard FITZALAN

Male 1267 - Bef 1302  (34 years)

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  • Name Richard FITZALAN 
    Born 3 Feb 1267  Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID 9HVV-643 
    He succeeded as the Lord of Clun and Oswestry [feudal barony]. 18 Mar 1272  [1
    He was appointed Knight. 1289  [1
    Military Service Between 1298 and 1300  [1
    Name Richard FITZALAN  [1
    _UID CC3947B6E3874D07B3A9D17968BFDBBD25B3 
    Buried 1302  Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died Bef 15 Jan 1302  Arundel Castle, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I23471  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 

    Father John FITZALAN,   b. 14 Sep 1246, Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1272  (Age 25 years) 
    Mother Isabella DE MORTIMER,   b. Abt 1248, Of Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 10 Aug 1274  (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Married 1260 
    • NOTE MARRIED
    Family ID F2991  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alisona DE SALUZZA,   b. 18 May 1269, Saluzzo, Piedmont, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1292, Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years) 
    Married 1284  Marlborough, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edmund FITZALAN,   b. 1 May 1273, Castle, Marlborough, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1326, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     2. Eleanor FITZALAN,   b. Abt 1284, Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 29 Aug 1328, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years)
     3. Sibyl FITZALAN,   b. 1285, Arundel, Sussex, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1330, Arundel, Sussex, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     4. John FITZALAN,   b. Abt 1287, Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Maud FITZALAN,   b. Abt 1289, Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Margaret FITZALAN,   b. 1302, Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F10838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Richard FitzAlan, 1st Earl of Arundel[a] (3 February 1267 ? 15 January 1302) was an English nobleman and soldier.
      He was the son of John fitzAlan III and Isabella Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore and Maud de Braose. His paternal grandparents were John fitzAlan II [4] and Maud de Verdun.

      Richard was feudal Lord of Clun and Oswestry in the Welsh Marches. In 1289 he was created Earl of Arundel. He was knighted by King Edward I of England in 1289.

      Fought in Wales, Gascony & Scotland. He fought in the Welsh wars, 1288 to 1294, when the Welsh castle of Castell y Bere (near modern-day Towyn) was besieged by Madog ap Llywelyn. He commanded the force sent to relieve the siege and he also took part in many other campaigns in Wales; also, in Gascony 1295-97; and furthermore, in the Scottish wars, 1298-1300.

      Marriage and children
      He married sometime before 1285, Alice di Saluzzo (also known as Alesia di Saluzzo), daughter of Thomas I of Saluzzo in Italy.
      Their issue:
      - Edmund Fitzalan, 2nd Earl of Arundel.
      - John, a priest.
      - Alice Fitzalan, married Stephen de Segrave, 3rd Lord Segrave.
      - Margaret Fitzalan, married William le Boteler (or Butler).
      - Eleanor FitzAlan, married Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy.[b]

      Burial
      Richard and his mother are buried together in the sanctuary of Haughmond Abbey, long closely associated with the FitzAlan family.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Fitzalan,_1st_Earl_of_Arundel



  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Richard FITZALAN, person ID 9HVV-643. (Reliability: 3).