Sir John FitzAlan, Knight, 6th Earl of Arundel

Male 1223 - 1267  (44 years)


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  • Name John FitzAlan 
    Title Sir 
    Suffix Knight, 6th Earl of Arundel 
    Birth 6 May 1223  Oswestry Castle, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Nov 1267  Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I46470  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2016 

    Father Sir John FitzAlan, Knight, 3rd Lord of Oswestry,   b. 1200, (Shropshire, England) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Mar 1240, Clun, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Isabel d'Aubigny,   b. ~ 1196, Arundel, West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1240, Arundel, West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Marriage 1222  Arundel, West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Family ID F17215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maud de Verdon,   b. 1225, Lincoln Castle, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1283 (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1, 2, 5
    Children 
     1. Sir John FitzAlan, Knight, 7th Earl of Arundel,   b. 14 Sep 1246, Clun, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1272, Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     2. Joan FitzAlan,   b. ~ 1267   d. Aft 6 October 1316 (Age ~ 49 years)
     3. Matilda FitzAlan,   b. 1244, Tettenhall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1309, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F17020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 May 1223 - Oswestry Castle, Shropshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Nov 1267 - Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • John FitzAlan (1223–1267), Lord of Oswestry and Clun, and de jure matris Earl of Arundel, was a Breton-English nobleman and Marcher Lord with lands in the Welsh Marches.

      Family

      The son and heir of John Fitzalan, Lord of Oswestry and Clun, from Shropshire. His mother was Isabel, and she was the daughter of William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel by his wife, Mabel of Chester. John obtained possession of his paternal estates on 26 May 1244, aged 21 years.

      After the death of his mother's brother Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel, and without direct heirs, he inherited jure matris the castle and honour of Arundel in 1243, which, according to the admission of 1433, he was held to have become de jure Earl of Arundel.[1]

      Welsh Conflicts

      In 1257 the Welsh Lord Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, in the southern realm of the Kingdom of Powys, sought the aid of the Lord of Oswestry against Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. John Fitzalan was a surviving member of the English force that was defeated at the hands of the Welsh at Cymerau in Carmarthenshire.

      In 1258 he was one of the key English military commanders in the Welsh Marches and was summoned yet again in 1260 for further conflict against the Welsh.

      As Earl of Arundel, John vacillated in the conflicts between Henry III and the Barons. He fought on the King's side at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, where he was taken prisoner.

      By 1278 to 1282 his sons were engaged in Welsh border hostilities, attacking the lands of Llywelyn.

      Marriage

      He married Maud de Verdon, daughter of Theobald le Botiller (Boteler) by his wife Rohesia de Verdon (alias Rohese), by whom he had progeny including:

      John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel, eldest son and heir.
      Joan FitzAlan (c.1267-after 6 October 1316), wife of Sir Richard of Cornwall (d.1296), an illegitimate son of Richard of England, 1st Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans (1209-1272) (the second son of King John (1199-1216)) by his mistress Joan de Bath (alias de Valletort).

      References

      Jump up ^ "The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom : extant, extinct, or dormant". Archive.org. pp. Volume 1, 239–40, as corrected by Vol. 14, p. 38. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
      Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, Lines: 70A-29, 149-29.

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    • Sir John FitzAlan 6th Earl of Arundel[1]
      Name: John III Fitz Alan[2][3][4][5][6]
      Name: John, 6th Earl Arundel Lord of Oswestry and Clun FitzAlan[7]
      Birth Date: May 1223, Arundel, Sussex, England[8][9]
      Title: Earl Arundel, Lord Clun
      John FitzAlan (1223-1267), Lord of Oswestry and Clun, and de jure Earl of Arundel, was a Breton-English nobleman and Marcher Lord with lands in the Welsh Marches.[10]
      Marriage: 1242, England
      Sir John married Maud le Botiller (Maud de Verdun), daughter of Theobald le Botiller (Boteler) and Rohese or Rohesia de Verdon.
      His son and successor was: John Fitzalan, 7th Earl of Arundel
      Death: bef. 10 Nov 1267, Arundel, Sussex, England[11][12][13]
      Burial: Before 10 Nov 1267[14]

      Citations

      Source: ^ Cockayne, G. E., edited by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs, & H. A. Doubleday,London, 1926, vol.v, p.392
      Source: Weis, Frederick Lewis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700, Lines: 70A-29, 149-29.

      Family

      The son and heir of John Fitzalan, Lord of Oswestry and Clun, in Shropshire, and Isabel, daughter of William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel by his wife, Mabel of Chester, he obtained possession of his paternal estates on May 26, 1244, aged 21 years.
      After the death without direct heirs of his mother's brother Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel, he inherited 'jure matris' the castle and honour of Arundel in 1243, which, according to the admission of 1433, he was held to have become 'de jure' Earl of Arundel.[1]
      Sir John was succeeded by right of his mother, the 27 Nov 1243, to the Castle and Honor of Arundel. In 26 May 1244 he obtained possession of his paternal estates in Shropshire. According to some early accounts he married Maud de Verdon[15], daughter of Rhys de Verdon, 6th Earl of Arundel; Lord of Oswestry and Clun. Burial BEF 10 Nov 1267

      Welsh Conflicts

      In 1257 the Welsh Lord of Gwenwynwyn, in the southern realm of the Welsh Kingdom of Powys, sought the aid of the Lord of Oswestry against Llywelyn ap Gruffydd and John FitzAlan was a member of the English Force that was defeated at the hands of the Welsh at Cymerau in Carmarthenshire, which he survived.

      In 1258 he was one of the key English military commanders in the Welsh Marches and was summoned yet again in 1260 for further conflict against the Welsh.
      Arundel vacillated in the conflicts between Henry III and the Barons, and fought on the King's side at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, where he was taken prisoner.

      By 1278 to 1282 his own sons were also engaged in Welsh border hostilities, attacking the lands of Llywelyn the son of Gruffydd ap Madog.

      Sources

      Source: Ancestral File Number: 8JDT-WP
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      Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=5be12808-996e-45e5-beff-db793b00550a&tid=13078823&pid=332637204
      Source: The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, Edition: 4th ed., Record Number: CS55 A31979 Abbreviation: Magna Charta, 4th ed. Author: Weis, Frederick Lewis Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1991
      Source: S2375940657 Repository: #R2375940656 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry member. Page: Ancestry Family Trees; Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=27624422&pid=970
      Source: S-2024265482 Royal and Noble Genealogical Data: Brian Tompsett: Copyright 1994-2001, Version March 25, 2001 http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/GEDCOM.html, Department of Computer Science, University of Hull, Hull, UK, HU6 7RX, B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk
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      Source: Repository: R-1969211483 Name: Ancestry.com; Address: http://www.Ancestry.com
      Source: S96 Record ID Number: MH:S96 User ID: CCD7662F-AD30-47C8-B9BC-6B348174ACE3 Title: Eula Maria McKeaig II - 061204.FTW Note: Other
      Footnotes

      ? Source: #S-1968866219 Page: Ancestry Family Trees; Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=2886322&pid=1757493331
      ? Source: #S004330 Birth date: May 1223 Birthplace: Clun/Oswestry, Salop, England Death date: 1267 Death place:
      ? Source: #S004444 Page: Ancestry Family Trees; Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13078823&pid=332637204
      ? Source: #S004444 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13078823&pid=332637204
      ? Source: #S004444 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13078823&pid=332637204
      ? Source: #S004444 Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13078823&pid=332637204
      ? Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6835128&pid=-1207650802
      ? Source: #S004330 Text: Birth Date: May 1223; Birth Place: Clun/Oswestry, Salop, England Death Date: 1267
      ? Source: #S27185
      ? Source: John FitzAlan. Wikipedia. Commons. Accessed: 30 March 2015
      ? Source: #S004330 Birth Date: May 1223; Birthplace: Clun/Oswestry, Salop, England; Death Date: 1267
      ? Source: #S37 Page: 134
      ? Source: #S27185
      ? Source: #S96 Date of Import: Jul 25, 2005; ID: 74386626-64E7-433B-91B6-677D4331906C; ID Number: MH:IF7037
      ? Richardson's Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, page 154 succinctly states John FitzAlan married Maud de Verdun
      See also:

      Note: Shropshire Map
      Note: Coronet for an Earl
      Note: Arundel Castle
      Note: Shropshire COA
      Note: England COA
      Note: Arundel Family Crest
      Note: FitzAlan Arms
      Note: Sussex COA
      Note: Clun Castle
      Note: England Flag
      Note: Map of England
      Note: Coronet for a Baron
      Note: Sussex Map
      Note: Oswestry Castle
      Note: FitzAlan COA
      Acknowledgments

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      Notes

      [Eula Maria McKeaig II - 061204.FTW] Burke's Peerage, p. 2098, on Lineage of FitzAlan:

      The d'Aubigny male line died out by 1243, whereupon the huge family estates were parcelled out between the last d'Aubigny, Earl of Arundel's sisters. Isabel, the second eldest, was wife of John FitzAlan, who through her came into possession of Arundel Castle but, perhaps significantly, did not style himself Earl of Arundel and was not so referred to by third parties. A contributory factor here seems to have been the longevity of the last d'Aubigny Earl of Arundel's widow, who survived her husband almost forty years, and who may in some sense therefore have been regarded as Countess of Arundel in her own right.

      Note: I assume the d'Aubigny widow who survived her husband almost 40 years was wife of Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel, brother of Isabel. - Jim Weber
      Note NI4017!SOURCES: 1. A9C7 p. 234; 2. Eng 116, p. 107-08; 3. Bucks 1 Vol 1 p. 455 [2]

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