Richard Fitzalan, 1st Earl of Arundel
Richard FitzAlan, 1st Earl of Arundel[a] (3 February 1267 – 9 March 1302) was an English nobleman and soldier.
Richard FitzAlan | |
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Born | 3 February 1267 |
Died | 9 March 1302 (aged 35) |
Resting place | Haughmond Abbey, Shropshire |
Spouse | Alice of Saluzzo |
Children |
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Parent(s) | John FitzAlan III Isabella Mortimer |
Family | FitzAlan |
Lineage
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 le Botiller.
Richard was feudal Lord of Clun and Oswestry in the Welsh Marches. In 1289 he was created Earl of Arundel.[5]
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 of Saluzzo (also known as Alesia di Saluzzo), daughter of Thomas I of Saluzzo in Italy.[6]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 Botiller (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.
Notes
References
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