Biography of John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers 1348-1379

Paternal Family Tree: Fitzalan

Maternal Family Tree: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188

On 09 Feb 1321 [his father] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 15) and [his step-mother] Isabel Despencer Countess Arundel (age 9) were married at Havering atte Bower [Map]. She by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex. He the son of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel (age 35) and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Before 17 Nov 1326 [his grandfather] Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel (age 41) was captured by John Charleton 1st Baron Cherleton (age 58) at Shrewsbury, Shropshire [Map] whilst attempting to gather troops to suport King Edward II of England (age 42). On 17 Nov 1326 he was beheaded with a blunt sword requiring twenty-two strokes at Hereford [Map]. His son [his father] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 20) succeeded 10th Earl Arundel Sussex.

On 06 Nov 1330 John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont (age 12) and [his mother] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 49) and Maud Chaworth. He the son of Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan (age 51) and Alice Comyn Baroness Beaumont. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 05 Feb 1344 [his father] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 38) and [his mother] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 25) were married at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges. She by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex. She the daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 63) and Maud Chaworth. He the son of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In Jun 1347 John Warenne 7th Earl Surrey (age 60) died. His nephew [his father] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Surrey. [his mother] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 28) by marriage Countess Surrey. Conisbrough Castle [Map] reverted to the Crown.

Around 1348 John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers was born to Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 42) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 29) at Etchingham Lewes. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 17 Feb 1359 John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers (age 11) and Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 14) were married. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 53) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 40). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Around 1360 [his daughter] Joan Fitzalan was born to John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers (age 12) and [his wife] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 15). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 03 Nov 1364 [his son] John Fitzalan Baron Maltravers 2nd Baron Arundel was born to John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers (age 16) and [his wife] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 19). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1366 [his son] Richard Fitzalan was born to John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers (age 18) and [his wife] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 21). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1369 [his son] William Fitzalan was born to John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers (age 21) and [his wife] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 24). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1372 [his daughter] Margaret Fitzalan Baroness Ros Helmsley was born to John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers (age 24) and [his wife] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 27). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 11 Jan 1372 [his mother] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 53) died at Arundel [Map]. She was buried at Lewes Priory [Map].

In 1377 John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers (age 29) was appointed Earl Marshal.

On 04 Aug 1377 John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers (age 29) was created 1st Baron Arundel by writ of summons. [his wife] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 32) by marriage Baroness Arundel.

On 16 Dec 1379 John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers (age 31) drowned. He was buried at Lewes Priory [Map]. The Chronica Majora reports "... that during the panic of the storm, Sir John murdered those of his men who refused to make for shore for fear of being shipwrecked upon the rocks. Subsequently, after safely arriving on an island off the Irish coast, Sir John and his boat captain were swept back into the sea and drowned". His son [his son] John Fitzalan Baron Maltravers 2nd Baron Arundel (age 15) succeeded 2nd Baron Arundel.

In 1380 Reginald Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham (age 31) and [his former wife] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 35) were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Around 1383 [his former sister-in-law] Joan Maltravers died. Her sister [his former wife] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 38) succeeded 2nd Baroness Maltravers. John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers by marriage Baron Maltravers.

On 12 Jan 1405 [his former wife] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 60) died at Sussex. She was buried at Lewes Priory [Map]. Her grandson John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baron Maltravers.

William Echingham and [his daughter] Joan Fitzalan were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers 1348-1379 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King John "Lackland" of England 1166-1216

King Henry III of England 1207-1272

Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey 1318-1372

Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey 1306-1376

Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence 1198-1245

Royal Ancestors of John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers 1348-1379

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 7 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 8 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 5 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Son of Louis "Lion" VIII King France

Royal Descendants of John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers 1348-1379

President George Washington x 1

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 17

Queen Consort Camilla Shand x 9

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 72

Ancestors of John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers 1348-1379

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzalan

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 6th Earl Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel D'Aubigny 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzalan 7th Earl Arundel 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Butler

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Verdun Countess Arundel

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rohesia Verdun

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 8th Earl Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Mortimer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gwladus verch Llewelyn "Dark Eyed" Aberffraw Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Mortimer Countess Arundel 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud de Braose

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva Marshal

GrandFather: Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Manfred III Marquess Saluzzo

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas I Marquess Saluzzo 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Amedeo Savoy IV Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Marchioness of Saluzzo 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Burgundy Countess Savoy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Father: Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Warenne 6th Earl Surrey

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Warenne

GrandMother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Vere 3rd Earl of Oxford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh de Vere 4th Earl of Oxford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel de Bolebec Countess of Oxford

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford

Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Quincy Countess Oxford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Vere

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford

John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "Lackland" of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy

GrandFather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Lion" VIII King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile

Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Metz 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Swabia

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant

Mother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

Great x 1 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

GrandMother: Maud Chaworth

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Beauchamp

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Beauchamp

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Mortimer

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Maudit

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Beaumont

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Beauchamp Baroness Monthermer

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod