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Biography of Richard Berkeley 1531-1605

Paternal Family Tree: Berkeley

Maternal Family Tree: Isabel Meade 3rd Baroness Berkeley

Richard Berkeley and Elizabeth Ann Reade were married.

Richard Berkeley and Elizabeth Jermy were married.

In 1531 Richard Berkeley was born to John Berkeley (age 25) and Isabel Denys (age 22) at Stoke Giffard, Gloucestershire.

In 1531 [his father] John Berkeley (age 25) and [his mother] Isabel Denys (age 22) were married. They were sixth cousins.

In or before 1540 [his son-in-law] Thomas Throckmorton of Tortworth and [his daughter] Elizabeth Berkeley were married.

On 28th June 1545 [his father] John Berkeley (age 39) died.

After 28th June 1545 [his step-father] Arthur Porter (age 40) and [his mother] Isabel Denys (age 37) were married.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Around 1550 [his daughter] Anne Berkeley was born to Richard Berkeley (age 19) and Elizabeth Ann Reade (age 30).

Around 1550 [his son] Henry Berkeley was born to Richard Berkeley (age 19) and Elizabeth Ann Reade (age 30).

Around 1553 [his daughter] Catherine Berkeley was born to Richard Berkeley (age 22) and Elizabeth Ann Reade (age 33).

In 1564 Richard Berkeley (age 33) was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucester.

In 1568 Richard Berkeley (age 37) was knighted.

After 1580 [his daughter] Elizabeth Berkeley died.

In or before 1585 [his son-in-law] Rowland Leigh of Longbarrow (age 48) and [his daughter] Catherine Berkeley (age 31) were married.

Robert Devereux Returns from Ireland

On 29th September 1599 Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 33) was compelled to stand before the Council during a five-hour interrogation. The Council, which included his uncle William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 55), took a quarter of an hour to compile a report, which declared that his truce with O'Neill was indefensible and his flight from Ireland tantamount to a desertion of duty. He was committed to the custody of Sir Richard Berkeley (age 68) in his own York House [Map] on 1 October.

In 1604 Richard Berkeley (age 73) was elected MP Gloucestershire.

In 1605 Richard Berkeley (age 74) died at Stoke Giffard, Gloucestershire.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Berkeley was born to Richard Berkeley and Elizabeth Ann Reade.

Royal Ancestors of Richard Berkeley 1531-1605

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Richard Berkeley 1531-1605

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Botetort 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dynham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Dynham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Muriel Courtenay 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

GrandFather: Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Stafford

Father: John Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Coningsby

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Coningsby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Coningsby

GrandMother: Elizabeth Coningsby

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Ferriby

Richard Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Denys of Bradford Devon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Denys

GrandFather: William Denys

Mother: Isabel Denys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Berkeley 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Berkeley Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bluet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mowbray 4th Baron Mowbray Baron Segrave 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Segrave 5th Baroness Segrave Baroness Mowbray Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Anne Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Meade 3rd Baroness Berkeley