Paternal Family Tree: Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford
Maternal Family Tree: Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford
In 1303 Gilbert Umfraville and [her mother] Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 15] were married. He the son of Gilbert Umfraville 7th Earl Angus [aged 58] and Elisabetha Comyn. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 30th June 1308 [her father] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 32] and [her mother] Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 21] were married.
After 30th June 1308 Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford was born to Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 32] and Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 21] at Castle Badlesmere [Map]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1309 [her father] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 33] was created 1st Baron Badlesmere. [her mother] Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 21] by marriage Baroness Badlesmere.
On 27th June 1316 [her brother-in-law] Edmund Mortimer [aged 13] and [her sister] Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton [aged 3] were married at Kinlet, Cleobury Mortimer [Map]. He the son of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 29] and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville [aged 30]. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 25th July 1316 Robert Fitzpayn 3rd Baron Fitzpayn [aged 16] and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 8] were married.
Before 25th November 1316 [her brother-in-law] William Ros 2nd Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 31] and [her sister] Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 8] were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. The difference in their ages was 23 years.
On 27th May 1320 Bishop Henry Burghesh [aged 28] was appointed Bishop of Lincoln due to the influence of his uncle [her father] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 44] despite the chapter having already elected a new bishop.
On 13th October 1321 Isabella of France Queen Consort England [aged 26] was returning from Canterbury, Kent [Map] to London. She sought accommodation at Leeds Castle, Kent [Map] which was under the protection of [her mother] Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 34] the wife of [her father] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 46]. Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere refused entry to the Queen killing around six of her retinue when they tried to force entry. King Edward II of England [aged 37] commenced the Siege of Leeds Castle. Once King Edward II of England gained possession of the castle, he had the garrison hanged from the battlements. His wife Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere, her five children ([her sister] Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 13], Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 13], Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton [aged 8], Giles Badlesmere 2nd Baron Badlesmere [aged 6] and Margaret Badlesmere Baroness Tibetot [aged 6]), and her nephew Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh [aged 34], were imprisoned in the Tower of London [Map].
Around 1322 [her father-in-law] Robert Fitzpayn 2nd Baron Fitzpayn [aged 37] died. Possibly 14th October 1322 at the Rout of Byland Abbey. His succeeded son [her husband] Robert Fitzpayn 3rd Baron Fitzpayn [aged 22] succeeded 3rd Baron Fitzpayn.
On 16th March 1322 the rebel army led by Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln [aged 44] attempted to cross the bridge over the River Ure (between Ripon and York) at Boroughbridge Bridge [Map]. Their path was blocked by forces loyal to the King led by Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle [aged 52]. [her father] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 46], Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 34], John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort [aged 57] and John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers [aged 32] fought for the rebels. Roger Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford [aged 22], Nicholas Longford [aged 37], Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln, John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray [aged 35] were captured.
Warin Lisle [aged 51] was hanged after the battle at Pontefract [Map].
Following the battle Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester [aged 31] and his wife Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester were both imprisoned. He in Nottingham Castle [Map] and she in Sempringham Priory [Map].
John Clinton 2nd Baron Clinton [aged 22], Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke [aged 22], William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby [aged 46], Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 34], Domhnall Mar II Earl of Mar [aged 29] and Peter Saltmarsh [aged 42] fought for the King.
Adam Everingham 1st Baron Everingham of Laxton [aged 43] was captured.
Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex [aged 46] was killed. His succeeded son John Bohun 5th Earl Hereford 4th Earl Essex [aged 15] succeeded 5th Earl Hereford, 4th Earl Essex.
Piers Grandison 2nd Baron Grandison [aged 31] fough for the rebels, and was captured.
Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley [aged 55] surrendered before the battle and was imprisoned in Wallingford Castle [Map] for the rest of his life
John Giffard 2nd Baron Giffard Brimpsfield [aged 34] was captured.
Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March was imprisoned at Tower of London [Map].
On 14th April 1322 [her father] Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 46] was tried by Henry Cobham 1st Baron Cobham [aged 62] at Canterbury, Kent [Map].
Sentenced to death Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere was drawn for three miles behind a horse to Blean, Canterbury, where he held property, where he was beheaded. His head was displayed on the Burgh Gate, Canterbury and the rest of his body left hanging at Blean, Canterbury. He was buried at Whitefriars. His nephew Henry Burghesh's [aged 30] lands were also seized. These were restored around 1326.
Around 1322 [her husband] Robert Fitzpayn 3rd Baron Fitzpayn [aged 23] died. His succeeded nephew John succeeded 4th Baron Fitzpayn.
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In 1328 [her brother] Giles Badlesmere 2nd Baron Badlesmere [aged 13] attainder reversed 2nd Baron Badlesmere. [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Badlesmere and Despencer [aged 4] by marriage Baroness Badlesmere.
Around 1328 [her brother] Giles Badlesmere 2nd Baron Badlesmere [aged 13] and [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Badlesmere and Despencer [aged 4] were married. She the daughter of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury [aged 27] and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury [aged 24].
On 17th April 1331 Robert de Vere 6th Earl of Oxford [aged 73] died. His succeeded nephew [her future husband] John [aged 19] succeeded 7th Earl of Oxford.
On 22nd October 1333 [her mother] Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere [aged 46] died.
In 1335 [her brother-in-law] William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton [aged 25] and [her sister] Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton [aged 22] were married. He the son of Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex and Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland. They were fourth cousins. He a grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1336 [her son] Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford was born to [her husband] John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 23] and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 27]. He married before 16th January 1362 his half fifth cousin once removed Maud Ufford Countess of Oxford, daughter of Ralph Ufford and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster, and had issue.
In 1336 John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 23] and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. They were third cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Around 1338 [her son] Aubrey de Vere 10th Earl of Oxford was born to [her husband] John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 25] and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 29]. He married before 15th August 1385 his second cousin once removed Alice Fitzwalter Countess of Oxford, daughter of John Fitzwalter 3rd Baron Fitzwalter and Eleanor Percy Baroness Fitzwalter, and had issue.
On 7th June 1338 [her brother] Giles Badlesmere 2nd Baron Badlesmere [aged 23] died. Baron Badlesmere abeyant between his sisters Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 29], Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 29], Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton [aged 25] and Margaret Badlesmere Baroness Tibetot [aged 23].
Calendar Inquitisitions Port Mortem Volume 8 Edward III 185. 185. [her brother] Giles De Badelesmere [deceased], Knight.
Writ to Henry Darcy, mayor of the city of London, and king's escheator there, 16 July [1338], 12 Edward III.
London.
Inq. Friday before St. Bartholomew, 12 Edward III.
Alegate. A tenement, 17 shops, and a garden adjacent, within Alegate, worth when let 9l.; out of which there are paid yearly to the lords of that fee for quit rent, 56s. 4d., and for repairs, 40s.
Lymstret lane. A tenement and a garden, worth 40s., out of which are paid yearly for repair of houses and walls and for enclosing of the said tenement and garden, 20s.
All held of the king in chief, as the whole of the city of London is.
Margery [aged 30] the wife of Sir William de Ros [aged 53], Maud [aged 30] the wife of the earl of Oxford [aged 26], Elizabeth [aged 25] the wife of the earl of Northampton [aged 28], and Margery [aged 23] (sic) the wife of Sir John Tipetoft [aged 24], are his sisters and co-heirs, and of full age.
John Tiptoft 2nd Baron Tibetot.
Continues.
On 3rd September 1341 [her son-in-law] Hugh Courtenay [aged 14] and Elizabeth de Vere were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 29] and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 33]. He the son of Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 38] and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon [aged 30]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Before 1350 John de Vere and Elizabeth Courtenay were married. She the daughter of Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 46] and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon [aged 38]. He the son of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 37] and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 41]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In 1350 [her daughter] Elizabeth de Vere died.
In 1350 [her son] John de Vere died.
On 18th June 1356 [her sister] Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton [aged 43] died at Blackfriars Church Holborn.
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On 24th January 1360 [her husband] John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 47] died. He was buried at Colne Priory, Essex [Map]. His succeeded son Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford [aged 24] succeeded 8th Earl of Oxford.
Before 1361 [her son-in-law] Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont [aged 20] and Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont were married. Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont by marriage Baroness Beaumont. She the daughter of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 52]. He the son of John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 42]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
Before 16th January 1362 Thomas de Vere 8th Earl of Oxford [aged 26] and Maud Ufford Countess of Oxford [aged 17] were married. Maud Ufford Countess of Oxford by marriage Countess of Oxford. She the daughter of Ralph Ufford and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster [aged 52]. He the son of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 53]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 18th October 1363 [her sister] Margery Badlesmere Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 55] died.
On 24th May 1366 Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford [aged 57] died.
[her daughter] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont was born to John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford. She married (1) before 1361 her fourth cousin once removed Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont, son of John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey, and had issue (2) 1377 her fifth cousin John Devereux 1st Baron Devereux and had issue.
[her son] John de Vere was born to John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford. He married before 1350 his third cousin once removed Elizabeth Courtenay, daughter of Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon.
[her son] Robert Vere was born to John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford.
[her daughter] Elizabeth de Vere was born to John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford. She married 3rd September 1341 her third cousin once removed Hugh Courtenay, son of Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon and Margaret Bohun Countess Devon, and had issue.
Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
GrandFather: Gunselin Badlesmere 
Father: Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere
GrandMother: Joan Fitzbernard
Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzgilbert 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil of Salisbury
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aoife ni Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham
GrandFather: Thomas de Clare 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fitzrichard 6th Baron Halton 
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Lacy 6th Baron Pontefract 7th Baron Halton 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Essex
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Lacy Earl Lincoln 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Clere Baroness Lacy Baroness Warkworth 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln 6 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester
Mother: Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 
3 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 1st Lord Offaly 4 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 2nd Lord Offaly 5 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Bermingham 1st Baron of Athenry
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eve Bermingham
Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 4th Lord Offaly 6 x Great Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliana Granville Baroness Offaly 
GrandMother: Juliana Fitzgerald 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 
Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Longespée Earl Salisbury Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Stephen Longespée Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William of Salisbury 2nd Earl Salisbury 5 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury 6 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Vitre Countess of Salisbury
Great x 1 Grandmother: Emmeline Longespée Baroness Offaly Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Riddlesford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Riddlesford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Emmeline Riddlesford