Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley 1354-1416

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Before 6th March 1345 [his father] William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley [aged 26] and [his mother] Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley were married.

Around 1354 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley was born to William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley [aged 35] and Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley.

In 1360 [his grandfather] Robert Morley Baron Marshal, 2nd Baron Morley died. In 1360 His son [his father] William [aged 41] succeeded 4th Baron Marshal, 3rd Baron Morley. [his mother] Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.

Before 3rd April 1374 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 20] and Joan Hastings Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 17] were married. They were half sixth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Around 1375 [his son] Robert Morley was born to Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 21] and [his wife] Joan Hastings Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 18]. He married before August 1394 Isabel Molines and had issue.

In or before 1377 [his brother-in-law] Hugh Hastings 7th Baron Hastings [aged 26] and [his future wife] Anne Despencer Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 18] were married. They were third cousins. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1379 [his father] William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley [aged 60] died. He was buried at Austin Friars, Norwich [Map]. In 1379 His son Thomas [aged 25] succeeded 5th Baron Marshal, 4th Baron Morley. [his wife] Joan Hastings Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 22] by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.

Before 10th June 1380 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 26] and Elizabeth Unknown Baroness Marshal Baroness Morley were married. She by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.

On 23rd November 1386 [his mother] Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley died. She was buried at Austin Friars, Norwich [Map].

Before 21st October 1390 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 36] and Anne Despencer Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 32] were married. She by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

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On 2nd November 1393 John Hastings 6th Baron Hastings [aged 65] died without issue. His nephew [his brother-in-law] Hugh [aged 43] de jure 7th Baron Hastings. [his wife] Anne Despencer Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 35] by marriage Baroness Hastings.

Before August 1394 [his son] Robert Morley [aged 19] and [his daughter-in-law] Isabel Molines were married.

On 2nd November 1396 [his step-son]  [aged 19] died.

On 6th November 1396 [his brother-in-law] Hugh Hastings 7th Baron Hastings [aged 46] died at Eton [Map]. His son [his step-son] Edward [aged 14] de jure 8th Baron Hastings. Muriel Dynham Baroness Hastings [aged 14] by marriage Baroness Hastings.

On 29th September 1397 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester [aged 24] was created 1st Earl Gloucester. Constance York Countess Gloucester [aged 23] by marriage Countess Gloucester.

On 13th January 1400 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester [aged 26] was beheaded at Bristol, Gloucestershire [Map].

On 12th November 1403 [his son] Robert Morley [aged 28] died.

In 1411 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 57] was appointed 119th Knight of the Garter by King Henry IV of England [aged 43].

Before 1412 [his step-son] Edward Hastings 8th Baron Hastings [aged 29] and Muriel Dynham Baroness Hastings [aged 29] were married. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

After 1412 [his step-son] Edward Hastings 8th Baron Hastings [aged 29] and Margery de Clifton Baroness Hastings were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings. The difference in their ages was 36 years. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 24th September 1416 Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley [aged 62] died. His grandson Thomas [aged 23] succeeded 6th Baron Marshal, 5th Baron Morley. Isabel Pole Baroness Marshal and Morley by marriage Baroness Marshal, Baroness Morley.

On 30th October 1426 [his former wife] Anne Despencer Baroness Marshal and Morley [aged 68] died at Norwich, Norfolk [Map].

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley 1354-1416

Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley 1354-1416
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

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Ancestors of Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley 1354-1416

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Morley 1st Baron Morley

Grandfather: Robert Morley Baron Marshal, 2nd Baron Morley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Mohaut

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Mohaut 1st Baron Mohaut aka Montalt

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Mohaut Baroness Morley

father: William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Marshal

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Marshal

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline Rye

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Marshal 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy Countess Derby 3 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Baron Marshal 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Hawise Unknown

Grandmother: Hawise Marshal 3rd Baroness Marshal 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clare Fitzwalter 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Fitzrobert 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Longespée Earl Salisbury son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida II Longespée Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandmother: Christiana Fitzwalter Baroness Marshal 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Burgh 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Burgh 7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Valey

Great x 2 Grandmother: Devorgille Burgh 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bardolf

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Bardolf 1st Baron Bardolf

Great x 2 Grandmother: Juliane Gournay

Grandfather: Thomas Bardolf 2nd Baron Bardolf

mother: Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Pierre Grandison

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison

Grandmother: Agnes Grandison Baroness Bardolf

Great x 1 Grandmother: Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison