Baron Fitzpayn

Baron Fitzpayn is in Baronies of England Alphabetically.

There have been two creations of Baron Fitzpayn:

1st. 1299. Robert Fitzpayn 1st Baron Fitzpayn. Abeyant. 6th March 1450.

2nd. 1360. Robert Grey 1st Baron Fitzpayn. Extinct. 21st May 1393.

Baron Fitzpayn 1st Creation 1299

Summary

1299. 1st. Robert Fitzpayn 1st Baron Fitzpayn [aged 45] created.

22nd August 1315. 2nd. Son Robert Fitzpayn 2nd Baron Fitzpayn [aged 30] succeeded.

1322. 3rd. Son Robert Fitzpayn 3rd Baron Fitzpayn [aged 22] succeeded.

1323. 4th. Nephew John Chidiock 4th Baron Fitzpayn succeeded.

30th June 1390. 5th. Son John Chidiock 5th Baron Fitzpayn [aged 15] succeeded.

10th October 1415. 6th. Son John Chideock 6th Baron Fitzpayn [aged 13] succeeded.

6th March 1450. John Chideock 6th Baron Fitzpayn abeyant.

Between 1299 and 1314 Robert Fitzpayn 1st Baron Fitzpayn [aged 45] was created 1st Baron Fitzpayn by writ of summons.

On 22nd August 1315 Robert Fitzpayn 1st Baron Fitzpayn [aged 61] died. His son Robert [aged 30] succeeded 2nd Baron Fitzpayn.

Around 1322 Robert Fitzpayn 2nd Baron Fitzpayn [aged 37] died. Possibly 14th October 1322 at the Rout of Byland Abbey. His son Robert [aged 22] succeeded 3rd Baron Fitzpayn.

Around 1322 Robert Fitzpayn 3rd Baron Fitzpayn [aged 23] died. His nephew John succeeded 4th Baron Fitzpayn.

On 30th June 1390 John Chidiock 4th Baron Fitzpayn [aged 41] died. His son John [aged 15] succeeded 5th Baron Fitzpayn.

On 10th October 1415 John Chidiock 5th Baron Fitzpayn [aged 40] died. His son John [aged 13] succeeded 6th Baron Fitzpayn.

On 6th March 1450 John Chideock 6th Baron Fitzpayn [aged 48] died. Baron Fitzpayn abeyant between his daughters Catherine Chideocke [aged 27] and Margaret Chideock [aged 18] and their heirs.

Baron Fitzpayn 2nd Creation 1360

Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes

Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.

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Summary

1360. 1st. Robert Grey 1st Baron Fitzpayn [aged 39] created.

21st May 1393. 1st. Robert Grey 1st Baron Fitzpayn extinct.

Around 1360 Robert Grey 1st Baron Fitzpayn [aged 39] was created 1st Baron Fitzpayn. Elizabeth Brienne Baroness Fitzpayn [aged 39] by marriage Baroness Fitzpayn.

On 21st May 1393 Robert Grey 1st Baron Fitzpayn [aged 72] died. Baron Fitzpayn extinct.