11819888. Earl Richard Fitzalan &
11819889. Countess Alice Saluce
2/3/1266,
Richard born in Ireland, s/o 23639776. John Fitzalan & 23639777. Isabel
de Mortimer.
~1268, Alice
born in Piedmont, Italy, d/o 23639778. Tommaso I, Marchese di Saluzzo & 23639779.
Aluisia de Ceva.
3/1272,
Richard age 6 when his father died, was placed under the guardianship of Roger
de Mortimer; succeeding as lord of Clun and Oswestry.
11/16/1272,
Edward I ascended to the throne while on crusade.
7/1277,
Muster rolls for the war in Wales identify Richard fitzalan, in wardship, as
possessing Clun, S.W. Salop; and Oswestry, N.W. (S) The Welsh Wars of Edward I.
7/29/1278,
Appointment of Henry de Novo Burgo to the custody, as he is enjoined, of the
castle and honor of Arundel, which are of the inheritance of Richard son of
Alan, a minor. (S) CPRs.
[––Richard
& Alice––]
11/1281,
Richard married Alice. Queen Eleanor, wife of Henry III, helped arrange this
marriage. Alice was a kinswoman of Eleanor.
4/22/1283,
Appointment of the abbot of Vale Royal to the custody, during the minority of
Richard son of Alan, of the manor so Burne and Stanstede, co. Sussex, in the
king’s hands by the death of Isabella de Albianaco, sometimes countess of
Arundel [w/o Earl Hugh D’Aubigny, d/o Earl William de Warenne &
Matilda Marshall]. (S) CPRs.
1283,
Richard paid 2000 marks for his sister Maud to marry Philip Burnel.
6/2/1285,
Mandate to Isabella [de Mortuo Mari, Richard’s mother] to deliver the castle
and honor of Arundel … to R. bishop of Bath and Wells, … to the use of Richard
son of Alan, heir of the said castle and honor. (S) CPRs.
8/1/1285,
Richard le Fitz Aleyn granted a fair at the manor of Arundel. (S) Gaz. of
Markets and Fairs.
11/14/1287,
Richard ordered to raise 400 foot soldiers to march against Rhys ap Meredith;
but to reside on his lands in Wales until the rebellion was quelled. [King
Edward was on an extended stay in Gascony. A similar writ was executed the next
year.]
12/8/1287,
Richard had seisin of his lands, and the title and honour of the castle of
Arundel.
1289,
Richard knighted and created Earl of Arundel [received the sword of the county
of Sussex].
1292,
Richard, earl of Arundel, summoned to answer to the King about property in
Shropshire.
9/25/1292,
Alice died; buried at Todingham Priory.
[––Richard––]
1292,
Richard in a dispute over hunting rights in Hoghton forest with G. bishop of
Chichester.
8/27/1294,
Licence for Richard son of Alan, earl of Arundel, … going to Gascony on the
king’s service, … (S) CPRs.
10/27/1294,
Richard, by writ, the commander of forces sent to relieve Bere castle [Wales],
along with Fulk fitz Warin, Roger l’estrange, Bogo de Novol, and Peter Corbet.
[King Edward was involved in a long war to protect lands in Gascony from Philip
IV of France.] (S) The Welsh Wars of Edward I, P252.
6/24/1295,
Richard summoned to parliament.
1295, Earl
Richard obtained a patent authorizing him to fortify the town of Arundel.
Richard also constructed several buildings at the castle, including a new
entrance to the keep, the Well Tower, and the barbican.
1295, Fulk
fitz Warin accused Richard, earl of Arundel, of ravaging his lands at
Whittington.
11/8/1295, Order to Gilbert de Clare (4997382), earl of
Gloucester and Hertford, to take into the king's hand all lands and goods of
all alien religious of the power of the king of France in his liberty of
Glamorgan … the like to … Roger le Bygod, earl of Norfolk and marshal of
England, H. de Bohun (11819896), earl of Hereford and Essex, R. (11819888) earl
of Arundel, J. de Hastinges (5910050), Edmund de Mortuo Mari (2498716), …
William de Brehus (11820322), Wm. de Valencia (11820102), earl of Pembroke, and
John Giffard (11820106), within their liberties and lands in the parts of the
march. (S) CFRs.
1/4/1296, English forces left from Plymouth,
arriving in Gascony in March. 3/28 they began an unsuccessful English-French
siege of Bordeaux.
1/13/1296,
Mandate … to assist Richard, earl of Arundel, appointed in those counties
[Salop and Stafford] to see that all persons having land and rent to the vale
of £40 a year or more are provided with houses and arms to be ready to set out
on the king’s service at 3 weeks’ warning. (S) CPRs. [Richard was the only earl
assigned to accompany Edmund of Lancaster, going to Gascony from Plymouth.]
1296, Edmund
of Lancaster arrived in Gascony to take command of the expeditionary forces.
[He died the same year at Bayonne. Henry de Lacy, 3rd earl of
Lincoln, then arrived to take command].
1297,
Richard summoned to parliament.
9/7/1297,
Richard, earl of Arundel, and 40 barons and bishops, were sent writs to come
with horses and arms, but the muster location was not specified. Eventually
other writs specified to muster at Newcastle at the end of January.
2/1298,
Richard arrived at Newcastle with 600 men from Powys and Clun, as well as 27
knights and 110 independent footmen. Richard’s personal retinue was 40 lances
and 2 knights [those that were paid by Richard]. Richard advanced to Roxburgh
on the border with Scotland and relieved the seige of that castle, then fell
back to Berwick.
7/22/1298,
Richard at the battle of Falkirk.
7/22/1298, King Edward defeated Sir William Wallace
(Braveheart) at the battle of Falkirk, Scotland. The Scots defensive position
was strong, but based on spearmen with support of some cavalry and archers.
Edward’s armored knights were repulsed by the amassed spear points. King Edward
brought up his Welsh longbowmen. They cut gaps into the Scottish ranks through
which the mounted English knights could charge. The Scots were routed, but
Wallace escaped.
3/28/1300,
“Royal letters patent: inspeximus and confirmation of Magna Carta … Witnesses:
… Richard, son of Alan, Earl of Arundell, …” (S) UKNA.
7/9/1300,
Richard at the siege of Carlaverock castle.
1300, In an
inquisition Richard is titled “Comes Arundel”.
8/1300,
Richard acknowledged ad debt to Henry de percy of 2000 marks. [The same amount
Richard paid for the marriage of his sister Maud in 1283 – implying this might
have been for his daughter Eleanor.]
2/12/1301 in
Lincoln, Richard was a signer of a letter to Pope Boniface VIII asserting the
King’s right to dominion over Scotland.
1301,
Richard fought in the Scotland campaigns.
6/24/1301,
Richard summoned to muster at Carlisle.
[King Edward attacked Scotland and removed the Scot’s ancient coronation stone
from Scone, installing it at Westminster.]
8/10/1301,
The King ordered Fulk fitz Warin and Richard Fitz Alan, earl of Arundel, to
abstain from attacking each other.
Bef.
1/15/1302, Richard, Earl of Arundel, died, buried at Haughmond abbey,
Shropshire.
6/30/1302,
IPM of Richard earl of Arundel. … Edmund de Arondel is the son and heir of the said
Richard, somtime Earl of Arondell, and is aged 18 years. (S) Abstracts of
Wiltshire Inquisitions, V37, 1908, P289.
(S) The
Siege of Carlaverock in the XXVIII Edward I, Nicolas, 1828, P283. (S)
Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. (S) The Welsh Wars of Edward I. (S) DNB.
Children
of Richard and Alice:
i. Eleanor de Arundel (60845653), born 1282 in
England.
ii. Edmund FitzAlan (5909944), born 5/1/1285 in
England.
iii. Alice de Arundel (5910165), born ~1290 in
England.
iv. Margaret de Arundel, born by 1292 in England.
Margaret
married Lord William le Boteler.
