2954972. Earl Richard Fitzalan & 2954973. Eleanor of Lancaster & 2955092. Baron John de Beaumont & 30422277. Isabel le Despenser
1306, Richard de Arundel, “Copperhat”, born in England, s/o 5909944. Sir Edmund FitzAlan & 5909945.
Alice de Warenne.
7/7/1307, Edward II succeeded Edward I as King of England.
12/1317, John born in England, s/o 5910184. Henry Beaumont & 5910185. Alice Comyn.
9/11/1311, Eleanor of Lancaster born in England, d/o 5909946. Henry Plantagenet & 5909947.
Maud Chaworth.
1313, Isabel born in England, d/o 2954874. Hugh le Despenser III & 2954875. Eleanor de Clare.
[–––Richard &
Isabel –––]
2/9/1320 at Havering-atte-Bower in the King’s chapel,
Richard, age 14, “wed” Isabel, age 6, his 1st cousin. King Edward II
was present. (S) A Gen. of the Wives of the Am. Presidents, P98.
2/10/1321, Licence for Edmund, earl of Arundel, to enfeoff …
manors of Wenge … with remainder to Richard, son of the said earl, and to
Isabella, daughter of Hugh le Despenser, the younger, his wife, … (S) CPRs.
1321, Isabel age 8. [When her father and grandfather were
exiled.]
9/1324, Queen Isabella’s youngest daughters, Eleanor and
Joan, were placed in the custody of Isabel at Pleshy and Marlborough. [The
Despenser’s persuaded Edward II to do this because they were at war with the
Queen’s family in France.]
11/17/1326, With the execution of Richard’s father who had
supported King Edward II, the families confiscated possessions were taken by
the Queen.
11/24/1326, Isabel’s father executed for treason.
1/24/1327, Edward III, age 14, succeeded Edward II as King
of England.
9/1327, All of Richard’s family estates were granted to
Roger Mortimer, consort of Queen Isabella.
6/1330, Richard arrested for plotting against Roger
Mortimer. [Roger and Queen Isabella deposed 10/1330.] (S) Weir, P347.
4/25/1330, at Beverstone, Quitclaim of John Inge, knight, to
Thomas, lord of Berkeley and Margaret, his wife. Manors of Beverstone and Over.
Witnesses: John Mantravers jun., Maurice de Berkeley, John de Beaumond,
knights, Robert de Aston … (S) UKNA.
[–––John &
Eleanor –––]
11/6/1330, John, 2nd Lord Beaumont, married Lady
Eleanor. (S) Chaloner’s Treatise of the Isle of Man, App. D.
2/1331, Richard’s titles lost by his father restored by King
Edward III: 9th Earl of Arundel, Knight of the Garter and Earl of
Surrey.
1334, Edward III made Richard Governor of Chirk Castle.
10/9/1334, John de Stratford enthroned as archbishop at
Christ Church, Canterbury. Hugh de Audeley acted as steward and butler for the
heiresses of earl Gilbert de Clare. Also attending were John de Warrene, earl
of Surrey, and Richard FitzAlan, earl of Arundel. (S) Archbishop John
Stratford, Haines, 1986, P53.
11/8/1334, Appointment of Richard, earl of Arundel, to the
office of justice of the land of North Wales. (S) CPRs.
1335, Richard with Edward III in Scotland claimed to be
“Steward of Scotland” by hereditary right. (S) Caledonia.: Or, a Historical and
Topographical Account of North Britain, Chalmers, 1887, P574. [Richard actually
had no claim on these titles – they were rightfully the claim of his brother
William.]
11/28/1336, Grant to Richard, earl of Arundel, in recompence
of the stewardship of Scotland which he has granted to the king in fee, of
1,000 marks … (S) CPRs.
3/18/1337 at Parliament, Richard recommended William de
Shalford be awarded for his long service to the crown.
7/9/1337, Appointment of John de Bello Monte and Eleanor,
his wife, the king’s kinswoman, to the custody of the manor of Somerton, co.
Somerset, … (S) CPRs.
7/24/1337, Licence for Henry de Bello Monte to grant in tail
to his son, John de Bello Monte, and Eleanor, wife of the latter, the manors of
Edenham and Wellebourn, co. Lincoln, … (S) CPRs.
8/24/1337, Grant to John de Bello Monte and Eleanor, his
wife, the king’s kinswoman, of the manor of Cory Malet, co. Somerset, … during
the minority of the present or other heir … (S) CPRs.
10/8/1337, Richard de Acton acknowledges that he owes to
John de Bello Monte, knight, and Eleanor his wife, £135; to be levied, etc in co.
Somerset. (S) CCRs.
5/23/1338, Pardon … to John Durant, … for non-appearance …
plea of Richard, earl of Arundel, executor of the will of Alice late the wife
of Edmund, earl of Arundel, … (S) CPRs.
7/13/1338, Appointment, on the advice of the council, of
William de Clynton, earl of Huntingdon, Richard, earl of Arundel, and Ralph de
Nevyll, to attended Edward, duke of Cornwall and earl of Chester, the king’s
first-born son, as members of his council. (S) CPRs.
3/10/1339, John de Beaumont’s father died.
4/20/1339, Appointment of the king’s kinswoman, Eleanor de
Bello Monte, to the custody of the lands late of John Botetourt, … to hold
during the minority of the present or other heir with the marriage … (S) CPRs.
8/28/1339, Commitment to the king's kinswoman, Eleanor de
Bello Monte, of the wardship of the lands late of John Botetourt, tenant in
chief, until the lawful age of his heir, with the marriage … (S) CFRs.
9/20/1339, King Edward, with a force of 12,000 attacked
Cambresis, Tournai, Vermandois and Laon [in what is now far northern France.]
John and Eleanor accompanied the King on this excursion. [See 1340].
1340, Richard – Admiral of “all ships of Portsmouth, and
from then towards the West …”. (S) The Parliamentary Or Constitutional History
of England, Publ. 1751, P231.
1340, John and Eleanor with the king and queen beyond seas
in Brabant. [King Edward, unable to provoke a battle with Philip VI of France
by his various invasions of France, decided to attack Flanders, which was economically
tied to England through the wool market.]
2/1340, Having wintered in Hainault, and the costs of the
war, totalling nearly £276,000, King Edward was forced to return to England.
7/12/1340 at parliament, Earls Richard fitz Alan (Arundel, 2954972),
William de Clinton (Huntingdon, 3803074), and Hugh de Audley (Gloucester,
60845658) presented an open letter of King Edward III requesting money to fund
an impending military campaign.
7/20/1340, Order to the escheator in the counties of Lincoln
etc. to deliver to John de Bello Monte, son and heir of Henry de Bello Monte,
tenant in chief, the lands late of his said father, he having done homage. (S)
CFRs.
12/1/1340, Whereas the king’s kinsfolk, John de Bello Monte
and Eleanor de Lancastre, his wife, by the king’s command crossed with him into
Brabant, and she having conceived by her husband they proposed to return to
England before the birth, that the origin of the child should be known in the
place where it was hoped it would succeed, and whereas, the king, because their
stay was very grateful and desirable as well on account of their service to him
as for the comfort of queen Philippa, caused them to stay … Eleanor … brought
forth the first-born son … now named Henry de Bello Monte … reputes Henry to be
their true and legitimate son, … he shall succeed … within the realm of
England. (S) CPRs.
5/22/1341, John de Bello Monte, knight, son and heir of
Henry de Bello Monte, late earl of Boghan, acknowledges that he owes to William
Heron £200 ; to be levied etc. in co. Northumberland. (S) CCRs.
2/25/1342, John summoned to parliament.
5/10/1342, Licence for John de Bello Monte, knight, to
enfeoff, … now held in dower by Alice, late the wife of Henry de Bello Monte, …
to re-grant the same to him and Eleanor, his wife, … (S) CPRs.
5/1342, John de Bello Monte [Beaumont] died in a jousting
tournament at Northampton. [Many nobles were injured, and many horses were
killed.]
5/25/1342, Order to pay £200 … to William de Burton,
knight, for the use of Eleanor de Bello Monte, executrix of the will of John de
Bello Monte, for the obsequies [funeral] of John. (S) CCRs.
6/26/1342, IPM of John de Bello Monte. Northumberland: Dycheburn.
The manor … Charleton North. The manor … Henry his son, aged 2 years, is his
next heir. Oxford: … Berks: Seukeworth. The manor … Lincoln: … Middlesex: … (S)
CIsPM.
7/1/1342, Order to escheator in the counties of Lincoln and
Rutland, to take into the king's hand the lands late of John de Bello Monte,
deceased, tenant in chief. (S) CFRs.
[––Eleanor––]
9/10/1342, Pardon to the king’s kinswoman, Eleanor late the
wife of John de Bello Monte, for … acquiring in tail from Henry de Bello Monte
… (S) CPRs.
7/1342,
The Battle of Brest off Brittany, a naval victory over Genoese and Spanish
forces.
1342, Richard took part in the seige of Vannes in Brittany.
1/13/1343 at Avignon, Matilda de Lancastria, countess of
Ulster. On behalf of Henry earl of Lancaster her father, and Eleanor Beaumont
her sister, that their confessor may give them plenary remission at the hour of
death.
11/28/1343, Commitment during pleasure to the king's
kinswoman, Eleanor late the wife of John de Beaumount, of the keeping of the
manor of Birthorp, co. Lincoln, in the king's hand by reason of the minority of
Henry, son and heir of the said John. (S) CFRs.
12/18/1343, Order to deliver to Eleanor, late the wife of
John de Bello Monte a messuage, 200 acres … he was jointly enfeoffed of the
premises with Eleanor … (S) CCRs.
12/20/1343, Order to assign dower to Eleanor, late the wife
of John de Bello Monte, tenant in chief, of all the lands which belonged to her
husband, upon her taking oath that she will not marry without the king's
licence. (S) CCRs. [Multiple records in 1342-43 assigning dower in various
counties.]
2/7/1344, Grant, at the request of Richard, earl of Arundel,
who will have to come to London very frequently to treat of various matter for
the king, that he shall lodge in the priory of St. Mary, Suthewerk, and have
the use of suitable houses there for him and his household … (S) CPRs.
3/24/1344, Protection for 1 year for Richard, earl of
Arundel, who is going forth-with beyond the seas for the furtherance of urgent
business of the king, … (S) CPRs. [Note: 6/22/1344 – Richard “beyond the seas
on the king’s service”.]
8/18/1344, Grant to the king's kinswoman, Eleanor de Bello
Monte, and Richard de Melbourn, parson … of the keeping of the lands, rents and
possessions of the alien abbot of Fecamp in the county of Sussex … Eleanor
shall have allowance of £100 a year for life … which sum the king was bound to her
as executrix of the will of John de Bello Monte … (S) CFRs.
12/4/1344, Richard’s marriage to Isabel annulled. The Pope authorized the divorce. Richard claimed he
had not consented to the wedding. [And she was no longer of importance because
of her father’s attainder.]
6/24/1345, … Wolfhampston and Childescanfeld, co. Essex,
which Isabella la Despenser holds for her life, … (S) CPRs.
[–––Richard &
Eleanor –––]
2/5/1345, Richard married widow and 1st cousin
Eleanor at Ditton church, Stoke Poges, Bucks with King Edward III present for
the wedding. [John de Bello Monte died in seisin of the manor of Barton on
Humbre, and on his death Henry his son and heir, being of full age, entered
thereon and granted them with the king’s licence to Richard earl of Arundel and
Eleanor his wife for her life, with reversion to himself and his heirs. (S)
CIsPM.]
6/24/1345, Isabel la Despenser was named as a tenant of her
former husband, Earl Richard, holding for life High Roding, Ovesham,
Prittlewell, Margaretting, Woolston, and Little Canfield, Essex. (S) The Well
in the Desert, Holt, 1872, P379; (S) CPRs.
7/6/1345, Whereas … which lands the king subsequently
committed to his kinswoman, Eleanor de Bello Monte, now the wife of Richard,
earl of Arundel, … (S) CPRs.
8/26/1346, Richard commanded the 2nd division at
the battle of Crecy north of Paris. Edward III vs. Philip VI, heralded the rise
of the longbow as the dominant weapon, and also saw the use of the
ribauldequin, an early cannon, by the English. The English longbowmen could
fire much more quickly than the Genoese, with a killing range of 250 yards.
9/1346, The English began the year-long siege of
the port of Calais. [Ended 8/1347, held by the English until 1558.]
10/20/1346 by Calais, Pardon, for good service in the war in
France, to Richard, earl of Arundel, of the king’s suit for all homicides,
felonies, robberies, … (S) CPRs.
1347, Richard, Earl of Arundell, v. … this property to
remain with his other estates to heirs male of the bodies of the said Earl and
Eleanor, with contingent remainders to Richard de Arundell the younger and
heirs male of his body or right heirs of the Earl. … Edmund de Aroundell son of
Isabel daughter of Hugh son of Hugh le Despenser puts in his claim. (S) Feet of
Fines, Sussex, V3, 1916, no.2063.
1347, Richard at the siege of Calais, with 304 men in his
contingent. (S) English Historical Doc’s 1327-1485, Myers, 1996, P497.
7/21347, Writ for IPMs of John de Warenna, earl of Surrey
and Sussex. Middlesex: Tybourn manor … held as son and heir of William de
Warenna and Joan his wife … after the
death of William and Joan, and of John and Alesia their children, ought to
descend to Richard, now earl of Arundel, son and heir of the said Alesia, and
kinsman of the said John. … Sussex: Held Lewes, the castle and town and manors
… jointly with Joan his wife, of the
gift of King Edward II, to them and the heirs male of the body of the said
earl, with successive remainders to Edmund, earl of Arundell, and Alesia his
wife, and to Richard [son of] the said earl of Arundell and Isabel his wife and
the heirs of their bodies, … (S) CIsPM. [Richard had gotten the king to agree
to this when “he was on his passage, near Iremuth, in the Isle of Wight”.
Richard did not succeed to the title until the countess of Surrey died in 1361]
1348, The Black Death entered the west countryside of
England [likely entering through Bristol].
1348-56, Isabel daughter of Hugh le Despenser repeatedly
brought action against Prior of St. John of Jerusalem in England, concerning a
tenurial and prescriptive duty to repair walls in a marsh in Great Wakering,
Essex, against the ebb and flow and flooding of seawater; the defendant refused
to repair the walls that threatened ruin, whereby the said Isabel, by flooding,
lost her profit.. (S) English Law in the Age of the Black Death, Palmer, 1993,
P397. [Court dates: 1348, 1349, 1351, 1352, 1354, 1355, 1356.]
6/1349, The Plague reached Dorset, and had spread across
England by the end of 1349.
12/12/1349, … escheator in the county of Hertford … the
messuage and land are held of Lady la Despenser (Isabel) by the service of 5s.
a year, and that John, her son, is her next heir and of full age … (S) CFRs.
3/24/1350,Grant … Eleanor de Bello Monte, now the wife of
Richard, earl of Arundel, … £100. yearly … (S) CPRs.
1351, Richard and Edward, the Black Prince, exchange the
justiciarship of North Wales.
6/30/1351, Acknowledgement that the king is held to Richard,
earl of Arundel, in 4000 marks, … (S) CPRs.
1351-2, Isabel sent a gift of fish to her aunt, Elizabeth de
Burgh, lady of Clare. (S) For Her Good Estate, Underhill, 1999, P90.
10/24/1353, Richard did homage to Edward III for Broomfield
and Yale in the presence of and with the consent of Prince Edward. (S)
Archaeologia Cambrensis, 1907, P11.
4/28/1354, Richard called to Parliament by Edward III to
discuss peace with France. (S) The Parliamentary Or Constitutional History of
England, Publ. 1751, P283.
7/26/1354, … manor of Thorpe in Balne during the nonage of
the heir of John de Bello Monte, … at the request of his kinswoman Eleanor wife
of Richard, earl of Arundel, the mother of said heir, he has granted to such
heir the manor aforesaid to hold from Michaelmas next until his full age,
without rendering anything. (S) CPRs.
1355, Richard and Eleanor received a papal indult to
celebrate mass before daybreak.
7/1/1355, Appointment of the king’s son Thomas, … Richard,
earl of Arundel, and Bartholomew de Burgherssh, constable of Dover Castle and
wardin of the Cinque Ports, as guardians of the realm and the king’s
lieutenants there, during his absence for the expedition of the war with
France. (S) CPRs.
[––Isabel died––]
1356, Isabel died, Chapter House of the Austin Friars,
London. (S) Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. (S) The Well in the
Desert, Holt, 1872, P379. [With her brother Philip.]
1356, Richard, Earl of Arundel and Lord of Chirk, “sends
greetings to his subjects …”. (S) The History of the Princes, the Lords
Marcher, and the Ancient Nobility of Powys Fadog, Lloyd, 1881, P373.
8/4/1357, Licence, at the asking of Richard, earl of
Arundel, for John Mautravers of Lichet
to enfeoff … of the manors of Sharnton and Codeford … and of … the manor of
Eliston, co. Wilts, … and for them to grant the same to him and Agnes, his
wife, in tail, with remainder to John son of the said earl, and Eleanor
daughter of John son of the said John Mautravers and the heirs … (S) CPRs.
1359, Richard made a loan of £2000 to the Black Prince,
receiving as security the gold crown and star of the French King.
9/28/1359, Grant for Richard, earl of Arundel, to grant to
Richard, his son, and Elizabeth daughter of William de Bohun, earl of
Northampton, in the manor of Medmenham … (S) CPRs.
6/3/1361, Grant to Richard, earl of Arundel … (S) CFRs.
1361, On the death of Joan of Bar, wife of his uncle John de
Warren, Richard became 10th Earl of Surrey.
5/28/1362, Whereas … granted licence for John de Bello
Monte, ‘chivaler,’ to enfeoff … of the manors of Folkyngham and Barton on
Humbre … for the to grant the same to him and Eleanor, his wife, and his heirs
; and Richard, earl of Arundel, who has now taken the said Eleanor to wife, and
Eleanor have made petition … inasmuch as the said John died before the grant
was executed … the king has pardoned to them … according to a release to be
made to them by Henry de Bello Monte, son and heir of the said John. (S) CPRs.
2/1/1363, Confirmation, in the presence of John, duke of
Lancaster, and Edmund, earl of Cambridge, the king’s sons, … [multiple bishops]
Richard, earl of Arundel, Humphrey, earl of Hereford, William, earl of
Salisbury, Robert, earl of Suffolk, and Thomas, earl of Oxford, the
chamberlain, of the treaty between the king and Peter, king of Castile and
Leon. (S) CPRs.
1364, 1366, Eleanor received papal indults.
4/12/1366, Whereas the king … lately granted licence for
Richard, earl of Arundel and Surrey, to enfeoff the king’s son John, duke of
Lancaster, … licence for the feoffees to grant to the said earl and Eleanor ,
his wife, daughter of Henry, late earl of Lancaster, … remainder to Richard de
Arundell, the younger, and Elizabeth his wife, … successive remainder … to John
brother of the said Richard, and to Eleanor his wife, … to Thomas, brother of
the said John, … to Joan, countess of Hereford, sister of the said Thomas, … to
Alesia, sister of the said Joan, … (S) CPRs.
5/12/1370, Grant to Eleanor, wife of Richard, earl of
Arundel, and to Richard de Arundell, the younger, and Elizabeth his wife, that
after the death of the earl, and after the deaths of the earl and Eleanor,
respectively, they may enter into any lands … (S) CPRs.
6/8/1371, Richard de la Bere has lost his sight, as Richard,
earl of Arundel, has testified. (S) CFRs.
1371, Eleanor presented to the church at Tackele, Oxford.
(S) IPM of Eleanor.
1/11/1372, Eleanor died, buried at Lewes priory, Sussex.
[––Richard––]
1/16/1372, 1st writ of IsPM of Eleanor Countess
of Arundel. Lands &c. which she held in dower or otherwise for life of the
inheritance of John son of Henry son and heir of John de Bello Monte, her late
husband. … John son and heir of Henry de Bello Monte son and heir of John de
Bello Monte, aged 14 years. Lincoln, Berks, Oxford, York. (S) CIsPM. [Very long
list of properties tied to both husbands.]
5/6/1375,
Commission of peace … Richard, earl of Arundel and Surrey, Thomas de Poynges,
Robert Bealknap, Edward de Sancto Johanne, … Sussex. (S) CPRs.
12/5/1375, Richard wrote his will at Arundel castle, Sussex.
… to be buried at Lewes Priory next to his wife 'Alianore de Lancastre.' … son John's
(unnamed in the will) eldest daughter 1,000 marks … son John's younger sons
Henry, Edward and William were left 500 marks each. Son John 5,000 marks and
his house in London called Bermondsey Inn. … Son Thomas, bishop of Ely, 2,000 marks.
… son Richard his best coronet … second best coronet to elder daughter Joan …
third best coronet to daughter Alice … to his sister 'Dame Alaine Lestrange' [her
and her children] a total of 1,500 marks … [Edmund his eldest son of whom he
had referred “that certain Edmund who claims himself to be my son’ was left
nothing in the will.]
1/24/1376, Richard died; buried in FitzAlan Chapel, Arundel,
west Sussex, near his wife Eleanor.
1/26/1376, Order to the executors of the will of Richard,
late earl of Arundel … (S) CFRs.
(S) The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 4th ed. by Weis;
Complete Peerage V-I, P242, Complete Peerage V-10, P236 note a (correction of
CP Vol 1 p. 244 note b). (S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P334.
Children of Richard and Isabel:
i. Edmund de Arundel
(15211138), born 1329 in England.
Children of John and Eleanor:
i. Henry de Beaumont
(1477546), born 4/4/1340 in France.
Children of Richard and Eleanor:
i. Joan Fitzalan
(7605735), born ~1345 in England.
ii. Richard Fitzalan
(1477486), born ~1346 in England.
iii. John de Arundel
(1477626), born ~1347 in England.
iv. Thomas Arundel,
born ? in England.
12/5/1375, Thomas
left 2,000 marks in the will of his father.
3/12/1377, Thomas Bishop of Ely. (S) CFRs.
Thomas, Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor of England.
1/21/1408 Thomas named in the will of King Henry IV. (S)
Testamenta Vetusta, V1, 1826, P18.
v. Alice Fitzalan
(738715), born 1352 in England.
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