Baron Thomas BERKELEY

Abt 1293 - 1361  (~ 68 years)

• Name	Thomas BERKELEY
  Prefix	Baron
  Born	Abt 1293	Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	The Rich
  Occupation	3rd Baron Berkeley
  Died	27 Oct 1361	Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
  Person ID	I45121	Main
  Last Modified	4 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Baron Maurice BERKELEY,   b. Apr 1271, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 31 May 1326, Wallingford Castle, Berkshire [Oxfordshire], England  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	Baroness Eva LA ZOUCHE,   b. Ashby de la Zouche, Leicestershire, England ,   d. Abt 5 Dec 1314, Somersetshire, England
  Married	8 Jan 1289
  Family ID	F31560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Baroness Margaret DE MORTIMER,   b. 2 May 1304, Ludlow, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England ,   d. 5 May 1337, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 33 years)
  Children	+ 1. Baron Maurice BERKELEY,   b. Abt 1330, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England ,   d. 8 Jun 1368, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Last Modified	4 May 2019
  Family ID	F31551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Places

  berkeley-castle

  
  

• Notes

  In 1327 he was made joint custodian of the deposed King Edward II, whom he received at Berkeley Castle. He was later commanded to deliver custody of the king to his fellow custodians, namely John Maltravers, 1st Baron Maltravers and Sir Thomas Gournay. He left the king at Berkeley Castle and with heavy cheere perceiving what violence was intended he journeyed to Bradley. The king was murdered at Berkeley Castle during his absence. As an accessory to the murder of the deposed king, he was tried by a jury of 12 knights in 1330 and was honourably acquitted. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_de_Berkeley,_3rd_Baron_Berkeley.