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     Thomas de Berkeley died; dsp.³

     Henry de Berkeley died; dsp.³

     Margaret de Berkeley married Sir Anselme Basset.^1,2

     Maurice "the Make Peace" Fitz Robert (de Berkeley) Lord of Berkeley was born circa 1120 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.¹ He married Alice de Berkeley, daughter of Roger III de Berkeley feudal Lord of Dursley and Helen Fitz Harding, circa 1153.¹

Maurice "the Make Peace" Fitz Robert (de Berkeley) Lord of Berkeley was buried in 1190 at Church, Brentford, co. Middlesex, England.¹
Maurice "the Make Peace" Fitz Robert (de Berkeley) Lord of Berkeley died on 16 June 1190.^1,8
     EDV-23 GKJ-24.

; "MAURICE Fitz ROBERT Fitz HARDING, otherwise de BERKELEY, feudal Lord of Berkeley; b c 1120; grant of Berkeley confirmed by HENRY II 1155 and 30 Oct 1189 by QUEEN ELEANOR (Regent for her s RICHARD I), Justice Itinerant Glos 1190; m 1153/4 Alice, 1st dau of Roger de Berkeley (see above), previous feudal Ld of Berkeley, and d 16 June 1190.⁸

; "Roger de Berkeley, living in 1165 (11th Henry II.), the last of the original family of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle, whose dau. and heiress, Alice, at the instigation of King Henry II., married, Maurice de Berkeley (son of Robert FitzHardinge, upon whom had been conferred, for his attachment to the Empress Maud, the lordship of Berkeley and Berkeley Her nesse, the confiscated possessions of the above Roger [Alice's father], the adherent of King Stephen; but, to reconcile the parties, King Henry, who had restored to Robert his manor and castle of Duraley, caused an agreement to be concluded between them that the heiress of the ousted lord should be given in marriage to the heir of the new baron; and thus passed the feudal castle Berkeley to another chief), which Maurice de Berkeley became feudal lord of Berkeley upon the decease of his brother Henry, and dying in 1189, left six sons, and was s. by the eldest, Robert de Berkeley..."² Maurice "the Make Peace" Fitz Robert (de Berkeley) Lord of Berkeley was also known as Maurice fitz Robert fitz Harding.⁸

     Alice de Berkeley died; she died at an extreme old age.¹ She married Maurice "the Make Peace" Fitz Robert (de Berkeley) Lord of Berkeley, son of Sir Robert fitz Harding feudal Lord of Berkeley and Eva (?) Fitz Estmond, circa 1153.¹

     EDV-23.

     Roger III de Berkeley feudal Lord of Dursley married Helen Fitz Harding, daughter of Sir Robert fitz Harding feudal Lord of Berkeley and Eva (?) Fitz Estmond.⁵

Roger III de Berkeley feudal Lord of Dursley died circa 1170.²
      ; "Roger de Berkeley, living in 1165 (11th Henry II.), the last of the original family of Berkeley, of Berkeley Castle, whose dau. and heiress, Alice, at the instigation of King Henry OO., married, Maurice de Berkeley (son of Robert FitzHardinge, upon whom had been conferred, for his attachment to the Empress Maud, the lordship of Berkeley...)" EDV-24. He was living in 1165.⁶

     Roger II de Berkeley feudal Lord of Berkeley died before 29 September 1131.¹
      ; van de Pas cites: 1. The Plantagenet Ancestry, Baltimore, 1975 , Turton, Lt.Col. W. H., Reference: 120
2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: II 124.³ EDV-25.

; "Roger de Berkeley. This nobleman, adhering to the Empress Maud ... "underwent" says Dugdale, a very hard fate, through the perfidiousness and cruelty of Walter, brother to Milo, Earl of Hereford, his seeming friend (and kinsman by consanguinity), being treacherously seized on, stripped naked, exposed to scorn, put into fetters, and thrice drawn by a rope about his neck, on a gallows, at his own castle gates, with threats that if he would not deliver up his castle to the earl, he should suffer a miserable death; and when he was, by this barbarous usage, almost dead, carried to prison, there to endure further tortures." This feudal baron was s. by his son, Roger de Berkeley..."⁶

     Roger I de Berkeley married Rissa (?)^3,2
Roger I de Berkeley was born circa 1050.²
Roger I de Berkeley died in 1093.^1,2
     EDV-26.

; per van de Pas: "On 17 January 1091 Roger became a Monk of St. Peter's, Gloucester, and died in 1093. In the charter of St. Martin at Auchy, among the benefactors there occurs 'Rogerus de Berchelaico cum uxore sua Rissa.²'"

; van de Pas cites: 1. The Plantagenet Ancestry, Baltimore, 1975 , Turton, Lt.Col. W. H., Reference: 120
2. The Complete Peerage, 1936 , Doubleday, H.A. & Lord Howard de Walden, Reference: II 124.² He was Boyer (2001, p. 25): "...made Provost of the manor of Berkeley....by Earl William Fitz Osbern(to whom it had been granted at the time of the Conquest). between 1068 and 1071.¹

     Robert de Berkeley feudal Lord of Berkeley was born circa 1165.² He married Julian de Pont de l'Arche, daughter of Robert de Pont de l'Arche, before 11 June 1200.^2,4
Robert de Berkeley feudal Lord of Berkeley married Lucy Malesmains, daughter of Sir Thomas Malesmains, in 1218
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His 2nd wife; her 1st husband.^2,5
Robert de Berkeley feudal Lord of Berkeley died on 13 May 1220; dsp.^2,4
      ; Robert, feudal Lord of Berkeley; b c 1165; Justice Itinerant 1208, joined the barons opposed to KING JOHN, pardoned 1214, rebelled again and regranted all his lands except Berkeley 1216/7; m 1st by 11 June 1200 Julian (d 15 Nov 1217), dau of Robert de Pont de l'Arche and n of William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke (see PEMBROKE and MONTGOMERY, E, preliminary remarks); m 2nd 1218 Lucy (m 2nd Hugh de Gurnay and d 18 Jan 1234), possibly dau of Sir Thomas Malesmains, and dsp 13 May 1220.⁴

; "Robert de Berkeley, who, in the turbulent times of King John, forfeited his castle and lands by his participation in the rebellious proceedings of the barons, but upon submission, and paying a fine of £965, and one mark, had all restored save the castle and town of Berkeley, in the 1st of Henry III. This nobleman, who had been a munificent benefactor to the church, d. s. p. in 1219, and was s. by his brother, Thomas de Berkeley..."³

     Julian de Pont de l'Arche married Robert de Berkeley feudal Lord of Berkeley, son of Maurice "the Make Peace" Fitz Robert (de Berkeley) Lord of Berkeley and Alice de Berkeley, before 11 June 1200.^1,2

Julian de Pont de l'Arche died on 15 November 1217.¹

     Lucy Malesmains married Hugh de Gurnay.¹
Lucy Malesmains married Robert de Berkeley feudal Lord of Berkeley, son of Maurice "the Make Peace" Fitz Robert (de Berkeley) Lord of Berkeley and Alice de Berkeley, in 1218
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His 2nd wife; her 1st husband.^1,3 Lucy Malesmains married Hugh VI de Gournay, son of Hughes V de Gournay and Julia (Juliane) de Dammartin, after 13 March 1220
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His 1st wife; her 2nd husband.^4,5
Lucy Malesmains died on 18 January 1234.^2,4
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "HUGUES [VI] de Gournay of Mapledurham, Oxfordshire (-1239, bur Langley Abbey, Norfolk). "Hug de Gurnay fil Hug de Gurnay" paid a fine for "feodis suis q sunt in manu dñi Reg", in Norfolk and Suffolk, dated 22 Apr 1216[544].
     "m firstly (after May 1220) as her second husband, LUCY, widow of ROBERT de Berkeley, daughter of --- (-18 Jan 1234, bur Bristol St Augustine). Smyth records that "the second wife [of Lord Robert] was Lucy whom hee maryed not above two yeares before his death", that she married secondly "Hugh de Gurney sonne of Hugh", died 18 Jan 1234 and was buried at Bristol St Augustine, but the precise primary sources on which he bases his statements are not obvious from his citations[545]. The Testa de Nevill includes a list of landholdings in Gloucestershire, dated to [1226/28], which includes "Lucia que fuit uxor Roberti de Berkelay est maritata Hugoni de Gurney. Terra eius valet c.l"[546].
     "m secondly as her first husband, MATHILDE, daughter of ---. She married secondly Roger de Clifford of Bridge Sollers, Herefordshire."
Med Lands cites:

; Per Ravilious: "stated by Dugdale to [be] 'Lucy, the Daughter of Robert de Berkley' [Baronage, p. 430][3] - Noted in CP and elsewhere as actually being the widow of Robert de Berkeley[4],[12]
Sources:
4. G. E. Cokayne, "The Complete Peerage," The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
12. John Carmi Parsons, "More Angevin Bastards," Sept 7, 1998, GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@rootsweb.com.⁶ GAV-26.

     GAV-27.

     Sir Robert fitz Harding feudal Lord of Berkeley married Eva (?) Fitz Estmond, daughter of Sir Estmond (?) and Godiva (?).^1,7,8,3,4
Sir Robert fitz Harding feudal Lord of Berkeley was born circa 1095 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Boyer says b. ca 1095; Genealogics says b. ca 1100.^1,3
Sir Robert fitz Harding feudal Lord of Berkeley died between 5 December 1170 and 5 December 1171.^1,7,3
Sir Robert fitz Harding feudal Lord of Berkeley was buried in 1171 at Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1095, Berkeley, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England
     DEATH     1170 (aged 74–75), Bristol, England
     Lord of Berkeley. He was descended from a line of Saxons. He descended from the Kings of Denmark. In 1140 he founded the Abbey of St Augustine in Bristol, now the Cathedral. By the end of his life he became a Canon in the Abbey.
     Family Members
     Spouse
          Eva FitzEstmond Fitzharding unknown–1170
     Children
          Maurice FitzRobert FitzHarding 1130–1190
     BURIAL     Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
     Created by: julia&keld
     Added: 26 Jun 2008
     Find a Grave Memorial 27841702.^1,9
     GAV-24 EDV-24 GKJ-25. He was feudal Lord of Berkeley.⁷

Reference: Genealogics cites:

; Per Med Lands:
     "ROBERT FitzHarding, son of HARDING & his wife --- ([1094/96]-5 Feb 1171, bur Bristol St Augustine). Henri Duke of Normandy [later King Henry II] granted “manerium Betthone...et...terre in manerio de Berkelai” to “Rodberto filio Hard[ingi]” by charter dated to [1153], witnessed by “...Jordanus frater Rodberti et Jordanus et David nepotes eius...”[566]. “Robertus filius Hardingi” founded the priory of St Augustine at Bristol, during the reign of King Henry II, by undated charter witnessed by "Henrico decano Moretoniæ et Mauritio fratre eius…"[567]. A charter of King Edward II recalls the foundation of Bristol St Augustine, quoting a charter of King Henry II which was witnessed by “…Roberto filio Hardingi, Henrico et Mauricio filiis eius…”, and a charter of "Robertus filius Hardingi" witnessed by "Henri. archid. Exon. Mauricio, Nicholao, Roberto fratribus eius…"[568]. Dugdale’s Monasticon records that Robert FitzHarding and his wife were buried in St Augustine’s Bristol (no corresponding source quoted)[569].
     "m EVA, daughter of --- (-12 Mar 1171 or 1173, bur Bristol St Augustine). “Robert Fitzharding” notified his grant of “land of Combe” to “his brother Helyas” by charter dated to [1150/60], witnessed by “Domina Eva, Maurice, Nicholas and Robert his sons...Otho son of William...”[570]. Dugdale’s Monasticon records that the nunnery of St Mary at St Michael’s on the Hill in Bristol was founded by “Eva…widow to Robert Fitzharding” who became the first prioress, during the reign of King Henry II, adding that she died in 1173 and was buried next to her husband in St Augustine’s Bristol (no corresponding source quoted)[571]. The Complete Peerage states that she died 12 Mar 1170 (O.S.) (no corresponding source cited)[572]. "
Med Lands cites:

; Per Genealogics:
     “Robert FitzHarding son of Harding, married Eva daughter of Sir Estmond and his wife Godiva. For his fidelity to the Empress Maud and her son, the future Henry II, he was given the lordship of Berkeley and Berkeley-Hernesse, of which Roger de Berkeley was then divested, for taking part with Stephen de Blois. His son and successor married the daughter and heir of Roger and subsequently adopted the Berkeley name. In 1168 at Bristol he entertained Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster, with sixty of his retinue. Eva died 12 March 1170 and Robert FitzHarding died in 1170 or 1171.”.³

; Per Boyer: "He was a merchant of Bristol, with great wealth and influence, who received from Henry of Anjoy, shortly before the latter became King Henry II, a grant of Berkeley Castle, which was confirmed by the king in 1155 to him as Lord of Berkeley. He was recorded as having interests in Bedminster in Somerset in 1156, but first paid scutage in 168 on five knights' fees. In 1168 he entertained, at Bristol, Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster, who had arrived to seek help from Henry II... By 1166 he had avquired Beverstone in Gloucestershire.”.¹

; Per Boyer: founded the Abbey of St. Augustine, Bristol, and was later canon.¹

     Eva (?) Fitz Estmond married Sir Robert fitz Harding feudal Lord of Berkeley, son of Harding (?).^1,6,7,8,9

Eva (?) Fitz Estmond died on 12 March 1170 at Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England; From Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     unknown
     DEATH     12 Mar 1170
     Wife of Robert Fitzharding. Eve (Fitzestmond) Fitzharding de Berekley founded a priory of nuns on St. Michael's Hill, Bristol, whereof she died Prioress, March 12, 1170 and buried with her husband.
     Family Members
     Spouse
          Robert Fitzharding 1095–1170
     Children
          Maurice FitzRobert FitzHarding 1130–1190
     BURIAL     Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, Bristol Unitary Authority, Bristol, England
     Created by: julia&keld
     Added: 26 Jun 2008
     Find a Grave Memorial 27841768.^1,6,10,2
     Reference: Genealogics cites: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 1999 , Reference: Page 254.⁷

. EDV-24.

     Nicholas fits Harding died between 1167 and 1171.¹
      ; Per Med Lands:
     "NICHOLAS FitzHarding (-[1167/71]). The Red Book of the Exchequer records "Nicholaus filius Herding" with "ii et dimidium" knights’ fees in Somerset in [1160/61][547]. The Red Book of the Exchequer records "Nicholaus Herding" with "i et dimidium" knights’ fees "de feodo de Monte Acuto" in Somerset in [1167/68][548]. He died before [1171/72] when the Red Book of the Exchequer records "Henricus filius Nicholai" with "i et dimidium" knights’ fees "de feodo de Monte Acuto" in Somerset[549].
     "m ---, niece of Roger Bishop of Salisbury, daughter of ---. The primary source which confirms her family origin and marriage has not yet been identified."
Med Lands cites: Nicholas fits Harding was also known as Nicholas de Tedenham.⁴

     Robert de Were married Avice de Ghent.¹

Robert de Were died in 1194.¹