John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel
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John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel, 3rd Baron Maltravers (1 August 1385–21 April 1421) was an English
nobleman.
He was the son of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel
, and Elizabeth le Despenser
, and became Baron Arundel
on his father's death in 1390 and Baron Maltravers
on his grandmother's death in 1405. In 1415 his cousin Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel
died, leaving FitzAlan as his closest male heir. The Earldom of Arundel had been entailed to heirs male, and so the next year FitzAlan was summoned to parliament as Earl of Arundel.
However the inheritance was challenged by Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, who was married to the late Earl's eldest sister. The dispute was not settled during their lifetimes, and John was subsequently summoned to Parliament as Baron Maltravers, not Earl of Arundel.
He married Eleanor Berkeley (died 1 August 1455), daughter of Sir John Berkeley, of Beverstone, Gloucestershire
(1349–1428) and Elizabeth Bettershorne and sister of Elizabeth de Berkeley, of Beverstone, wife of Edward Charleton, 5th Baron Cherleton
and John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley
, and was succeeded by his son John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel
, who eventually made good the claim to the earldom. They also have another son, William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel
, who married Joan Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
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England
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nobleman.
He was the son of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel
John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel
John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, 3rd Baron Maltravers jure matris ?, also called John de Arundel , of Buckland, Surrey, was the son of John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel and Eleanor Maltravers....
, and Elizabeth le Despenser
Elizabeth le Despenser
Elizabeth Despenser was an English noblewoman of the late 14th century. She should not be confused with another woman of that name, Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley, the daughter of Eleanor de Clare....
, and became Baron Arundel
Baron Arundel
The title of Baron Arundel was created in the Peerage of England on August 4, 1377 by the summons of John Fitzalan to Parliament as "Johanni de Arundell". As he was then married to Eleanor Maltravers, coheir and eventual sole heir of John Maltravers, 1st Baron Maltravers, this is sometimes taken to...
on his father's death in 1390 and Baron Maltravers
Baron Maltravers
The title Baron Mautravers or Baron Maltravers was created in the Peerage of England on 25 January 1330, by writ of summons, for John Mautravers or Maltravers. It went into abeyance on his death in 1364; this was terminated by the death of his granddaughter Joan Mautravers without issue c. 1383,...
on his grandmother's death in 1405. In 1415 his cousin Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel
Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel
Thomas Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel and 10th Earl of Surrey, KG was an English nobleman, one of the principals of the deposition of Richard II, and a major figure during the reign of Henry IV.-Lineage:...
died, leaving FitzAlan as his closest male heir. The Earldom of Arundel had been entailed to heirs male, and so the next year FitzAlan was summoned to parliament as Earl of Arundel.
However the inheritance was challenged by Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, who was married to the late Earl's eldest sister. The dispute was not settled during their lifetimes, and John was subsequently summoned to Parliament as Baron Maltravers, not Earl of Arundel.
He married Eleanor Berkeley (died 1 August 1455), daughter of Sir John Berkeley, of Beverstone, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
(1349–1428) and Elizabeth Bettershorne and sister of Elizabeth de Berkeley, of Beverstone, wife of Edward Charleton, 5th Baron Cherleton
Edward Charleton, 5th Baron Cherleton
Edward Charleton , 5th Baron Cherleton, KG , 5th and last Lord Charlton of Powys, was the younger son of John Charlton, the third baron, and his wife, Joan, daughter of Lord Stafford....
and John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley
John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, KG was an English nobleman. A diplomat and councillor of Henry VI, he fought in several battles during the Hundred Years War and the Wars of the Roses, and acted as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1428–1430.-Family and peerage:John Sutton was born at 25 December 1400 and...
, and was succeeded by his son John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel
John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel
John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, 4th Baron Maltravers KG was an English nobleman and military commander during the later phases of the Hundred Years' War...
, who eventually made good the claim to the earldom. They also have another son, William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel
William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel
William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, 6th Baron Maltravers .He was a son of John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor Berkeley...
, who married Joan Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
Richard Neville, jure uxoris 5th Earl of Salisbury and 7th and 4th Baron Montacute, KG, PC was a Yorkist leader during the early parts of the Wars of the Roses.-Background:...
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