Biography of Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 1382-1455

Paternal Family Tree: Berkeley

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Bettershorne 1353-1427

In or before 1335 [her father] John Berkeley and Isabel Burdet were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England.

In or before 1382 [her father] John Berkeley (age 29) and [her mother] Elizabeth Bettershorne (age 28) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England.

Around 1382 Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel was born to John Berkeley (age 29) and Elizabeth Bettershorne (age 29).

On 14 Aug 1390 John Fitzalan Baron Maltravers 2nd Baron Arundel (age 25) died. He was buried at Missenden Abbey [Map]. His son [her future husband] John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel (age 5) succeeded 3rd Baron Arundel.

Before 1405 [her future husband] Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 26) and Eleanor or Catherine Peverell were married.

On 12 Jan 1405 Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 60) died at Sussex. She was buried at Lewes Priory [Map]. Her grandson [her future husband] John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baron Maltravers.

Before 1407 John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel (age 21) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 24) were married. They were second cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

On 14 Feb 1408 [her son] John Fitzalan 14th Earl Arundel was born to [her husband] John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel (age 22) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 26) at Lytchett Maltravers, Dorset.

On 13 Oct 1415 Thomas Fitzalan 10th Earl Surrey 12th Earl Arundel (age 34) died. His first cousin once removed [her husband] John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel (age 30) succeeded 13th Earl Arundel Sussex. Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 33) by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex. Earl Surrey extinct.

On 23 Nov 1417 [her son] William Fitzalan 16th Earl Arundel was born to [her husband] John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel (age 32) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 35).

Around Apr 1421 Richard Poynings (age 21) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 39) were married at Beverstone, Tetbury. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

On 21 Apr 1421 [her husband] John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel (age 35) died. His son [her son] John Fitzalan 14th Earl Arundel (age 13) succeeded 14th Earl Arundel Sussex, 4th Baron Maltravers, 4th Baron Arundel. [her future daughter-in-law] Constance Cornwall Countess of Arundel by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex.

Around 1422 [her daughter] Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland was born to [her husband] Richard Poynings (age 22) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 40).

Around 1425 Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 46) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 43) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

On 07 Jan 1426 [her husband] Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 47) was created 1st Baron Hungerford. Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 44) by marriage Baroness Hungerford.

Before 1427 [her son] John Fitzalan 14th Earl Arundel (age 18) and [her daughter-in-law] Constance Cornwall Countess of Arundel were married. There is some uncertainty as to whether they did marry; they were betrothed as children. She the daughter of John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke (age 62) and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter. He the son of John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 44). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 08 Jun 1427 [her mother] Elizabeth Bettershorne (age 74) died.

On 05 Mar 1428 [her father] John Berkeley (age 76) died.

In 1429 [her son] John Fitzalan 14th Earl Arundel (age 20) and [her daughter-in-law] Maud Lovell Countess Arundel were married. She by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex. He the son of John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 47). He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 10 Jun 1429 [her husband] Richard Poynings (age 29) was killed at Orléans.

In 1430 [her former brother-in-law] Thomas Fitzalan died.

Before 1449 [her son-in-law] Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 27) and [her daughter] Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Richard Poynings and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 66). He the son of Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 55) and Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland (age 51). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 04 Aug 1449 [her step-son] Walter Hungerford (age 41) died.

On 09 Aug 1449 [her husband] Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 71) died at Salisbury. He was buried at the Hungerford Chapel at Salisbury Cathedral [Map]. His son [her step-son] Robert Hungerford 2nd Baron Hungerford (age 49) succeeded 2nd Baron Hungerford. Margaret Botreaux 4th Baroness Botreaux Baroness Hungerford by marriage Baroness Hungerford.

Before 1450 [her son] William Fitzalan 16th Earl Arundel (age 32) and [her daughter-in-law] Joan Neville Countess Arundel (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex. She the daughter of Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 49) and Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury (age 42). He the son of John Fitzalan 13th Earl Arundel and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 67). They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 01 Aug 1455 Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 73) died.

Thomas Fitzalan and Joan Moyns were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

Royal Ancestors of Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 1382-1455

Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France

Royal Descendants of Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 1382-1455

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 17

Queen Consort Camilla Shand x 6

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 52

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales x 1

Ancestors of Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 1382-1455

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 4th Baron Berkeley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Somery Baroness Berkeley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzroy Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Plantagenet Baroness Berkeley Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rohese de Dover

Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Gernon Countess Derby 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy Countess Derby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Galloway Countess Winchester 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandFather: Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alain Zouche

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Zouche

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelicia Belmeis

Great x 2 Grandfather: Eudo Zouche

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Bisset

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eva Zouche

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cantilupe

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cantilupe

Great x 2 Grandmother: Millicent Cantilupe

Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eva de Braose

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva Marshal

Father: John Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Clivedon

GrandMother: Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley

Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Mother: Elizabeth Bettershorne