Biography of Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall 1260-1332

Paternal Family Tree: Furnival

1295 Edward I Creates New Barons 36th Parliament

1301 Baron's Letter to the Pope

In 1260 Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall was born to Thomas Furnival (age 29).

Before Jan 1273 Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 13) and Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall (age 15) were married. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1276 [his daughter] Eleanor Furnival Baroness Mauley was born to Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 16) and [his wife] Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall (age 18) at Worksop.

On 12 May 1291 [his father] Thomas Furnival (age 60) died.

Around 1293 [his daughter] Maud Furnival was born to Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 33) and [his wife] Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall (age 35).

1295 Edward I Creates New Barons 36th Parliament

On 24 Jun 1295 King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 56) created new baronies through writs for summons to his 36th Parliament

John Montfort 1st Baron Montfort (age 31) was created 1st Baron Montfort. Alice Plaunche Baroness Montfort by marriage Baroness Montfort.

Walter Fauconberg 1st Baron Fauconberg (age 75) was created 1st Baron Fauconberg.

Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 35) was created 1st Baron Furnivall. [his wife] Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall (age 37) by marriage Baroness Furnivall.

Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter (age 48) was created 1st Baron Fitzwalter. Eleanor Ferrers Baroness Fitzwalter by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter.

Ralph Basset 1st Baron Basset Drayton (age 31) was created 1st Baron Basset Drayton. Hawise Grey Baroness Basset Drayton (age 40) by marriage Baroness Basset Drayton.

The following Baronies may have been created at the 36th Parliament or the 37th Parliament summoned on 30 Sep 1295.

John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell (age 27) was created 1st Baron Wake of Liddell.

Andrew Astley 1st Baron Astley (age 49) was created 1st Baron Astley.

Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley (age 49) was created 1st Baron Berkeley. Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.

Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (age 55) was created 1st Baron Grey of Wilton. Maud Fitzhugh Baroness Grey Wilton (age 73) by marriage Baroness Grey of Wilton.

John Hastings 13th Baron Bergavenny 1st Baron Hastings (age 33) was created 1st Baron Hastings by a summons to Parliament. Isabel Valence Baroness Bergavenny Baroness Hastings by marriage Baroness Hastings.

Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 32) was created 1st Baron Neville Raby. Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby (age 28) by marriage Baroness Neville Raby.

John Beke 1st Baron Beke (age 72) was created 1st Baron Beke (although there is some doubt whether he was created Baron).

Fulk Fitzwarin 1st Baron Fitzwarin (age 43) was created 1st Baron Fitzwarin.

Before 1300 [his son-in-law] Piers Mauley 2nd Baron de Mauley (age 19) and [his daughter] Eleanor Furnival Baroness Mauley (age 23) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In or before 1301 William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu (age 26) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu (age 25) were married.

Baron's Letter to the Pope

Before 09 Mar 1301 seven Earls and 96 Barons signed a letter to the Pope refuting the Pope's claim that Scotland was subject to the Pope's feudal overlordship. The letter was never sent. Those who signed include: John Warenne 6th Earl Surrey (age 70), Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 23), Ralph Monthermer 1st Baron Monthermer (age 31), Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 25), Roger Bigod 5th Earl Norfolk (age 56), Richard Fitzalan 8th Earl Arundel (age 34), Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 29), Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 26), William Leybourne 1st Baron Leybourne (age 59), Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 20), William Latimer 1st Baron Latimer of Corby (age 58), Edmund Hastings, John Hastings 2nd Baron Hastings 14th Baron Bergavenny (age 14), Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (age 50), Fulk Fitzwarin 2nd Baron Fitzwarin (age 16), Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy (age 27), Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter (age 54), John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset (age 26), William de Braose 2nd Baron de Braose (age 41), John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort (age 36), Reginald Grey 1st Baron Grey of Wilton (age 61), John Moels 1st Baron Moels (age 32), Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley (age 55), Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford, John Strange 1st Baron Strange Knockin (age 48), Thomas Multon 1st Baron Multon (age 25), Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 26), Walter Beauchamp (age 58), Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby (age 33), John Segrave 2nd Baron Segrave (age 45), William Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby (age 29), Simon Montagu 1st Baron Montagu (age 51), Piers Mauley, Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby (age 38), John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 32), Roger Scales 1st Baron Scales, Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 41), Hugh Bardolf 1st Baron Bardolf (age 41), Gilbert Talbot 1st Baron Talbot (age 24), William Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt, Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford (age 28), Walter Fauconberg 1st Baron Fauconberg (age 81).

After 1313 [his son-in-law] John Marmion (age 21) and [his daughter] Maud Furnival (age 20) were married. He a great x 2 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1322 [his wife] Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall (age 64) died.

Before 08 Jun 1322 Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 62) and Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu (age 47) were married. She by marriage Baroness Furnivall.

On 03 Feb 1332 Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 72) died at Sheffield [Map]. His son [his son] Thomas Furnival 2nd Baron Furnivall succeeded 2nd Baron Furnivall. Joan Verdun Baroness Furnivall (age 28) by marriage Baroness Furnivall.

In Aug 1345 [his former wife] Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu (age 70) died. She was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford [Map].

[his son] Thomas Furnival 2nd Baron Furnivall and Joan Verdun Baroness Furnivall were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

[his daughter] Aline Furnival was born to Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall and Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall.

Roger Zouche and [his daughter] Maud Furnival were married. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

[his daughter] Katherine Furnival was born to Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall and Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall.

[his son] Thomas Furnival 2nd Baron Furnivall was born to Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall and Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall.

Royal Descendants of Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall 1260-1332

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England x 1

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 24

Queen Consort Camilla Shand x 8

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 79

Ancestors of Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall 1260-1332

GrandFather: Thomas Furnival

Father: Thomas Furnival

Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall