Biography of Maurice Berkeley 1506-1581
Paternal Family Tree: Berkeley
In or before 1506 [his father] Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford (age 36) and [his mother] Elizabeth Coningsby (age 25) were married.
Around 1506 Maurice Berkeley was born to Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford (age 36) and Elizabeth Coningsby (age 26).
In 1514 [his father] Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford (age 44) died at Stoke Giffard, Gloucestershire.
In or after 1514 [his step-father] John Fitzjames (age 49) and [his mother] Elizabeth Coningsby (age 34) were married; her second husband.
In or before 1533 [his future brother-in-law] Charles Blount 5th Baron Mountjoy (age 14) and Anne Willoughby Baroness Mountjoy were married. She by marriage Baroness Mountjoy. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
On 08 Nov 1534 William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy (age 56) died. His son [his future brother-in-law] Charles Blount 5th Baron Mountjoy (age 16) succeeded 5th Baron Mountjoy.
by 1537 Maurice Berkeley (age 31) was a member of Thomas Cromwell's (age 52) household.
In 1539 Maurice Berkeley (age 33) was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King Henry VIII of England and Ireland (age 47).
In 1541 [his son] Henry Berkeley was born to Maurice Berkeley (age 35) and [his future wife] Catherine Blount (age 23) at Bruton, Somerset.
After 1541 Maurice Berkeley (age 35) and Catherine Blount (age 23) were married.
Before 04 Apr 1541 John Tyrrell of Heron in Essex (age 33) and [his sister-in-law] Anne Browne (age 46) were married. Anne's marriages are confusing. Her first marriage was to Richard Fermor (age 59) who died in 1551 so it is unclear whether she had divorced him.
In 1544 Maurice Berkeley (age 38) commanded a troop of light horse in the Italian War of 1542-46.
In 1544 Maurice Berkeley (age 38) was appointed Constable of Berkeley Castle.
In 1544 Maurice Berkeley (age 38) was appointed Chief Banner Bearer of England succeeding his elder brother [his brother] John Berkeley (age 38).
On 10 Oct 1544 [his brother-in-law] Charles Blount 5th Baron Mountjoy (age 26) died at Hooke, Dorset. His son James Blount 6th Baron Mountjoy (age 11) succeeded 6th Baron Mountjoy.
Before 28 Apr 1545 William Petre (age 40) and [his sister-in-law] Anne Browne (age 50) were married.
Before 08 May 1546 [his mother] Elizabeth Coningsby (age 66) died.
In 1547 Maurice Berkeley (age 41) was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King Edward VI of England and Ireland (age 9).
In 1547 Maurice Berkeley (age 41) was elected MP Somerset.
In Mar 1553 Maurice Berkeley (age 47) was elected MP Bletchingley.
Before 15 Mar 1554 Thomas Wyatt (age 33) surrendered to Maurice Berkeley (age 48).
On 12 Mar 1560. [Some sources say 25 Feb 1560] [his former wife] Catherine Blount (deceased) died. On 11 Aug 1580 Maurice Berkeley (age 74) died. Church of St Mary, Bruton [Map]. Elizabethan Period recumbent effigies of himself and his two wives Catherine Blount (deceased) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Sands (age 27) in an Easter sepulchre-type recess with double round arched front, Corinthian pilasters and strapwork panels. Ruff. Panel with quartered arms 1 Berkeley Arms 2 probably 
Tiptoft Arms, possibly Wotton Arms 3 Unknown Arms 4 probably 
Babington Arms, possibly 
Zouche Arms differenced with a label three points, overall a Crescent.
Catherine Blount: John Champernowne and she were married. Around 1518 she was born to William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy and Alice Keble Baroness Mountjoy. After 1541 Maurice Berkeley and she were married. Henry Machyn's Diary. 12 Mar 1560. The xij day of Marche was bered at Dyttun my lade Barkeley, the wyff of ser Mores Barthelay knyght, with a penon of armes and a iiij dosen of skochyons, and a harold of armes, master Rychemond.
Elizabeth Sands:
In 1533 she was born to Anthony Sands of Throwley in Kent.
In 1562 Maurice Berkeley and she were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years.
On 16 Jun 1585 she died at Berkeley House. She was buried at the St James' Church, Clerkenwell where a monument was constructed.
Before 16 Jun 1685 she was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 12 Mar 1560. The xij day of Marche was bered at Dyttun [Map] my [his former wife] lade Barkeley (deceased), the wyff of ser Mores Barthelay (age 54) knyght, with a penon of armes and a iiij dosen of skochyons, and a harold of armes, master Rychemond.
In 1562 Maurice Berkeley (age 56) and Elizabeth Sands (age 29) were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years.
In 1563 Maurice Berkeley (age 57) was elected MP Somerset.
In 1567 Maurice Berkeley (age 61) was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset and High Sheriff of Somerset.
In 1570 [his former brother-in-law] John Browne (age 57) died.
In 1572 Maurice Berkeley (age 66) was elected MP Somerset.
Around 1576 [his son] Henry Berkeley (age 35) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Lygon (age 36) were married.
Before 1581 Maurice Berkeley commissioned the building of Berkeley House.
On 16 Jun 1585 [his former wife] Elizabeth Sands (age 52) died at Berkeley House. She was buried at the St James' Church, Clerkenwell where a monument was constructed.
John Champernowne and Catherine Blount were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 21 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery de Vere
Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Botetort 2nd Baron Botetort
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Botetort 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Zouche 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dynham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Dynham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Courtenay
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriel Courtenay 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: William Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Father: Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 
GrandMother: Anne Stafford
Maurice Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Coningsby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Coningsby
GrandFather: Humphrey Coningsby
Mother: Elizabeth Coningsby
GrandMother: Alice Ferriby
