Paternal Family Tree: Berkeley
In or before 1506 [his father] Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford [aged 35] and [his mother] Elizabeth Coningsby [aged 25] were married.
Around 1506 Maurice Berkeley was born to Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford [aged 36] and Elizabeth Coningsby [aged 26].
In 1514 [his father] Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford [aged 44] died at Stoke Giffard, Gloucestershire.
In or after 1514 [his step-father] John Fitzjames [aged 49] and [his mother] Elizabeth Coningsby [aged 34] were married; her second husband.
by 1537 Maurice Berkeley [aged 31] was a member of Thomas Cromwell's [aged 52] household.
In 1539 Maurice Berkeley [aged 33] was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 47].
In 1541 [his son] Henry Berkeley was born to Maurice Berkeley [aged 35] and [his future wife] Catherine Blount [aged 23] at Bruton, Somerset. He married 1576 his half sixth cousin Margaret Lygon and had issue.
After 1541 Maurice Berkeley [aged 35] and Catherine Blount [aged 23] were married. They were sixth cousins.
In 1544 Maurice Berkeley [aged 38] was appointed Constable of Berkeley Castle.
In 1544 Maurice Berkeley [aged 38] commanded a troop of light horse in the Italian War of 1542-46.
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In 1544 Maurice Berkeley [aged 38] was appointed Chief Banner Bearer of England succeeding his elder brother John Berkeley [aged 38].
Before 8th May 1546 [his mother] Elizabeth Coningsby [aged 66] died.
In 1547 Maurice Berkeley [aged 41] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1547 Maurice Berkeley [aged 41] was appointed Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to King Edward VI of England and Ireland [aged 9].
In March 1553 Maurice Berkeley [aged 47] was elected MP Bletchingley.
Before 15th March 1554 Thomas Wyatt [aged 33] surrendered to Maurice Berkeley [aged 48].
In 1555 [his sister-in-law] Mary Blount [aged 57] died.
On 25th September 1558 [his sister-in-law] Gertrude Blount Marchioness of Exeter [aged 55] died.
On 12th March 1560. [Some sources say 25th February 1560] [his former wife] Catherine Blount [deceased] died. On 11th August 1580 Maurice Berkeley [aged 54] died. Church of St Mary, Bruton [Map]. Elizabethan Period recumbent effigies of himself and his two wives Catherine Blount and Elizabeth Sands [aged 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. They were sixth cousins. Henry Machyn's Diary. 12th March 1560. The xij day of Marche was bered at Dyttun [Map] 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 16th June 1585 she died at Berkeley House. She was buried at the St James' Church, Clerkenwell where a monument was constructed. Before 16th June 1685 she was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 12th March 1560. The xij day of Marche was bered at Dyttun [Map] my [his former wife] lade Barkeley [deceased], the wyff of ser Mores Barthelay [aged 54] knyght, with a penon of armes and a iiij dosen of skochyons, and a harold of armes, master Rychemond.
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In 1562 Maurice Berkeley [aged 56] and Elizabeth Sands [aged 29] were married. The difference in their ages was 27 years.
In 1563 Maurice Berkeley [aged 57] was elected MP Somerset.
In 1567 Maurice Berkeley [aged 61] was appointed High Sheriff of Dorset and High Sheriff of Somerset.
In 1572 Maurice Berkeley [aged 66] was elected MP Somerset.
Around 1576 [his son] Henry Berkeley [aged 35] and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Lygon [aged 36] were married. They were half sixth cousins.
Before 1581 Maurice Berkeley commissioned the building of Berkeley House.
On 16th June 1585 [his former wife] Elizabeth Sands [aged 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 of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 3 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery de Vere 
9 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Botetort 2nd Baron Botetort
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Botetort 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Zouche 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 6 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dynham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Dynham 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Courtenay 6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Muriel Courtenay 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Grandfather: William Berkeley 7 x Great Grandson of King John of England
father: Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford 8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 
Grandmother: Anne Stafford
Maurice Berkeley 9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Coningsby
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Coningsby
Grandfather: Humphrey Coningsby
mother: Elizabeth Coningsby
Grandmother: Alice Ferriby