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Thomas Percy was a medieval Bishop of Norwich. He was the son of Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy and Idonia, daughter of Robert de Clifford, First Baron de Clifford.

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--Other Fields Ref Number: 2483 --Invalid Dates He was a minor at his father's death. He had seisin of his lands on December 26, 1321. He was with Thomas of Lancaster at Pontefract on May 21, 1321, but was Warden of Scarborough Castle for the King on February 13, 1322. In 1328 he was appointed warden of the marches. In 1329 he went to France with the King. He had a grant from the crown, in the 2nd of Edward III (1329), of the reversion of the Barony and the Castle of Warkworth, etc. He had summons to Parliament from 1322 to the time of his death. In 1355 he defeated the Scots, who were raiding in Redesdale. In the following July he took part in Edward's invasion of Scotland. He was with Edward III in Scotland in 1336, 1337 and served there again in 1338. In 1339 he was commissioner of array at York. In 1341 he defeated the Scots at Farmley. He commended the first division at the Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346. He died February 26, 1351/52 and was buried at Alnwick. Idonia died in 1365, and founded the chantry for herself and her husband at Meaux. Birth: 6 FEB 1299/00 Ref: The Virginia Magazine 975.5 B2v The Percy Family in England - Henry De Percy, 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick This second baron, before he was 21, received a grnat of the Northumbrian fees which had belonged to Patrick de Dunbar, Scotch Earl of Dunbar and March, who had risen against Edward II. (A fee, or fief, under the feudal system, was land held from a superior in return for a specific service.) He joined in 1326 with Prince Edward, Queen Isabella and other barons in supressing the Spencers and when the grateful prince took the throne as Edward III he gave Percy custody of the castle of Skipton in Yorkshire and the castle and barony of Warkworth in Northumberland. Because he was one of Edward III's favorites, he received from Edward Baliol, whose claim to the Scottish crown had been supported by the English king, large Scottish grants of the forfeited estates of David Bruce's followers. Shotly afterward he received a grant of 500 marks a year out of the old customs at Berwick." In 1346 he defeated the Scots at Neville's Cross and took prisoner their king, David Bruce. The Douglas clan fought with the Scots and perhaps that storied rivalry in arms of these two great border names started here." BIRTH: Also shown as Born , Leckonfield, Yorkshire, England. DEATH: Also shown as Died 25 Feb 1352

Henry de Percy, 9th Baron Percy and 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick (1298–1352) was the son of Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick, and Eleanor Fitzalan, daughter of Sir Richard FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel, and sister of Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel.

Henry was sixteen when his father died, so the Barony was placed in the custody of John de Felton.[1]

In 1316 he was granted the lands of Patrick IV, Earl of March, in Northumberland, by King Edward II of England.[2] In 1322, was made governor of Pickering Castle and of the town and castle of Scarborough and was later knighted at York.[3] Henry joined with other barons to remove the Despensers, who were favorites of Edward II.

Following a disastrous war with the Scots, Henry was empowered along with William Zouche to negotiate the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton.[4] This was an unpopular treaty and peace between England and Scotland lasted only five years.

He was appointed to Edward III's Council in 1327 and was given the manor and castle of Skipton. Was granted, by Edward III, the castle and barony of Warkworth in 1328. He was at the siege of Dunbar and the Battle of Halidon Hill and was subsequently appointed constable of Berwick-upon-Tweed.[5] In 1346, Henry commanded the right wing of the English, at the Battle of Neville's Cross.[6]

He married Idonia, daughter of Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford,[7] and had six children;

Henry, b.1320, succeeded his father as 3rd Baron Percy of Alnwick
Thomas Percy, Bishop of Norwich
Roger
Maud Percy, married John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby
Eleanor Percy, married John Fitzwalter, 3rd Baron Fitzwalter (c.1315 – 18 October 1361)[8]
Isabel Percy, married Sir William de Aton, 2nd Lord Aton, and had a daughter, Katherine Aton. Katherine Aton's son, William Eure, married Maud FitzHugh, daughter of Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh.[9]

In 1329, he founded a chantry, to celebrate divine service for his soul.

Henry married CLIFFORD, Baroness Idoine de in 1318 in Clifford, Hertsfordshire, England. Idoine (daughter of CLIFFORD, Baron Robert de and CLARE, Baroness Mathilda de) was born in 1303 in Clifford, Hertsfordshire, England; was christened in 1303 in Holme Lacey, Hertsfordshire, England; died on 24 Aug 1365 in Beverly, Yorkshire, England; was buried in Aug 1365 in Beverly, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick (1273–1314)[3] was a mediaeval English magnate.

He fought under King Edward I of England in Wales and Scotland and was granted extensive e

Henry de Percy: 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick b. 1299 d. 1352
Idonea de Clifford: Daughter of Robert Lord Clifford, whose line hd such a claim to beauty.
Henry had several children, including Thomas de P

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--Other Fields Ref Number: 2476 From Colby: "He was most active during Edward I's Scottish wars as Governor of Galloway until Robert Bruce drove him out of Turnberry castle and back into England. (In 1297 he was sent to Scotland in command of the forces of his uncle, Earl of Warren and general of all the armies north of the Trent.) He was one of the victors at Dunbar. He was in fact a warrior from youth to old age and for the success of his arms King Edward rewarded him with the Scotch Earldom of Carrick, declared forfeited by Robert the Bruce, later king of Scotland, and governorships of the Castles of Bamborough and Scarborough." "Having been summoned in 1299 to the Huse of Lords which created for him the Baroncy in fee of Percy, he later acquired Alnwick in the county of Northumberland which William Tyron, the Saxon baron, had owned when he was slain in the Battle of Hastings. He procured also the Lordship of Corbridge in Nothumberland where his descendants presided over a princely court. ("Barons and those knyghtes bold, and other gentlemen with hym entertayned in fee, as menyall men of his household whom he as 'lord worshiply maintayned") ." He was summoned to Parliament from Feb. 6, 1299 to July 20, 1315. He had obtained November 19, 1309, from Anthony Beck, Bishop of Durham, by purchase, a grant of the Barony of Alnwick, County Northumberland. He was Constable of Scarborough Castle, and Justice of the Forest beyond Trent. Henry was one of the great barons who subscribed, in 1301, the celebrated letter to Pope Boniface VIII, upon the attempt of his holiness to interpose in the affairs of the kingdom, intimating "That their king was not to answer to judgement, for any rights of the crown of England, before any tribunal under Heaven, etc., and that, by the help of God, they would resolutely, and with all their force, maintain against all men." BIRTH: Also shown as Born 25 Mar 1272/25 Mar 1273 ~BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 28 Sep 1991, DALLA. ~ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 20 Nov 1993, DALLA. ~SEALING_PARENTS: Also shown as SealPar 5 Jan 1994, DALLA.

Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick (25 March 1273 – October 1314)[3] was a medieval English magnate.

He fought under King Edward I of England in Wales and Scotland and was granted extensive estates in Scotland, which were later retaken by the Scots under King Robert I of Scotland. He added Alnwick to the family estates in England, founding a dynasty of northern warlords. He rebelled against King Edward II over the issue of Piers Gaveston and was imprisoned for a few months. After his release, he declined to fight under Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn, remaining at Alnwick, where he died a few months later, aged 41.

Henry was born at Petworth in Sussex in 1273, seven months after his father's death, saving the family line from extinction, as two older brothers had died in infancy, and all six uncles had died without leaving any legitimate heirs. He was fortunate in having the powerful John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey as his maternal grandfather. Henry was the son of Henry de Percy (d.1272), 7th feudal baron of Topcliffe, Yorkshire,[4] by his wife, Eleanor de Warenne, daughter of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey by Alice de Lusignan, Countess of Surrey, half sister of King Henry III.[5] His great-great-grandfather was Jocelin de Louvain (d.1180) who had married Agnes de Percy (d.1203), one of the two daughters and co-heiresses of William II de Percy (d.1174/5), 3rd feudal baron of Topcliffe, whose descendants had adopted the surname "de Percy"

n 1293, Henry came into his inheritance of estates in Sussex and Yorkshire, including Topcliffe Castle, the ancient family seat. In 1294 he married Eleanor, daughter of the Earl of Arundel. He then proceeded to change the family coat of arms from Azure, five fusils in fess or[7] ("Percy ancient") to Or, a lion rampant azure ("Percy modern"). Blue and gold were the Earl Warenne's colours and a gold lion rampant had been the Arundel's arms. Alternatively the arms are said to be the arms of Brabant.[2] This emphasised his royal and noble connections and marked his ambition. This was also the year he went to war for the first time, summoned to fight in France, but then diverted to Wales to join Edward I in suppressing a Welsh rebellion. There he learned the grim business of medieval warfare, and command and supply of armies in the field.

Henry de Percy married Eleanor FitzAlan, daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel,[8] and had two sons:

Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy (b.1299), who succeeded his father
William de Percy (c.1303-1355)

King Edward now prepared for a campaign in Scotland in 1314, culminating in his total defeat at the Battle of Bannockburn. Percy, along with five of the earls and many other nobles refused summonses to this campaign because it had not been sanctioned by parliament, as required by the Ordinances. There are no contemporary records of Percy being at Bannockburn[20] and it seems that he remained at Alnwick, defending his land against Scottish raiders. His friend and comrade Robert Clifford did go, and was killed in the battle. Within days of the battle Percy was summoned to Newcastle to prepare an emergency defence of northern England against an invasion. Instead of an all-out invasion, Robert Bruce sent raiding parties to extort money from the northern counties. Only a few months later in the first half of October 1314 Henry Percy died, aged 41, of unknown causes.

Henry married ARUNDEL, Baroness Eleanor Fitz-Alen de in 1300 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. Eleanor (daughter of FITZ-ALEN, Earl Richard and SALUZZO, Countess Alisona Alicia de, daughter of FITZ-ALEN, John and MORTIMER, Isabella de) was born in 1274 in Arundel, Sussex, England; died in Jul 1328 in Beverly, Yorkshire, England; was buried in Jul 1328 in Beverly, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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According to Weis, Eleanor's parentage is uncertain. "It seems likely (she) was of the family of FitzAlans, Earls of Arundel, but exact connection is not established." She was sister of Sir Richard de Arundel. As "the King's bachelor," he was granted lands in March, 1314, for his sustenance in the King's service. He was captured at Bannockburn and died in November, 1314, his sister Eleanor being his executrix. Their parentage is obscure. She is called daughter of the earl of Arundel in a Percy genealogy, and she has usually been affiliated to Richard, earl of Arundel, born February 3, 1266/67. This would make her the sister of earl Edmund, born May 1, 1285. But Richard and Eleanor are ignored in accounts of the FitzAlan/Arundel family. Moreover, Richard seems to have been a man of no importance, who apparently did not hold any lands except those given him by the King. The fact that his sister was his executrix, and that there is no reference to any other relation, may perhaps suggest that he was not the brother of the earl of Arundel. Prima facie it seem unlikely that Henry de Percy would marry into some obscure family, although he may have been betrothed or married when his elder brother was still alive. However, Richardson believes that she was indeed the daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 8th earl of Arundel.

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BURIAL: Also shown as Buried Beverley Minster, Beverley, East Riding Of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding Of Yorkshire, ENGLAND.

Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick (1273–1314)[3] was a mediaeval English magnate.

He fought under King Edward I of England in Wales and Scotland and was granted extensive e

Henry de Percy: 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick b. 1299 d. 1352
Idonea de Clifford: Daughter of Robert Lord Clifford, whose line hd such a claim to beauty.
Henry had several children, including Thomas de P

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West Sussex, England
Death: Aug., 1328, England

Eleanor was the daughter of Richard FitzAlan, the Earl of Arundel, descendant of King John Lackland, and Alice Saluzzo. She was the grand

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--Other Fields Ref Number: 2485 --Other Fields Ref Number: 3978 Skipton Castle, Robert de Clifford (killed at Bannockburn) received Skipton Castle in 1310 and started rebuilding. The castle was a refuge from Scottish armies in 1318, 1319 and 1322. Sir Robert de Clifford, Comptroller of the Household to King Edw 2, father to Robert, Earl of Suffolk. BIRTH: Also shown as Born Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England. DEATH: Also shown as Died , Sterling, Scotland. ~BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 28 Apr 1992, JRIVE. ~ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 9 Apr 1993, JRIVE. ~SEALING_PARENTS: Also shown as SealPar 11 May 1993, JRIVE.

Robert married CLARE, Baroness Mathilda de on 13 Nov 1295 in Clifford, Hertsfordshire, England. Mathilda (daughter of CLARE, Lord Thomas de and FITZ-MAURICE, Lady Juliane) was born in 1279 in Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England; died on 1 Feb 1327 in Badlesmere, Kent; or, Castle Clifford, Hay, Hertfordshire, England; or, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England; was buried on 9 Feb 1327 in Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ABOVE PHOTO: View of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of Maud.

mother:
*Maud de Clare
born about 1276 Gloucestershire, England
died 1 February 1327
married 3 November 1295 Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England
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Roger de Clifford born 21 January 1299/1300 Appleby, Westmorland, England
died 23 March 1322 York, Yorkshire, England


Thomas de Clare, Lord of Inchiquin and Youghal (c. 1245 – 29 August 1287) was a Hiberno-Norman peer and soldier. He was the second son of Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester and his wif

Juliana FitzGerald, Lady of Thomond (c. 1263 – 24 September 1300) was a Norman-Irish noblewoman, the daughter of Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly, and the wife of Thomas de Clare, Lord

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--Other Fields Ref Number: 2477 7th Baron Percy had livery of his lands in 1249. He was summoned for service in Wales in 1257, and in Scotland in 1258 He sided with the barons in 1263, but afterwards joined the king. He fought for Henry at Northampton on April 6, 1264, and at Lewes on May 14, where he was taken prisoner. BIRTH: Also shown as Born , Petworth, Northumberland, England. DEATH: Also shown as Died 29 Aug 1273 ~BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 30 Nov 1991, DALLA. ~ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 2 Jan 1992, DALLA. ~SEALING_PARENTS: Also shown as SealPar 16 Mar 1995, LANGE.

Henry married WARREN, Eleanor de on 8 Sep 1268 in York, Yorkshire, England. Eleanor (daughter of WARREN, John de and LUSIGNAN, Countess Alice) was born in 1241 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England; died in 1314; was buried in Sallay, Northum, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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--Other Fields Ref Number: 2478 DEATH: Also shown as Died 1282 ~BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 22 Oct 1992, JRIVE. ~ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 23 Oct 1992, JRIVE. ~SEALING_PARENTS: Also shown as SealPar PROVO.

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--Other Fields Ref Number: 2469 --Invalid Dates PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY - Isabel De Mortimer, married before 14 May 1260 John Fitz Alan, of the Castle and honor of Arundel, Sussex, of Clun and Oswestry, Shropshire, son and heir of John Fitz Alan, of Clun and Oswestry, Shropshire, by Maud, daughter of Thebaud le Boteler, 2nd Lord Boteler. He was born 14 Sept. 1246. Her maritagium included 40 librates of land in Doddington (Earl's Ditton) in Cleobury Mortimer), Shropshire. They had two sons, Richard Knt. (8th Earl of Arundel) and John, and one daughter, Maud. In 1263 he was one of the defenders of Rochester Castle against the rebellious Barons. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Lewes in 1264. In 1265 he was required to give either his son and heir or the castle of Arundel as a security for peace. JOHN FITZ ALAN died testate 18 March 1271/2 and was buried at Haughmond Abbey, Shropshire. His widow, Isabel, married (2nd) before 1273 RALPH D'ARDERNE (living April 1283) and (3rd) at Poling, Sussex 2 Sept. 1285 (without license) ROBERT DE HASTANG (living 1 April 1292). She was living in 1300. Death: BET. 18 MAR 1269/70 -MAR 1270/71 Sources: G. Baker Hist. & Antiq. of Northampton 1 (1822-1830): 547. ]. Dallaway Hist. of the Western Div. of Sussex 2 Pt. 1 (1832): 120-121. M.A. Tierney Hist. & Antiq. of the Castle and Town of Arundel1 (1834): chart following 192; 200. R.W. Eyton Antiqs. of Shropshire 4 (1857): 355-356. A.W. Haddan Councils & Ecclesiastical Docs. ReL Great Britain & Ireland 1 (1869): 532-533. Scots Peerage 1 (1904): 8. W. Flower Vir. of Yorkshire 1563-4 (H.S.P. 16) (1881): 336-338 (Warren pedigree: John Fytzallen Erl of Arundel. = Izabell doughter of Edmund Mortymer, Earl of March."). T. de Cantilupe Reg. Thome de Cantilupo Episcopi Herefordensis (Canterbury & York Soc. 2) (1907): 243. CP. 1 (1910): 240 (sub Arundel); 4 (1916): Appendix H, 670 (chart). CF.R 1272-1307 (1911): 309. H.E. Salter Feet of Fines for Oxfordshire 1195-1291 (Oxfordshire Rec. Soc. 12) (1930): 241-242. E. Stokes et al. Warwickshire Feet of Fines 1 (Dugdale Soc. 11) (1932): 185-186. Trans. Shropshire Arch. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 51 (1941-1943): 135-136. 1.]. Sanders English Baronies (1960): 70-71. G.J. Brault Rolls of Arms Edward 1(1272-1307) 2 (1997): 17, 166 (arms of John Fitz Alan: Gules, a lion rampant or). Children of lsabel de Mortimer, by John Fitz Alan: 1. RICHARD FITZ ALAN, Knt. ll. MAUD FITZ ALAN, married PHILIP BURNELL, Knt., of Holgate, Shropshire SURNAME: Also shown as Fitzalan

John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel was an English nobleman. He was also feudal Lord of Clun and Oswestry in the Welsh Marches.

John married MORTIMER, Isabella de in 1260 in Arundel, Sussex, England. Isabella (daughter of MORTIMER, Baron Roger de and BRAOSE, Maud de, daughter of MORTIMER, Baron Roger de and BRAOSE, Susan) was born in 1248 in Wigmore, Hertsfordshire, England; died on 10 Aug 1274; was buried in Aug 1274. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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--Other Fields Ref Number: 2470 Died bef 10 Aug 1274?? DEATH: Also shown as Died Bef 10 Aug 1274 ~BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 18 Nov 1933, SLAKE.

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Drowned in battle in wales

Roger married VIPONT, Isabel Appleby in 1273 in Clifford, Hertsfordshire, England. Isabel (daughter of VIPONT, Lord Robert de and GEOFFREY, Isabell Fitz-John) was born in 1254 in Holme Lacey, Hertsfordshire, England; died on 12 May 1292 in Westmorland, England; was buried in May 1292 in Shap, Westmorland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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--Other Fields Ref Number: 2490 BIRTH: Also shown as Born , Ricester, Oxfordshire, England. DEATH: Also shown as Died 1291 ~BAPTISM: Also shown as Baptized 19 Nov 1932 ~ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 2 Feb 1933 ~SEALING_PARENTS: Also shown as SealPar 25 Sep 1991, JRIVE.

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--Other Fields Ref Number: 3977 Bunratty Castle (Irish : Caisle�n Bhun Raithe, meaning "Castle at the Mouth of the Ratty") is a large tower house in County Clare , Ireland . It lies in the center of Bunratty village (Irish : Bun R�ite), by the N18 road between Limerick and Ennis , near Shannon Town and its airport . The name Bunratty, Bun Raite (or possibly, Bun na Raite) in Irish, means the 'bottom' or end of the 'Ratty' river . This river, alongside the castle, flows into the nearby Shannon estuary . From the top of the castle, one can look over to the estuary and the airport. The castle and the adjoining folk park are run by Shannon Heritage . Key events in Bunratty's history include: ·The first dwellings to occupy the site, in 970 were part of a Viking trading camp. ·In 1270, Robert De Muscegros built the first defensive fortress, known as a motte and bailey castle. ·These lands were later granted to Thomas de Clare , who built the first stone structure on the site. At this time Bunratty town had grown to a population of 1,000. ·In 1318, Thomas's son Richard de Clare, Steward of Forest of Essex (new holder of the castle) was killed in the Battle of Dysert O'Dea during the Irish Bruce Wars 1315-1318 . The castle and town were completely destroyed by the victorious O'Briens. ·In 1332, soon after being restored for the King of England , the castle was once again razed by the Irish Chieftains of Thomond under the O' Briens and the MacNamaras. ·In 1353, after lying in ruins for 21 years, it was rebuilt by Sir Thomas Rokeby , but was almost immediately attacked again by the Irish and was held by Irish hands thereafter. ·The present structure was completed by the MacNamara family around 1425 but 50 years later was in the hands of the O'Briens, the most powerful clan in Munster . ·In 1646, during the Irish Confederate Wars , Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond , allowed a large English Parliamentary garrison to land in Bunratty. The castle was besieged and taken by the forces of Confederate Ireland under Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry . ·When Barnaby, or Barnabas O'Brien, 6th Earl of Thomond, left Bunratty for England in 1646 for his own safety, during the Confederate wars, he was the last member of the O'Brien Clan ever to reside in Bunratty Castle. He was actually christened Brian O'Brien, after his famous ancestor Brian Boru, but being a political gymnast, he preferred a more English appellation to appease the King, and to be socially acceptable in the climate of the time. ·Bunratty Castle and its lands were granted to the Studdert family. They left the castle in 1804 (allowing it to fall into disrepair), to reside in the more comfortable and modern adjacent Bunratty House built by the family. The reasons for the move are bound up in family arguments over the eldest son marrying his first cousin. Both the castle and house are open to the public. ·In 1954 the castle was purchased and restored by the 7th Viscount Gort . He reroofed the castle, which had no longer been lived in as much at the time, and saved it from ruin. The castle is now famous for its medieval banquets, at which the "Bunratty Singers" perform. ----------------------------------- Bunratty Castle, County Clare The fashion for renovating castles and using them to host "medieval banquets" may be said to have begun at Bunratty, which was restored in the 1950s under the brilliant guidance of Percy le Clerc and filled with Lord Garf's magnificent collection of medieval furniture and tapestries. It is now one of Ireland's main tourist attractions and justifiably so - for no other castle gives a more lasting impression of later medieval life. The castle once stood on an island in a tidal creek with a view of the water-traffic entering and leaving the port of Limerick. Not surprisingly for such a strategic site, it has had quite a stirring history with a succession of castles from 1251 onwards. The present passed through marriage to the O'Briens c. 1500. It was remodelled by Donough O'Brien, the "Great." (fourth) Earl of Thomond, who succeeded in 1581. Although of great size, the castle is essentially a tower house. It comprises a tall, oblong building with a square tower at each corner, linked on the north and south sides by a broad arch rising to below the top storey. The entrance door leads into a large vaulted hall above which is the magnificent great hall with its lofty timbered roof where the Earls of Thomond held court. While there are only three storeys in the main body of the castle - with vaulted cellars below the hall- the towers have many floors and small chambers approached by a profusion of winding mural stairs. Many were bedrooms with connecting latrines, the castle having no less than fifteen privies. The fourth Earl remodeled the upper rooms of the towers; his vaulting still survives in one tower and is among the earliest use of brick in the country. Some of the Earl's plaster decoration remains in the hall, chapel and south solar and may be considered among the oldest stucco known in Ireland. The castle's grandeur greatly impressed Archbishop Rinuccini who came here in 1646 and wrote of its great beauty, its ponds and 3,000 head of deer. But the property suffered during the seventeenth-century wars, and the O'Briens departed. It was acquired by the Studderts around 1720, who occupied a brick house built against the two northern towers and later built themselves a fine country house in the park. The castle was later used as a police barracks but subsequently fell into disrepair, and towards the end of the nineteenth century the roof of the great hall was allowed to collapse. It was acquired by Lord Gort in 1954 and since his death the castle and its contents have been held in trust for the Nation. LOCATION - 8 miles West of Limerick on the airport road (T11). NGR: R 452610. National Monument. Open daily throughout the year; The Folk Park, which includes eight farmhouses, a village street, a mill and a blacksmith's forge, remains open until 7 pm from June to August. Admission fee charged. ------------------- BIRTH: Also shown as Born Abt 1248 DEATH: Also shown as Died 7 Feb 1288 ~ENDOWMENT: Also shown as Endowed 5 Sep 1933, MANTI. ~SEALING_PARENTS: Also shown as SealPar 23 Nov 1993, OGDEN.

Thomas married FITZ-MAURICE, Lady Juliane in 1275 in Essex, England. Juliane (daughter of MAURICE, Baron Maurice Fitz and LONGESPEE, Emmeline) was born in 1267 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; died on 24 Sep 1300 in Thomond, Connaght, Clare, Ireland; was buried in Sep 1300. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Juliana (Juliane) FitzMaurice of Offaly, Lady of Thomond
Birthdate:1263
Birthplace:Dublin, Dublin City, Dublin, Ireland
Death:Died September 24, 1300 in Thomond, Connaught, Clare, Ireland
Place of Burial:Dublin, Ireland
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Daughter of Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly and Maud de Prendergast, Lady of Offaly
Wife of Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond; Nicholas Avenal and Adam de Cretignes
Mother of Maud de Clare; Gilbert de Clare; Richard De CLARE de Clare, 1st Lord Clare; Margaret de Clare, Baroness of Badlesmere; Thomas De Clare and 2 others
Sister of Annabel Fitzmaurice
Half sister of Maurice FitzMaurice Fitzgerald, Lord Offaly; Aimee de clare and Lady Annabel of Ireland
Occupation:a Norman-Irish noblewoman
About Juliane FitzMaurice
Note from Curator Pam Wilson:
Juliana FitzMaurice daughter of Maurice FitzMaurice and Maud de Prendergast
married 3 times:
Thomas de Clare
Nicholas Avenel
Adam de Cretinges
She is NOT the Juliana who married John de Crogan (that is her cousin--see below).
Note from Curator Pam Wilson (24 September 2010): There is a problem with conflicting sources. FMG MedLands shows that there were *two* Julianas who were first cousins: one (A) the daughter of Gerald (II) FitzMaurice and the other (B) the daughter of his brother Maurice FitzMaurice (m. Maud de Prendergast and Emmeline de Longespee), both of whom were sons of Maurice FitzGerald, Baron Offaly, and his wife Juliana. So both would have been named after their paternal grandmother.
According to MedLands, Juliana (A) married John de Cogan, while Juliana (B) married both Thomas de Clare of Thomond and Nicholas Avenel.
ThePeerage.com is closely in agreement with FMG/MedLands and positions the Juliana (B) who married Thomas de Clare and Nicholas Avenel as the daughter of Maurice FitzMaurice and Emmeline de Longespee.
The references from the LDS Family Search as well as one from Rootsweb's WorldConnect collapse the identities of the two Julianas (A) and (B), while another reference has her married to Gilbert "The-Red-Earl" De Clare as well as Thomas de Clare.
A well-researched genealogy by John Blythe Dobson at http://library.uwinnipeg.ca/people/dobson/genealogy/ff/FitzAlan/FitzAlan-AT.cfm says of her:
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This would seem to support the addition of a third husband, Adam de Cretinge, based on referencing (#40) Magna Charta Sureties, 5th ed., line 144; Paget, 1:14; AR8, line 178. and (#41) Calendarium Genealogicum Henry III and Edward I, ed. Charles Roberts, 1:431, 448.
Researchers on GEN-MEDIEVAL-L seem to support the version on FMG/MedLands as well, with the exception of Douglas Richarson's well-backed claim that Juliana could not have been the daughter of Emmeline de Longespee but was instead the daughter of Maud Prendergast (see http://tinyurl.com/h32qw for more details):
"Juliana's mother was NOT Emmeline Longespee as claimed everywhere in print. A careful examination of Emmeline Longespee's records shows that at her
death, Emmeline's IPM did NOT list Juliana as her daughter and heiress. Rather, Emmeline's heir was her grand niece, Maud la Zouche, wife of Robert, lst Lord Holand. In fact, all of Emmeline's property appears to have gone to Maud and possibly to Maud's sister, Ellen."
After extensive research and study of this problem, I am going to set the family tree on Geni.com for Juliana following FMG/MedLands with the exception of her mother, who I will set as Maud de Prendergast because of the lack of any counterevidence by FMG.
I have also made changes to the wikipedia page for her, which is unfortunately still listed as Juliana FitzGerald (rather than FitzMaurice).
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http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/IRELAND.htm
GERALD FitzMaurice, son of MAURICE FitzGerald & his [first/second] wife --- ([1150]-1203). The Expugnatio Hibernica names "duo Mauricii filii, Giraldus et Alexander"[537]. Baron of Offaly. The Annales Cambriæ record the death in 1200 of "Geraldus filius Mauricii" in Ireland[538].
m ([1193]) as her first husband, EVE, daughter of [ROBERT de Bermingham & his wife ---] (-[1226]). She married secondly Geoffrey FitzRobert, and thirdly Geoffrey de Marsh.
Gerald & his wife had one child:
1. MAURICE FitzGerald (-1257). Baron of Offaly. m JULIANA, daughter of ---. Maurice & his wife had four children:
a) GERALD FitzMaurice ([1220]-1243). m ---. The name of Gerald´s wife is not known. Gerald & his wife had two children:
i) MAURICE FitzGerald (-1268). Baron of Offaly. m firstly ---. m secondly as her first husband, AGNES de Valence Dame de Danfalize, daughter of WILLIAM de Lusignan "de Valence" Seigneur de Valence Lord of Pembroke & his wife Joan Munchensy. She married secondly Hugh Balliol Baron of Bywell, and thirdly Jean d'Avesnes Seigneur de Beaumont. Maurice & his [first/second] wife had one child:
(a) GERALD FitzMaurice (-1287). Baron of Offaly. m JOAN de Joinville, daughter of GEOFFREY de Joinville (Geneville], Justiciar of Ireland & his wife Matilda de Lacy.
ii) JULIANA (-after 1309). m JOHN de Cogan (1243-1275).
b) MAURICE FitzMaurice (-1286). m firstly as her second husband, MATILDA, widow of MAURICE de Rocheford, daughter of GERALD de Prendergast & his wife ---. m secondly EMMELINE de Longespee, daughter of STEPHEN Longuespee [Seneschal of Gascony, Justiciar of Ireland] & his wife Emmeline de Rydeleford. The Book of Lacock names “Elam de la Souch…Emelinam” as the children of “Stephanus Lungespee” and his wife “Emelinam comitissam de Ulton”, adding that Emeline married “Mauritio filio Mauritii”[539]. Maurice & his first wife had one child:
i) AMABEL . m ANDREW Avenel .
Maurice & his second wife had one child:
ii) JULIANA . m firstly THOMAS de Clare Lord of Thomond, son of RICHARD de Clare Earl of Gloucester and Hertford & his wife Matilda de Lacy (-1287). m secondly NICHOLAS Avenel .
c) DAVID FitzMaurice .
d) THOMAS FitzMaurice (-Ballyloughmask, co. Mayo 1271). m ---. The name of Thomas´s wife is not known. Thomas & his wife had one child:
i) JOHN FitzThomas (-Laraghbryan, near Maynooth 12 Sep 1316, bur Kildare, Church of the Friars Minor). Baron of Offaly. He was created Earl of Kildare in 1316.

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MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married 1277 ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 22 Oct 1963, SLAKE.