John Fitzwalter, 3rd Baron Fitzwalter
John Fitzwalter, 3rd Baron Fitzwalter (according to another count also 2nd Baron Fitzwalter ) (* around 1315, † October 18, 1361 ) was an English nobleman.
John Fitzwalter came from the noble Fitzwalter family . He was possibly the only child of Robert Fitzwalter, 2nd Baron Fitzwalter and his wife Joan Multon (1304-1363). His father died in 1328 when John was a minor. John grew up in the care of his mother until he came of age in 1336 and could take over his inheritance. Since his mother, in addition to her own rule, Egremont, as his father's widow, was entitled to a widow of a third of his property, John's inheritance was greatly reduced. Fitzwalter was a violent man who initially fought intermittently during the Hundred Years War in France. There he met the two notorious knights Lionel Bradenham and Robert Marney from Essex. Back in Essex, Fitzwalter began quarrels with his noble neighbors, which grew into feudal forays and raids. When some Colchester citizens allegedly broke into his hunting park in Lexden , Fitzwalter besieged the town with Bradenham and Marney. Angry about this offense, King Edward III let him . put on trial, confiscate Fitzwalter's property and temporarily detain him in the Tower of London . Only after a heavy fine of £ 847, which he was allowed to pay in installments, was Fitzwalter released and his property returned. Despite his offenses, Fitzwalter took part in parliaments and royal councils several times as Baron FitzWalter . In contrast, he never held a public office.
Fitzwalter had married Eleanor Percy († around 1361) before 1340, a daughter of Henry Percy, 2nd Baron Percy and Idonea de Clifford. With her he had at least two children:
- Walter Fitzwalter, 4th Baron Fitzwalter (1345-1386);
- Alice Fitzwalter († 1401) ⚭ Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford .
His son Walter became his heir.
Web links
- Christopher Starr: John Fitzwalter, second Lord Fitzwalter (c.1315–1361). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
- John FitzWalter, 3rd Lord FitzWalter on thepeerage.com , accessed August 30, 2016.
- Cracroft's Peerage: FitzWalter, Baron (E, 1295)
Individual evidence
- ^ Benjamin Thompson, John Watts, Christine Carpenter: Political society in later medieval England. A festschrift for Christine Carpenter . Boydell, Woodbridge 2015. ISBN 978-1-78327-030-9 , p. 90
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Fitzwalter |
Baron FitzWalter 1328-1361 |
Walter Fitzwalter |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fitzwalter, John, 3rd Baron Fitzwalter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fitzwalter, John, 2nd Baron Fitzwalter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1315 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1361 |