Thomas Fitzalan otherwise Arundel, 10th Earl of Arundel, 7th Baron Maltravers KG (145025 October 1524) was the son of

William Fitzalan, 9th Earl of Arundel William Fitzalan, 9th Earl of Arundel, 6th Baron Maltravers (23 November 1417 – 1487) was an English nobleman. Born on 23 November 1417, William was the second son of John Fitzalan, 6th Earl of Arundel (1385–1421), and Eleanor Berkeley ( ...

, and Joan Neville, eldest daughter of

Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400 – 31 December 1460) was an English nobleman and magnate based in northern England who became a key supporter of the House of York during the early years of the Wars of the Roses. He was the ...

, and Alice Montagu, ''suo jure'' Countess of Salisbury. By his mother, he was a nephew of Warwick, the Kingmaker.

Career

He was created a

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on 27 June 1461 at the coronation of

Edward IV Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England ...

, and was elected to the

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on 26 February 1474. As Lord Maltravers, he was one of the peers present at the coronation of

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on 6 July 1483, and in 1471 sat in Parliament as Lord Maltravers. In September 1486 he was godfather to Henry VII's elder son,

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, and on 25 November 1487 bore the Rod and Dove at the coronation of

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. He succeeded his father as Earl of Arundel in 1488. He was twice elected Lieutenant of the Order of the Garter, on 19 July 1489, and again in 1517. In 1489 he was appointed Warden of the

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. He was present, with all the other Garter Knights, at the meeting in 1520 between Henry VIII and

Francis I of France Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once ...

now known as the

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. He died on 25 October 1524 at Downly Park in

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, Sussex, aged 74, and was buried with his wife at the collegiate church at

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. His will, dated 12 October 1524, was proved on 29 November of that year.

Marriage and issue

He married, shortly before 17 February 1466, Margaret Woodville (died before 4 August 1492), seventh daughter of

Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (1405 – 12 August 1469), also Wydeville, was the father of Elizabeth Woodville and father-in-law of Edward IV. Early life Born at Maidstone in Kent, Richard Woodville was the son of Richard Wydeville ( ...

, and a younger sister of

Elizabeth Woodville Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile;Although spelling of the family name is usually modernised to "Woodville", it was spelt "Wydeville" in contemporary publications by Caxton, but her tomb at St. George's Chapel, Wind ...

, wife of

. Thomas and Margaret had two sons and two daughters: *

William Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel William Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel, 8th Baron Maltravers Order of the Garter, KG (147623 January 1544) was an England, English peerage, peer, styled as Lord Maltravers from 1487 to 1524. FitzAlan was the son of Thomas Fitzalan, 10th Earl o ...

. *Edward Fitzalan. *Margaret Fitzalan, who married

John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln (c. 1460 – 16 June 1487) was a leading figure in the Yorkist aristocracy during the Wars of the Roses. After the death of his uncle Richard III of England, Richard III, de la Pole was reconciled with the new Tu ...

. *Joan Fitzalan (died 14 November 1508), who married

George Neville, 5th Baron Bergavenny George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny KG, PC (c.1469 – 1535), the family name often written Neville, was an English nobleman and courtier who held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Origins He was the son of George Nevill, 4th B ...

. According to Hawkyard, the marriage was childless; however according to Richardson, there were two daughters of the marriage, Elizabeth Neville, who married

Henry Daubeney, 1st Earl of Bridgewater Henry Daubeney – also known as, Dabney, 1st Earl of Bridgewater and 2nd Baron Daubeney (December 1493 – 8 April 1548) was an English peer who sat in the House of Lords. Origins He was the son and heir of Giles, 1st Baron Daubeney, KG (14 ...

, and Jane Neville, who married

Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu (also written Montague or Montacute; circa 1492 – January 1539), was an English nobleman, the only holder of the title Baron Montagu under its 1514 creation, and one of the relatives whom King Henry VIII of ...

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External links

Will of Thomas Arundel, Earl of Arundel, proved 29 November 1524, PROB 11/21/478, National Archives
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