Sir John Berkeley (21 January 1352 – 5 March 1428), of

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was an English politician. He was knighted before 1383.

Life

He was the son of Thomas Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley, of

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, and his second wife Katherine Clivedon. He was appointed

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and

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for 1390–91 and 1394–95,

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for 1392–93, 1397–98 and 1414–15,

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for 1402–03 and 1406–07, and

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for 1410–11. He was a

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(MP) of the

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for

in February 1388, September 1388 and January 1397, for

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in November 1390 and 1394, for

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in 1402 and

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in 1406. He married 3 times but only had children, 14 sons and 3 daughters, with his second wife, Elizabeth Betteshorne, including: * Eleanor Berkeley, who married

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and had children. She married secondly Sir Richard Poynings, son of Robert Poynings, 4th Baron Poynings. Their daughter, Eleanor Poynings, married

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. She married thirdly

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. * Sir Maurice Berkeley, who married Lora FitzHugh. * Elizabeth Berkeley, who first married

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, with whom she had children, and secondly

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, with whom she had more children. * Joan Berkeley, who married Sir Thomas Stawell.

References

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