Richard FitzAlan, 1st Earl of Arundel (3 February 1267 – 9 March 1302) was an English nobleman and soldier who fought in the Welsh wars of 1288 to 1294.
Lineage
He was the son of
John Fitzalan III and
Isabella Mortimer, daughter of
Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore and
Maud de Braose. His paternal grandparents were
John Fitzalan II and Maud le Botiller. Their family seat was
Arundel Castle
Arundel Castle is a restored and remodelled medieval castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England. It was established by Roger de Montgomery in the 11th century. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and then restored in the 18th and earl ...
.
Richard was feudal Lord of
Clun and
Oswestry in the
Welsh Marches
The Welsh Marches () is an imprecisely defined area along the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods.
The English term Welsh March (in Medieval Latin ''Marchia W ...
. In 1289 he was created
Earl of Arundel
Earl of Arundel is a title of nobility in England, and one of the oldest extant in the English peerage. It is currently held by the Duke of Norfolk, and it is used (along with the earldom of Surrey) by his heir apparent as a courtesy title ...
.
He was knighted by King
Edward I of England
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 ...
in 1289.
Fighting in Wales, Gascony and Scotland
He fought in the Welsh wars, 1288 to 1294, when the
Welsh castle
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of
Castell y Bere (near modern-day
Towyn) was besieged by
Madog ap Llywelyn. He commanded the force sent to relieve the siege and he also took part in many other campaigns in Wales; also in
Gascony in 1295-97; and furthermore in the
Scottish wars of 1298-1300.
Marriage and children
He married sometime before 1285,
Alice of Saluzzo (also known as Alesia di Saluzzo), daughter of
Thomas I of Saluzzo
Thomas I (1239–1296) was the fourth Marquess of Saluzzo from 1244 to his death. He was the son of Manfred III of Saluzzo, Manfred III and Beatrice of Savoy. He succeeded his father Manfred III of Saluzzo, Manfred III. He was also the grandson ...
in Italy.
Their issue:
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Edmund Fitzalan, 2nd Earl of Arundel.
# John, a priest.
#Alice Fitzalan, married
Stephen de Segrave, 3rd Lord Segrave.
#Margaret Fitzalan, married
William le Botiller (or Butler), great-grandson of the Welsh prince
Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of
Dinas Bran Castle.
#
Eleanor FitzAlan, married
Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy
Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Alnwick (25 March 1273 – October 1314) was a medieval English magnate.
He fought under Edward I of England, King Edward I of England in Wales and Scotland and was granted extensive estates in Scotland, wh ...
.
Burial
Richard and his mother are buried together in the sanctuary of
Haughmond Abbey
Haughmond Abbey ( ) is a ruined, medieval, Augustinians, Augustinian monastery a few miles from Shrewsbury, England. It was probably founded in the early 12th century and was closely associated with the FitzAlan family, who became Earls of Arund ...
, long closely associated with the FitzAlan family.
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1267 births
1302 deaths
Anglo-Normans
Burials at Haughmond Abbey
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Richard
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Norman warriors