Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel

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Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_FitzAlan,_8th_Earl_of_Arundel

He was the son of John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel and Isabella Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore and Maud de Braose. His paternal grandparents were John Fitzalan, 6th Earl of Arundel and Maud le Botiller.

Richard was feudal Lord of Clun and Oswestry in the Welsh Marches and was knighted by King Edward I of England in 1289.

He fought in the Welsh wars, 1288 to 1294, when the Welsh castle 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 1295-97; and furthermore in the Scottish wars, 1298-300.

Richard and his mother are buried together in the sanctuary of Haughmond Abbey, long closely associated with the FitzAlan family.

He married sometime before 1285, Alice of Saluzzo (also known as Alesia di Saluzzo), daughter of Thomas I of Saluzzo in Italy. Their children were:

1. Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel.

2. John, a priest.

3. Alice FitzAlan, married Stephen de Segrave, 3rd Lord Segrave.

4. Margaret FitzAlan, married William le Botiller (or Butler).

5. Eleanor FitzAlan, married Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy.


Buried:
Grave location, biography, and photo of abbey ruins:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84173669

Richard married Alesia (Alice) di Saluzzo, Countess of Arundel. Alesia (daughter of Tommaso (Thomas) I di Saluzzo, Marquess of Saluzzo and Luigia di Ceva, Marquise of Saluzzo) was born 18 May 1269, Saluzzo, Piedmont, Italy; died 25 Sep 1292, Arundel West Sussex, England; was buried , Haughmond Abbey Shrewsbury Shropshire Unitary Authority Shropshire, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Edmund FITZALAN, Lord of Arundel was born 1 May 1285, Surrey, England; died 17 Nov 1326, Hereford, Worcestershire, England; was buried , Haughmond Abbey Shrewsbury Shropshire Unitary Authority Shropshire, England.