Edmund FITZALAN, Lord of Arundel

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He was beheaded.

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Edmund married Alice DE WARREN 1305, Arundel, Sussex, England. Alice (daughter of William de Warrene, Earl of Surrey and Joan de Vere) was born 15 Jun 1287, Warren, Sussex, England; died 23 May 1338, Arundel Arun District West Sussex, England; was buried , Haughmond Abbey Shrewsbury Shropshire Unitary Authority Shropshire, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Richard (Cropped Hat) Fitz Alan, 10th Earl of Arundel and 8th Earl of Surrey was born 1306, Arundel, Sussex, England; died 24 Jan 1376, Sussex, England; was buried , Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, England.
2. Aleyne FITZALAN was born 1314, Arundel, West Sussex, England; died 20 Jan 1385/86, Oswestry Shropshire, England; was buried , Black Friars Priory Shrewsbury Shropshire Unitary Authority Shropshire, England.

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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.


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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]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_of_Saluzzo,_Countess_of_Arundel

She was an Italian-born noblewoman and an English countess. She was a daughter of Thomas I of Saluzzo, and the wife of Richard Fitzalan, 8th Earl of Arundel. Alice was one of the first Italian women to marry into an English noble family. She assumed the title of Countess of Arundel in 1289.

Alesia was born on an unknown date in Saluzzo (present-day Province of Cuneo, Piedmont); the second eldest daughter of Thomas I, 4th Margrave of Saluzzo, and Luigia di Ceva (died 22 August 1291/1293), daughter of Giorgio, Marquis of Ceva and Menzia d'Este. Alesia had fifteen siblings. Her father was a very wealthy and cultured nobleman.

Saluzzo included the territory lying between the Alps, the Po and the Stura, and was extended on several occasions. In the Middle Ages it had a checkered existence, often being in conflict with powerful neighbors, chiefly the Counts (later Dukes) of Savoy.

Sometime before 1285, Alice married Richard Fitzalan, feudal Lord of Clun and Oswestry in the Welsh Marches, the son of John Fitzalan, 7th Earl of Arundel and Isabella Mortimer. Richard would succeed to the title of Earl of Arundel in 1289, thus making Alice the 8th Countess of Arundel. Her marriage had been arranged by the late King Henry III's widowed Queen consort Eleanor of Provence.

Richard and Alice's principal residence was Marlborough Castle in Wiltshire, but Richard also held Arundel Castle in Sussex and the castles of Clun and Oswestry in Shropshire. Her husband was knighted by King Edward I in 1289, and fought in the Welsh Wars (1288?1294), and later in the Scottish Wars. The marriage produced four children:

1. Edmund Fitzalan, 9th Earl of Arundel (1 May 1285- 17 November 1326 by execution), married Alice de Warenne, by whom he had children.

2. John Fitzalan, a priest

3. Alice Fitzalan (died 7 September 1340), married Stephen de Segrave, 3rd Lord Segrave, by whom she had children.

4. Margaret Fitzalan, married William le Botiller, by whom she had children.

5. Eleanor Fitzalan, married Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy, by whom she had children.

Alice died on 25 September 1292 and was buried in Haughmond Abbey, Shropshire. Her husband Richard died on Sep 3, 1301 and was buried alongside Alice. In 1341, provision was made for twelve candles to be burned beside their tombs. The Abbey is now a ruin as the result of a fire during the English Civil War.

Her many descendants included the Dukes of Norfolk, the English queen consorts of Henry VIII, Sir Winston Churchill, Diana, Princess of Wales, and the current British Royal Family.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_I,_Marquess_of_Saluzzo

He was the fourth Marquess of Saluzzo from 1244 to his death. He succeeded his father Manfred III. Under the reign of Thomas, Saluzzo blossomed, achieving a greatness which had eluded his ancestors. He crafted a state the borders of which remained unchanged for over two centuries.

Saluzzo included the territory lying between the Alps, the Po and the Stura, and was extended on several occasions. In the Middle Ages it had a checkered existence, often being in conflict with powerful neighbors, chiefly the Counts (later Dukes) of Savoy.

He was a prime enemy of Charles of Anjou and his Italian pretentions. During his tenure, he made Saluzzo a free city, giving it a podestà to govern in his name. He defended his castles and roccaforti (strongholds) vigorously and built many new ones in the cities.

He married Luisa of Ceva.

He was succeeded by his son Manfred IV. Thomas also had a daughter, Alice of Saluzzo, who married Richard Fitzalan, 8th Earl of Arundel.

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Tommaso married Luigia di Ceva, Marquise of Saluzzo. Luigia died 22 August 1291/1293, Italy; was buried , Abbazia di Santa Maria di Staffarda, Revello, Provincia di Cuneo, Piemonte, Italy. [Group Sheet]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_of_Saluzzo,_Countess_of_Arundel

Alesia was born on an unknown date in Saluzzo (present-day Province of Cuneo, Piedmont); the second eldest daughter of Thomas I, 4th Margrave of Saluzzo, and Luigia di Ceva (died 22 August 1291/1293), daughter of Giorgio, Marquis of Ceva and Menzia d'Este. Alesia had fifteen siblings. Her father was a very wealthy and cultured nobleman.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_III,_Marquess_of_Saluzzo

He was the third Marquess of Saluzzo, from 1215 to his death. He was the son of Boniface of Saluzzo and Maria di Torres of Sassari (in Sardinia). Since his father died in 1212, he succeeded his grandfather Manfred II as marquess on the latter's death in 1215. His paternal grandmother Azalaïs or Adelasia of Montferrat was regent during his minority until 1218. During that period, his grandmother paid tribute to Count Thomas I of Savoy.

Manfred fought the expansionistic policies of Thomas, as had his father, and he defended the borders of his territory with care. He died in 1244 and was succeeded by his son Thomas.

He married in March 1233 to Beatrice, daughter of Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy. At his death, she was pregnant with twins. The couple had the following children:

1. Alice (c. 1236-before 12 Jul 1311); married Edmund de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract and had children.

2. Thomas I, Marquess of Saluzzo (1239-1296); succeeded Manfred as Marquess of Saluzzo.

3. Agnes (1245 ? after 4 August 1265); born after his death, married John, son of Eustace de Vesci, no children.

4. Margaret (born 1245); born after his death, twin of Agnes.

Manfred married Beatrice of Savoy, Marchioness of Saluzzo. Beatrice (daughter of Amadeus IV of Savoy, Count of Savoy and Marguerite (Margaret) of Burgundy) was born Bef 4 March 1223; died ca 1259. [Group Sheet]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_of_Savoy,_Marchioness_of_Saluzzo

She was a daughter of Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy and his first wife Marguerite of Burgundy and was a member of the House of Savoy by birth and by her first marriage she became the Marchioness of Saluzzo.

Beatrice was the elder of two daughters; her younger sister Margaret was married to Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat. After the death of their mother, their father married Cecile of Baux and had further children including Boniface, Count of Savoy and a younger Beatrice.

Beatrice was first betrothed not long after her birth on 4 March 1223 to Manfred III, Marquess of Saluzzo. However, the contract was broken off but was then renewed on 2 October 1227; a contract signed on that date refers to the dowry of Beatrice. The couple were married in March 1233. They were married for eleven years until Manfred's death in 1244, leaving Beatrice with two children and pregnant with twins. They had the following children:

1. Alice (c. 1236-before 12 Jul 1311), married Edmund de Lacy, Baron of Pontefract and had children.

2. Thomas (1239?1296), succeeded Manfred as Marquess.

3. Agnes (1245-after 4 August 1265), born after her father's death, married John, son of Eustace de Vesci, no children.

4. Margaret (born 1245), born after her father's death, twin of Agnes

Only two years after Manfred's death on 8 May 1246, Beatrice was betrothed a second time to Manfred, an illegitimate son of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor by his mistress and possible wife Bianca Lancia. Her marriage was arranged to recognize an alliance between Beatrice's father and Frederick. The couple were married by proxy in March 1247 and the marriage contract was signed on 21 April 1247. Manfred and Beatrice had one daughter, Constance (1249-1302) who went on to marry Peter III of Aragon and became mother Alfonso III of Aragon, James II of Aragon and Elizabeth of Aragon.

In a testament from Beatrice's father dated 24 May 1253, the succession rights of Beatrice were bypassed in favor of her younger half-brother; the testament fails to mention Beatrice's second husband, possibly indicating a breakdown in the marriage. Beatrice died before 1259. Her husband became King of Sicily in 1258 and went on to marry Helena Angelina Doukaina and fathered children with her.