Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

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Richard FitzAlan

Male 1346 - 1397  (51 years)


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  • Name Richard FitzAlan 
    Birth 1346  Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Earl of Arundel and Surrey 
    Death 21 Sep 1397 
    • Beheaded
    Notes 
    • COD: Beheaded by the King of England
      He was the bearer of the Crown at the coronation of Richard II,and was made Admiral of the West and South in 1377, andsubsequently in 1386, of all England. He distinguished himselfin the French wars, having gained a brilliant naval victory overthe allied French, Spanish, and Flemish fleets, and was madeGovernor of Brest in 1388, being one of the five Lords Appellantin Parliament that same year. With the Duke of Gloucester, hetook an active role against the King, who, in 1388, was entirelyin the Duke's power. While he obtained a pardon in 1394 for allpolitical offences, he was seized 12 Jul 1397, tried atWestmorland, and beheaded on 21 Sep 1397. He had no issue by hissecond wife, Philippa, widow of John de Hastings, and daughterof Edmund de Mortimer.
    Person ID I18860  Bryan-Martin
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2004 

    Father Edmond FitzAlan,   b. cir 1320 
    Mother Alice de Warenne,   b. cir 1320 
    Family ID F7186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth de Bohun,   b. cir 1347 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth FitzAlan   d. 8 Jul 1425
    Family ID F7181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2023 

    Family 2 Phillippa de Mortimer,   b. cir 1370 
    Marriage 15 Aug 1390 
    Family ID F7185  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2023 

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