James de Berkeley | |
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 Arms of James de Berkeley, 1st Baron of Berkeley | |
| Born | 1394 Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Died | 22 October 1463 Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England |
| Spouse(s) | Daughter of St. John Daughter of Stafford Isabel de Mowbray Joan Talbot |
| Issue | Elizabeth de Berkeley Sir William de Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham James de Berkeley, Esquire Alice de Berkeley Sir Maurice de Berkeley VI, Lord Berkeley Thomas de Berkeley, Esquire Isabel de Berkeley |
| Father | Sir James de Berkeley |
| Mother | Elizabeth Bluet |
James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley (c. 1394 – 22 October[1] 1463), also known as "James the Just", was an English peer.
Berkeley was the son of Sir James de Berkeley (d. 1405) and his wife Elizabeth (née Bluet) and by 1410 accepted as heir male to his uncle Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley.[2] He was involved in a bitter feud with his cousin Elizabeth, daughter of the fifth Baron Berkeley and wife of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick over the inheritance of the Berkeley estate.
- ^ Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison, 1866. (p. 44) googlebooks.com Accessed 7 July 2007
- ^ Wells-Furby, Bridget (2004). A Catalogue of the Medieval Muniments at Berkeley Castle. Vol. 17. Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. p. xliii.