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Fitz Alan, Richard (1313 - 1375/6)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1313
Death Date: 1376-01-24

Notes

Under father's attainder from 17 Nov. 1326; fled England, returning Oct. 1330; restored in blood and honours by 24 Jan. 1330/1. On numerous military and diplomatic missions in Scotland and on the Continent between 1333 and 1365

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Despenser, Isabel le (1313 - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1320-2-9
    Union ended: 1344-12-4
    Note: Marriage annulled 'on the ground of his minority and of his never having willingly consented to the match' [CP]. Union also produced two daughters.
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1345-2-5
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Male

  • Fitz Alan, Edmund ( - )
  • Fitz Alan, Michael ( - )

Female

  • Fitz Alan, Alice ( - )
  • Fitz Alan, Aleyne ( - )
  • Fitz Alan, Jane ( - )

Offspring

  1. Mother unknown
    Female offspring: Fitz Alan, Mary ( - 1396)
  2. Mother unknown
  3. Mother unknown
  4. Mother unknown
  5. Mother unknown
    Female offspring: Fitz Alan, Joan ( - 1419)

Primary Title

  • 14th Earl of Arundel

Titles

  • 14th Earl of Arundel
    Assumed: 1331-12 (date restored to Arundel Castle & honour)
    Vacated: 1375/6-01-24
  • 9th Earl of Surrey
    Assumed: 1361-08-31 (date assumed title)
    Vacated: 1375/6-01-24

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Keeper, Denbighshire 1333 -9 -13 1375/6 -01 -24 For life
Justice, North Wales 1334 -11 -8 1374/5 -01 -24 Appointed to office for life 10 March 1336/7
Keeper, Hampshire 1334/5 -2 -6
Keeper of the Realm, England 1338 1340 During the King's absence
Governor, Caernarvonshire 1339 -7 -12
Admiral of the North and West, England 1340
JP, Shropshire 1344 1375/6
Sheriff, Shropshire 1344/5 -3 -10
Admiral of the North and West, England 1345 1347
Sheriff, Shropshire 1345 1375/6 -01 -24 For life
JP, Sussex 1351 1375/6
JP, Surrey 1354 1375/6
Constable, Kent 1355 -7 -1 Held jointly
Guardian of England, England 1355 -10 1355 -11 Held jointly
Warden of the Cinque Ports, Kent 1355 -7 -1 Held jointly. Cinque Ports also in Sussex

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Buckinghamshire
  • Cheshire
  • Essex
  • Kent
  • Lincolnshire
  • Middlesex
  • Norfolk
  • Northamptonshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Rutland
  • Shropshire: Clun & Shrawardine Castles
    Patrimony
  • Staffordshire
  • Surrey
  • Sussex
  • Wales
  • Wiltshire
  • Worcestershire: Holt Castle
    Patrimony

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent Earl of Arundel's Entertainer/s
Performance - Worcester (Unknown), Worcester, Worcestershire Earl of Arundel's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Arundel's Minstrel/s Fitz Alan, Richard (1313 - 1376) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Arundel's Entertainer/s Fitz Alan, Richard (1313 - 1376) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Arundel Castle Sussex Private Residence
Lewes Castle Sussex Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.