Fitz Alan, Richard (1346 - 1397)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 5
Total events naming patron - 2
Troupes - 2
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1346
Death Date: 1397-09-21

Notes

Pardoned & exempted for life from parliament and from being made a JP or commissioner of the king against his will 30 April 1394. Arrested 10 or 11 July 1397; charged with treason 5 Aug. 1397; tried, attainted & beheaded

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Bohun, Elizabeth de ( - 1385)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1359-9
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Mortimer, Philippa (1375 - 1401)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1390-8-13
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Bohun, Elizabeth de ( - 1385)

  1. Female offspring: Fitz Alan, Elizabeth (d. 1425)
  2. Male offspring: Fitz Alan, Thomas (1381 - 1415) (patron)
  3. Female offspring: Fitz Alan, Joan (1375 - 1435) (patron)
  4. Female offspring: Fitz Alan, Margaret (d. 1423)

Primary Title

15th Earl of Arundel

Titles

  • 10th Earl of Surrey
    Assumed 1375/6-01-24
    Vacated 1397-09-21 (date attainted)
  • 15th Earl of Arundel
    Assumed 1375/6-01-24
    Vacated 1397-09-21 (date attainted)
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1386
    Vacated 1397-09-21

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Surrey 1376/7 1397
JP, Sussex 1376/7 1397
Admiral of the West & South, England 1377-12-5 1378-09-10
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1377 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1377 n.d.
King's Councilor, England 1377-7-20 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1378 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1378/9 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1378/9 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1380 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1380 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1380 1397
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1382 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1382 1383
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1382 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1384 n.d.
Admiral of England, England 1386-10 1389-05-18
Admiral of the West & South, England 1386-12-10 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1386 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1386 n.d.
Capt-gen & Lieut of the Army, England 1386/7-2-26 n.d.
Admiral & Lieut on the Sea, England 1387-5-12 n.d.
Capt-gen & Lieut of the Fleet, England 1388-5-12 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1388 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1388 n.d.
Governor, France 1388 n.d.
Lieut, France 1388-4-9 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, South Wales 1388/9 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1389-12-10 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1391 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1392 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1394 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1394 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1394 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1396 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1397 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Norfolk
  • Shropshire
  • Surrey
  • Sussex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1388-1389 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Arundel's Entertainers
Performance 1381-1382 Abbot's House, Battle Abbey, Battle , Sussex Earl of Arundel's Minstrel/s

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Arundel's Entertainers Fitz Alan, Richard (1346 - 1397) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Arundel's Minstrel/s Fitz Alan, Richard (1346 - 1397) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Arundel 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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)