Fitz Alan, Thomas (1381 - 1415)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 7
Total events naming patron - 7
Troupes - 6
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1381-10-13
Death Date: 1415-10-13

Notes

Committed into the custody of John Holand, Duke of Exeter after father's attainder and execution on 21 Sept. 1397; fled to the Continent, joining his uncle Thomas Arundel (or Fitz Alan), Archbishop of Canterbury and later, Henry of Bolingbroke; returned to England with Henry 24 June 1399

Siblings

Female

Fitz Alan, Elizabeth ( - 1425)
Fitz Alan, Joan (1375 - 1435) (patron)
Fitz Alan, Margaret ( - 1423)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Portugal, Beatrice of ( - 1439)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1405-11-26
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

17th Earl of Arundel

Titles

  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1400
  • 11th Earl of Surrey
    Assumed 1400-10
    Vacated 1415-10-13
  • 17th Earl of Arundel
    Assumed 1400-10
    Vacated 1415-10-13

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Privy Councillor, England n.d. n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1399 1400
Commissioner of Array, Southampton 1399 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1399 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1399 1401
JP, Shropshire 1399 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1401 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1401 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1402 n.d.
Lieut, North Wales 1402-7-26 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1402/3 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1402/3 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Shropshire 1403 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1405 n.d.
Constable of England, England 1405-6-6 n.d.
Keeper, Shropshire 1405-10-3 n.d.
Keeper, Shropshire 1405-10-3 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1405/6 1407
JP, Sussex 1405/6 1407
JP, Shropshire 1406/7 1408
JP, Shropshire 1409/10 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1409/10 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1411 1414
JP, Wiltshire 1411/12 1414
Constable, Kent 1412/13-3-22 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1412/13 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1412/13 n.d.
Treasurer of the Exchequer, England 1412/13-3-21 n.d.
Warden of the Cinque Ports, Kent 1412/13-3-22 n.d. Cinque Ports also in Sussex
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Marches of Wales 1413 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, North Wales 1413 n.d.
Keeper, Surrey 1413-10-9 n.d.
JP, Kent 1413/14 n.d.

General Lands Note

Livery of father's estates Oct. 1400

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire
  • Wales
  • Surrey
  • Sussex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1407-1408 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Arundel's Entertainer/s
Performance 1407-1408 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Arundel's Entertainers
Performance 1401-1402 Blackmere, near Whitchurch , Shropshire Earl of Arundel's Harper
Performance 1412-1413 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Arundel's Minstrel/s
Performance 1413-1414 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Arundel's Minstrel/s
Performance 1401-1402 Blackmere, near Whitchurch , Shropshire Earl of Arundel's Minstrels
Performance 1400-1401 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Arundel's Servant/s (Players?)

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Arundel's Entertainer/s Fitz Alan, Thomas (1381 - 1415) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Arundel's Entertainers Fitz Alan, Thomas (1381 - 1415) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Arundel's Harper Fitz Alan, Thomas (1381 - 1415) Musicians 1
Earl of Arundel's Minstrel/s Fitz Alan, Thomas (1381 - 1415) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Earl of Arundel's Minstrels Fitz Alan, Thomas (1381 - 1415) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Arundel's Servant/s (Players?) Fitz Alan, Thomas (1381 - 1415) Players 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)