Biography of Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 1382-1455

Before 16 Mar 1367 [her father] John Berkeley (age 15) and Isabel Burdet were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England.

Before 13 Oct 1374 [her father] John Berkeley (age 22) and [her mother] Elizabeth Bettershorne (age 21) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King John of England.

Around 1382 Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel was born to John Berkeley (age 29) and Elizabeth Bettershorne (age 29).

Before 1405 [her future husband] Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 26) and Eleanor or Catherine Peverell were married.

Before 1407 John Fitzalan 6th or 13th Earl of Arundel (age 21) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 24) were married. They were second cousin twice removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

On 14 Feb 1408 [her son] John Fitzalan 7th or 14th Earl of Arundel was born to [her husband] John Fitzalan 6th or 13th Earl of Arundel (age 22) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 26) at Lytchett Maltravers, Dorset.

On 13 Oct 1415 Thomas Fitzalan 10th Earl of Surrey 5th or 12th Earl of Arundel (age 34) died. His first cousin once removed [her husband] John (age 30) succeeded 5th or 13th Earl Arundel. Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 33) by marriage Countess Arundel. Earl Surrey extinct.

On 23 Nov 1417 [her son] William Fitzalan 9th or 16th Earl of Arundel was born to [her husband] John Fitzalan 6th or 13th Earl of Arundel (age 32) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 35).

Around Apr 1421 Richard Poynings (age 21) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 39) were married at Beverstone, Tetbury. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

On 21 Apr 1421 [her husband] John Fitzalan 6th or 13th Earl of Arundel (age 35) died. His son [her son] John (age 13) succeeded 6th or 14th Earl Arundel, 4th Baron Maltravers, 4th Baron Arundel. [her future daughter-in-law] Constance Cornwall Countess of Arundel by marriage Countess Arundel.

Around 1422 [her daughter] Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland was born to [her husband] Richard Poynings (age 22) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 40).

Around 1425 Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 46) and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 43) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

On 07 Jan 1426 [her husband] Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 47) was created 1st Baron Hungerford. Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 44) by marriage Baroness Hungerford.

Before 1427 [her son] John Fitzalan 7th or 14th Earl of Arundel (age 18) and [her daughter-in-law] Constance Cornwall Countess of Arundel were married. There is some uncertainty as to whether they did marry; they were betrothed as children. She the daughter of John Cornwall 1st Baron Fanhope 1st Baron Milbroke (age 62) and Elizabeth Lancaster Duchess Exeter. He the son of [her former husband] John Fitzalan 6th or 13th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 44). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 08 Jun 1427 [her mother] Elizabeth Bettershorne (age 74) died.

On 05 Mar 1428 [her father] John Berkeley (age 76) died.

In 1429 [her son] John Fitzalan 7th or 14th Earl of Arundel (age 20) and [her daughter-in-law] Maud Lovell Countess Arundel were married. She by marriage Countess Arundel. He the son of [her former husband] John Fitzalan 6th or 13th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 47). He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England.

On 10 Jun 1429 [her husband] Richard Poynings (age 29) was killed at Orléans.

Before 1449 [her son-in-law] Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 27) and [her daughter] Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [her former husband] Richard Poynings and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 66). He the son of Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 55) and Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland (age 51). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 04 Aug 1449 [her step-son] Walter Hungerford (age 41) died.

On 09 Aug 1449 [her husband] Walter Hungerford 1st Baron Hungerford (age 71) died at Salisbury. He was buried at the Hungerford Chapel at Salisbury Cathedral [Map]. His son [her step-son] Robert (age 49) succeeded 2nd Baron Hungerford. Margaret Botreaux 4th Baroness Botreaux Baroness Hungerford by marriage Baroness Hungerford.

Before 1450 [her son] William Fitzalan 9th or 16th Earl of Arundel (age 32) and [her daughter-in-law] Joan Neville Countess Arundel (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Arundel. She the daughter of Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 49) and Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury (age 42). He the son of [her former husband] John Fitzalan 6th or 13th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 67). They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 01 Aug 1455 Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel (age 73) died.