Biography of James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley 1394-1463

Before 1394 [his father] James Berkeley [aged 38] and [his mother] Elizabeth Bluet were married.

In 1394 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley was born to [his father] James Berkeley [aged 39] and [his mother] Elizabeth Bluet at Berkeley Castle [Map]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 13th June 1405 [his father] James Berkeley [aged 50] died.

On 9th April 1410 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 16] and Unamed St John were married.

In 1415 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 21] and Daughter Stafford Baroness Berkeley were married.

On 13th July 1417 [his uncle] Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle [aged 65] died. His daughter Elizabeth [aged 31] succeeded 4th Baroness Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire. Baron Berkeley extinct. His nephew James [aged 23] succeeded 11th Baron Berkeley Feudal,

Before 1419 Henry Ferrers [aged 24] and [his future wife] Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley [aged 18] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk and [his future mother-in-law] Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk [aged 52]. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 20th October 1421 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 27] was created 1st Baron Berkeley by writ of summons. [his wife] Daughter Stafford Baroness Berkeley by marriage Baroness Berkeley.

In 1424 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 30] and Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley. She the daughter of Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk [aged 58]. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1425 [his daughter] Elizabeth Berkeley was born to James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 31] and [his wife] Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley [aged 25]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1426 [his son] William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley was born to James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 32] and [his wife] Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley [aged 26] at Berkeley Castle [Map]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married (1) 1466 his third cousin Elizabeth West 3rd Baroness Berkeley, daughter of Reginald West 6th Baron De La Warr 3rd Baron West and Margaret Thorley Baroness De La Warr Baroness West (2) November 1468 his fifth cousin Joan Strangeways 3rd Viscountess Berkeley, daughter of Thomas Strangeways and Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk (3) 1486 his third cousin twice removed Anne Fiennes Marchioness Berkeley.

In 1429 [his son] James Berkeley was born to James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 35] and [his wife] Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley [aged 29]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.

In 1432 [his daughter] Alice Berkeley was born to James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 38] and [his wife] Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley [aged 32]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1435 [his son] Maurice Berkeley 3rd Baron Berkeley was born to James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 41] and [his wife] Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley [aged 35] at Berkeley Castle [Map]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married before 1467 Isabel Meade 3rd Baroness Berkeley and had issue.

In 1435 [his son] Thomas Berkeley was born to James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 41] and [his wife] Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley [aged 35]. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England.

In 1438 [his daughter] Isabel Berkeley was born to James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 44] and [his wife] Isabel Mowbray Baroness Berkeley [aged 38]. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 18th May 1445 William Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Groby [aged 73] died at Woodham Ferrers, Essex. His granddaughter [his step-daughter] Elizabeth [aged 26] succeeded 6th Baroness Ferrers of Groby. Edward Grey Baron Ferrers of Groby [aged 30] by marriage Baron Ferrers of Groby.

In 1452 John Talbot 1st Viscount Lisle [aged 26] stormed and took James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 58] and his sons prisoner at Berkeley Castle [Map].

Before 25th July 1457 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 63] and Joan Talbot Baroness Berkeley [aged 35] were married. She by marriage Baroness Berkeley. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Maud Neville 6th Baroness Furnivall. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 2nd May 1462 John Bourchier 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby [aged 24] and [his step-daughter] Elizabeth Ferrers 6th Baroness Ferrers Groby [aged 43] were married. He by marriage Baron Ferrers of Groby. He the son of Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex [aged 58] and Isabel York Countess Eu and Essex [aged 53]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 22nd October 1463 James Berkeley 11th and 1st Baron Berkeley [aged 69] died at Berkeley Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol [Map]. His son William [aged 37] succeeded 12th Baron Berkeley Feudal, 2nd Baron Berkeley.

William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert and [his mother] Elizabeth Bluet were married.