FITZHARDING

:Berkeley Castle.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

      23:50, 2 September 2005 

27
Maurice "Make Peace" FitzRobert FITZHARDING
born - Bristol, Gloucestershire 1120
died - Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire 16 JUN 1190
burial: Brentford Church, Brentford, Middlesex
married -
Alice de BERKELEY -
born - Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire 1130
died - aft 16 JUN 1190
Children
1. Maud de BERKELEY
2. Robert "The Rebellious" de BERKELEY
3. Thomas I "The Observer" de BERKELEY

RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Ham/m:
Updated: 2010-07-28 21:17:49 UTC (Wed) Contact: Tom Hamm, Jr
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thamm&id=I
40793
Thursday, July 29, 2010





27
Maurice "Make Peace" FitzRobert FITZHARDING
Alice de BERKELEY
"He [Maurice FitzHarding] married, in 1153 or 1154, at Bristol, Alice, 1st daughter (but not heir or
coheir) of his dispossessed predecessor, Roger DE BERKELEY, feudal Lord of Dursley (formerly
"fermer" of Berkeley), with whom he had the manor of Slimbridge, as by agreement between their
respective fathers. He died 16 June 1190, and was buried in the church of Brentford, Middlesex. His
widow died at an " extreame old age." [Complete Peerage II:126"


RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Ham/m:
Updated: 2010-07-28 21:17:49 UTC (Wed) Contact: Tom Hamm, Jr
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thamm&id=I40794
Thursday, July 29, 2010

27
Maurice "Make Peace" FitzRobert FITZHARDING
Alice de BERKELEY
"Lord of Berkeley. He is also known as Maurice de Berkeley. He was styled "Maurice the Make Peace."
He received on the same date, 1155, as his father a confirmation of the grant of Berkeley from Henry
II, and again on October 30, 1189, from Queen Eleanor, regent for Richard I. In 1190 he was justice
itinerant in Gloucestershire. He enlarged Berkeley Castle, which thenceforth became the chief seat of,
and gave the name to, the family. His father arranged his marriage to Alice de Berkeley, after he
acquired the lordship of Berkeley. Thereafter Maurice and his descendants adopted the style of
Berkeley.

Maurice de Berkeley strengthened his tenure of Berkeley Castle by marrying, at the instigation of
Henry II, Alice, dau. and heiress of the ousted lord, Roger de Berkeley, of Dursley. By this lady he had
six sons, and was s. by the eldest, Maurice de Berkeley. [John Burke, History of the Commoners of
Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. I., R. Bentley, London, 1834-1838, p. 469, Berkeley, of Spetchley]

--------------------------

HOLDERS of the CASTLE of BERKELEY (V)

MAURICE FlTZ ROBERT FITZ HARDING, otherwise DE BERKELEY, feudal LORD OF BERKELEY, son
and heir, who "may bee called Maurice the Make Peace, born about 1120, in Bristol, received (at the
same date as his father) a confirmation of the grant of Berkeley from Henry II, in 1155, and again 30
October 1189 from Queen Eleanor, Regent to her son Richard I. In 1190 he was Justice Itinerant in
co. Gloucester. He enlarged the Castle of Berkeley, which thenceforth became the chief seat of, and
gave the name to, the family. He married, in 1153 or 1154, at Bristol, Alice, 1st daughter (but not heir
or coheir) of his dispossessed predecessor, Roger DE BERKELEY, feudal Lord of Dursley (formerly
"fermer" of Berkeley), with whom he had the manor of Slimbridge, as by agreement between their
respective fathers. He died 16 June 1190, and was buried in the church of Brentford, Middlesex. His
widow died at an " extreame old age." [Complete Peerage II:126, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

--------------------------

Maurice de Berkeley (son of Robert FitzHardinge, upon whom, for his attachment to the Empress
Maud, had been conferred the lordship of Berkeley and Berkeley Hernesse, the confiscated
possessions of Roger de Berkeley, the adherent of King Stephen; but, to reconcile the parties, King
Henry, who had restored to Roger his manor and castle of Dursley, caused an agreement to be
concluded between them that the heiress of the ousted lord should be given to marriage to the heir of
the new baron; and thus passed the feudal castle of Berkeley to another chief; which Maurice de
Berkeley became feudal lord of Berkeley upon the decease of his brother, Henry, and dying in 1189,
left six sons, and was s. by the eldest, Robert de Berkeley. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant,
Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 44, Berkeley, Viscount
Berkeley, Earl of Nottingham, and Marquess of Berkeley]"

RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Ham/m:
Updated: 2010-07-28 21:17:49 UTC (Wed) Contact: Tom Hamm, Jr
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thamm&id=I40793
Thursday, July 29, 2010

28
Robert "The Devout" FITZHARDING
Eve FITZESTMOND
"He [Robert FitzHarding] married Eve (c). He died 5 February 1170/1, aged about 75. His wife, who
founded a priory of nuns on St. Michael's hill, Bristol, whereof she died Prioress, 12 March 1170, was
buried with her husband. Complete Peerage II:124-25, (c) She is alleged to have been sister of
Durand, daughter of Sir Estmond, by Godiva, his wife, a pedigree which J. H. Round denounces as
"obviously absurd".

RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Ham/m:
Updated: 2010-07-28 21:17:49 UTC (Wed) Contact: Tom Hamm, Jr
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thamm&id=I40796
Thursday, July 29, 2010

28
Robert "The Devout" FITZHARDING
Eve FITZESTMOND
"Robert Fitz Harding, feudal Lord of Berkeley; granted by Henry II 1153/4 the castle of Berkeley, Glos,
founder 1141 of Abbey of St Augustine, Bristol. Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles
Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999, Page: 254

!Robert FitzHardinge obtained for his fidelity to King Henry II the Castle of Berkeley, wrested from
Roger de Berkeley, or Dursley, a partisan of Stephen, and thereby became one of the feudal barons of
the realm. He married Eva, niece of William the Conqueror, and founded the monastery of St.
Augustine, at Bristol, in the year 1140, and was buried there in 1170. He was s. by his eldest son,
Maurice de Berkeley. [John Burke, History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. I., R.
Bentley, London, 1834-1838, p. 469, Berkeley, of Spetchley]

!Robert Fitz Harding, who "may bee called Rober the Devout," son of Harding (d), said to have been a
merchant of Bristol, and of great wealth and influence, received from Henry of Anjou, in 1153 or 1154,
shortly before his accession as Henry II, a grant (among others) of the Castle and "herness " of
Berkeley (as above mentioned) which was confirmed by the said Henry when King, probably in 1155
the first year of his reign, whereby he the said Robert (doubtless) became feudal L.ORD OF
BERKELEY. In 1168 he entetained Dermot Mae Murrough, King of Leinster, on his arrival, at Bristol, to
solicit succour from Henry II. He founded, in 1141, the Abbey of St. Augustine, at Bristol, of which he
afterwards became a canon. He married Eve (c). He died 5 February 1170/1, aged about 75. His wife,
who founded a priory of nuns on St. Michael's hill, Bristol, whereof she died Prioress, 12 March 1170,
was buried with her husband. Complete Peerage II:124-25 (d) The parentage of this Harding (living c
1125) has been long and hotly disputed. He has been termed "son of the King of Denmark" (as in the
petition of 1661), "Mayor of Bristol", and so forth. The view now generally accepted is that he was the
son of Eadnoth (killed 1068), "Staller" to King Harold and to Edward the Confessor. E.A. Freeman
pronounces this descent "in the highest degree probable." Eyton (in his "Shropshire") devoted much
attention to the subject. (c) She is alleged to have been sister of Durand, daughter of Sir Estmond, by
Godiva, his wife, a pedigree which J. H. Round denounces as "obviously absurd"."

RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Ham/m:
Updated: 2010-07-28 21:17:49 UTC (Wed) Contact: Tom Hamm, Jr
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thamm&id=I40795
Thursday, July 29, 2010


29
Harding FITZEADNOTH
Livida of GLOUCESTER
"The parentage of this Harding has been long and hotly disputed. He has been termed "son of the
King of Denmark (in a petition of 1661)," "Mayor of Bristol," and so forth. The view now generally
accepted is that he was the son of Eadnoth, killed in 1068, "staller" to King Harold and to Edward the
Confessor.

!The ancient family of de Berkeley deduces its descent from Hardinge, a younger son of one of the
kings of Denmark, who came over to England with William the Conqueror, and fought at the battle of
Hastings. His son, Robert FitzHardinge, obtained the Castle of Berkeley for his fidelity to King Henry II.
[John Burke, History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. I., R. Bentley, London,
1834-1838, p. 469, Berkeley, of Spetchley]"

RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Ham/m:
Updated: 2010-07-28 21:17:49 UTC (Wed) Contact: Tom Hamm, Jr
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thamm&id=I40800
Thursday, July 29, 2010

30
Eadnoth "The Staller" Thane of GLOUCESTER
Mrs Thane of GLOUCESTER
"He was staller to King Harold and to Edward the Confessor. He was killed in 1068. His name is also
given as Alnoth.

!Eadnoth (k. 1068), Staller (an important royal official, though unspecified as to duties) to King Harold
Godwinson and King Edward The Confessor. [Burke's Peerage]"

RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Ham/m:
Updated: 2010-07-28 21:17:49 UTC (Wed) Contact: Tom Hamm, Jr
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thamm&id=I40801
Thursday, July 29, 2010