Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel 
Richard was born on February 3rd, 1267. Richard's father was John FitzAlan and his mother was Isabel de Mortimer. His paternal grandparents were John FitzAlan and Maud el Botiller; his maternal grandparents were Roger de Mortimer and Maud de Briouze. He was an only child. He died about March 9th, 1301.General Notes
Richard was feudal Lord of Clun and Oswestry in the Welsh Marches. After attaining his majority in 1289 he became in fact Earl of Arundel, by being summoned to Parliament by a writ directed to the Earl of Arundel.
He was knighted by King Edward I of England in 1289.
He fought in the Welsh wars, 1288 to 1294, when the Welsh castle of Castell y Bere (near modern day Towyn) was besieged by Madog ap Llywelyn. He commanded the force sent to relieve the siege and he also took part in many other campaigns in Wales ; also in Gascony 1295-97; and furthermore in the Scottish wars, 1298-1300.
He married before 1285 to Alasia di Saluzzo (also known as Alice), daughter of Thomas I of Saluzzo in Italy.
Their children were:
1. Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel.
2. Eleanor FitzAlan, married Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy
3. Alice FitzAlan, married Stephen de Segrave, 3rd Lord Segrave
4. Margaret FitzAlan, married William le Botiller (or Butler)
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1200 d.1240
- b.~ 1223 d.<10 Nov 1267
- b.< 1150 d.24 Dec 1193
- b.< 1193 d.30 Mar 1221
- b.~ 1132 in Dalling, Norfolk, England d.1173 in Norfolk, England
- b.< 1221
- b.~ 1147 in Kevelioc, Merionethshire, Wales d.30 Jun 1181 in Leek, Staffordshire, England
- b.> 1171
- b.~ 1155 d.~ 1227
- b.14 Sep 1246 d.18 Mar 1272
- b.< 1214
- b.< 1230
- b.03 Feb 1267 d.~09 Mar 1301
- d.<01 Apr 1292
- b.~ 1105 in Pembroke, Wales d.~ 1164
- b.1146 in Pembroke, Wales d.14 May 1219 in Caversham Manor, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 1126 in Pembroke, Wales d.03 Jun
- b.< 1214 d.< 1246
- b.~ 1130 in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England d.20 Apr 1176 in Dublin, Ireland
- b.~ 1171 in Pembroke, Wales d.~ 1220 in Pembroke, Wales
- b.~ 1141 in Ireland d.1177
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Individual Additional Information
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Associated external link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_FitzAlan,_8th_Earl_of_Arundel
