FitzAlan, Richard ‘Copped Hat’, 10th Earl of Arundel

Birth Name FitzAlan, Richard ‘Copped Hat’, 10th Earl of Arundel
Gender male
Age at Death about 63 years, 23 days

Narrative

Richard's first marriage to Isabel le Despenser was annulled on 4 December 1344 by Papal mandate, supposedly on the grounds that they were married during their minority and without their consent. The reality is that the Earl probably wished to be rid of his wife, who had no value to him after her father's attainder and execution. He held the office of Sheriff of Shropshire in 1345. He held the office of Admiral of the West between 1345 and 1347. He fought in the Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346, where he commanded the 2nd division. He fought in the fall of Calais in 1347.2 On 30 June 1347 he succeeded to the vast estates of the family of Warenne.
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Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1313      
Death 1376-01-24 Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England    
Burial   Lewes, Sussex, England Lewes Priory  

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father FitzAlan, Edmund 9th Earl of Arundel1285-05-011326-11-17
Mother de Warenne, Alicebefore 1338-05-23
         FitzAlan, Richard ‘Copped Hat’, 10th Earl of Arundel about 1313 1376-01-24

Families

Family of FitzAlan, Richard ‘Copped Hat’, 10th Earl of Arundel and of Lancaster, Lady Eleanor

Married Wife of Lancaster, Lady Eleanor ( * about 1318 + 1372-01-11 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1345-02-05 Ditton Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
FitzAlan, Lady Aliceabout 13501416-03-17
d'Arundel, 1st Lord Arundel, Johnabout 13511379-12-16