Knight of the Garter, 11th Earl of Arundel, 10th Earl of Surrey, King's Esquire, Admiral of the West and South, Governor of Brest.
The son of Richard FitzAlan and Lady Eleanor of Lancaster Plantagenet. He was the brother of John who became the first Lord Arundel and was the first to use Arundel as a surname where Richard's line would continue as FitzAlan.
Grandson of Sir William de Bohun and Elizabeth Badlesmere. Born in circa 1346 at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England.
Richard married Elizabeth de Bohun in September of 1359, and became the father of:
* Eleanor FitzAlan, wife of Robert de Ufford
* Elizabeth FitzAlan, wife of Sir William Montagu & Sir Thomas Mowbray & Sir Robert Goushill
* Joan FitzAlan, wife of Sir William de Beauchamp
* Alice FitzAlan, wife of John Cherleton, had a child with Henry de Beaufort, son of John Gaunt
* Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel married Beatrix de Portugal
* Margaret FitzAlan, wife of Sir Rowland Lenthal
* John FitzAlan
Secondly, he married Phillipa de Mortimer on August 15, 1390, the great grand daughter of Edmund de Mortimer and Elizabeth Badlesmere. They were married without licence and fined 500 marks.
Richard was the 11th Earl of Arundel in 1375, the Earl of Surrey, named Admiral of England, and a member of the Knight of the Garter. He fought with brilliance in the Battle of Margate March 24th, 1387 against the allied French, Spanish and Flemish fleets. Richard acted against King Richard II with the Duke of Gloucester, the king's uncle, was arrested, pardoned and arrested. Eventually, he was convicted at Westminster of treason, and beheaded at Cheapside. His final words to the executioner were noted, "Torment me not long, strike off my head in one blow." In October of 1400, the attainder was reversed, and Richard's son Thomas succeeded to his father's estates and honors.
The son of Richard FitzAlan and Lady Eleanor of Lancaster Plantagenet. He was the brother of John who became the first Lord Arundel and was the first to use Arundel as a surname where Richard's line would continue as FitzAlan.
Grandson of Sir William de Bohun and Elizabeth Badlesmere. Born in circa 1346 at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England.
Richard married Elizabeth de Bohun in September of 1359, and became the father of:
* Eleanor FitzAlan, wife of Robert de Ufford
* Elizabeth FitzAlan, wife of Sir William Montagu & Sir Thomas Mowbray & Sir Robert Goushill
* Joan FitzAlan, wife of Sir William de Beauchamp
* Alice FitzAlan, wife of John Cherleton, had a child with Henry de Beaufort, son of John Gaunt
* Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel married Beatrix de Portugal
* Margaret FitzAlan, wife of Sir Rowland Lenthal
* John FitzAlan
Secondly, he married Phillipa de Mortimer on August 15, 1390, the great grand daughter of Edmund de Mortimer and Elizabeth Badlesmere. They were married without licence and fined 500 marks.
Richard was the 11th Earl of Arundel in 1375, the Earl of Surrey, named Admiral of England, and a member of the Knight of the Garter. He fought with brilliance in the Battle of Margate March 24th, 1387 against the allied French, Spanish and Flemish fleets. Richard acted against King Richard II with the Duke of Gloucester, the king's uncle, was arrested, pardoned and arrested. Eventually, he was convicted at Westminster of treason, and beheaded at Cheapside. His final words to the executioner were noted, "Torment me not long, strike off my head in one blow." In October of 1400, the attainder was reversed, and Richard's son Thomas succeeded to his father's estates and honors.
Knight of the Garter, 11th Earl of Arundel, 10th Earl of Surrey, King's Esquire, Admiral of the West and South, Governor of Brest.
The son of Richard FitzAlan and Lady Eleanor of Lancaster Plantagenet. He was the brother of John who became the first Lord Arundel and was the first to use Arundel as a surname where Richard's line would continue as FitzAlan.
Grandson of Sir William de Bohun and Elizabeth Badlesmere. Born in circa 1346 at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England.
Richard married Elizabeth de Bohun in September of 1359, and became the father of:
* Eleanor FitzAlan, wife of Robert de Ufford
* Elizabeth FitzAlan, wife of Sir William Montagu & Sir Thomas Mowbray & Sir Robert Goushill
* Joan FitzAlan, wife of Sir William de Beauchamp
* Alice FitzAlan, wife of John Cherleton, had a child with Henry de Beaufort, son of John Gaunt
* Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel married Beatrix de Portugal
* Margaret FitzAlan, wife of Sir Rowland Lenthal
* John FitzAlan
Secondly, he married Phillipa de Mortimer on August 15, 1390, the great grand daughter of Edmund de Mortimer and Elizabeth Badlesmere. They were married without licence and fined 500 marks.
Richard was the 11th Earl of Arundel in 1375, the Earl of Surrey, named Admiral of England, and a member of the Knight of the Garter. He fought with brilliance in the Battle of Margate March 24th, 1387 against the allied French, Spanish and Flemish fleets. Richard acted against King Richard II with the Duke of Gloucester, the king's uncle, was arrested, pardoned and arrested. Eventually, he was convicted at Westminster of treason, and beheaded at Cheapside. His final words to the executioner were noted, "Torment me not long, strike off my head in one blow." In October of 1400, the attainder was reversed, and Richard's son Thomas succeeded to his father's estates and honors.
The son of Richard FitzAlan and Lady Eleanor of Lancaster Plantagenet. He was the brother of John who became the first Lord Arundel and was the first to use Arundel as a surname where Richard's line would continue as FitzAlan.
Grandson of Sir William de Bohun and Elizabeth Badlesmere. Born in circa 1346 at Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England.
Richard married Elizabeth de Bohun in September of 1359, and became the father of:
* Eleanor FitzAlan, wife of Robert de Ufford
* Elizabeth FitzAlan, wife of Sir William Montagu & Sir Thomas Mowbray & Sir Robert Goushill
* Joan FitzAlan, wife of Sir William de Beauchamp
* Alice FitzAlan, wife of John Cherleton, had a child with Henry de Beaufort, son of John Gaunt
* Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel married Beatrix de Portugal
* Margaret FitzAlan, wife of Sir Rowland Lenthal
* John FitzAlan
Secondly, he married Phillipa de Mortimer on August 15, 1390, the great grand daughter of Edmund de Mortimer and Elizabeth Badlesmere. They were married without licence and fined 500 marks.
Richard was the 11th Earl of Arundel in 1375, the Earl of Surrey, named Admiral of England, and a member of the Knight of the Garter. He fought with brilliance in the Battle of Margate March 24th, 1387 against the allied French, Spanish and Flemish fleets. Richard acted against King Richard II with the Duke of Gloucester, the king's uncle, was arrested, pardoned and arrested. Eventually, he was convicted at Westminster of treason, and beheaded at Cheapside. His final words to the executioner were noted, "Torment me not long, strike off my head in one blow." In October of 1400, the attainder was reversed, and Richard's son Thomas succeeded to his father's estates and honors.
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