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''Marquess of Berkeley'' is an [[ Peerage of England|English title of nobility]] only ever held by one man, William of Berkeley ([[1426]]-[[February 14]], [[1492]]). William de Berkeley, 1st and last Marquess of Berkeley also went by the nick-name of William 'the Wass all'.<ref>The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.</ref>He was buried [[St. Augustine's Friars]], London, England.<ref>The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 135.</ref> William de Berkeley, 1st and last Marquess of Berkeley also went by the nick-name of William 'the Wass all'.<ref>The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.</ref>
#REDIRECT [[Baron Berkeley]]

==Descent and Marriages==
William of Berkley was born to [[James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley]] and [[Lady Isabel Mowbray]][http://www.thepeerage.com/p1695.htm#i16949] at [[Berkeley Castle]][http://www.thepeerage.com/pd76.htm#i5169] in [[Berkeley, England]] in 1426.<ref>[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 133. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.</ref> His first marriage was to [[Elizabeth West]][http://www.thepeerage.com/p4171.htm#i41707] in 1466, but he obtained a divorce on [[November 20]], [[1467]].<ref>The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 134.</ref> In November [[1468]], he married [[Joan Strangways]][http://www.thepeerage.com/p12965.htm#i129641]. After the death of his second wife, he married [[Anne Fiennes]][http://www.thepeerage.com/p12965.htm#i129643] in [[circa|c.]][[1486]].<ref>The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 135.</ref>

==Titles==
William was invested as a Knight circa 1438.<ref>The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.</ref>
William assumed the title of [[Baron of Berkeley]] by writ after the death of his father [[James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley]] on [[October 22]], [[1463]].<ref> Burke, Bernard. ''A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire.'' London: Harrison, 1866. (p. 44) [http://books.google.com/books?id=1ysWkXKSrpIC&pg=PA44&dq=James+Berkeley,+1st+Baron+Berkeley#PPA45,M1 googlebooks.com] Accessed July 7, 2007</ref>

He was invested as a [[Knight Bachelor]] on [[April 18]], [[1475]].<ref>The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.</ref> He was styled as [[Viscount of Catherlough]] co. [[Carlow Ireland]] between [[1481]] and [[February 10]], [[1485]].<ref>Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 348.</ref>

Williams was created [[Viscount]] Berkeley on [[April 21]] [[1481]], as a [[Privy Counsellor]] (P.C.) on March 5, 1482/83, and as [[Earl of Nottingham]] on [[June 28]], [[1483]].<ref>The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.</ref>

He held the offices of [[Earl Marshal]] and [[Great Marshal]] of England on [[February 19]], 1485/86.

and [[Marquess]] of Berkeley on [[January 28]], 1488/1489.

At his death, only the [[barony]] title was passed on, to [[Maurice Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley]].

==Accomplishments==
On 20 March 1469/70 he was challenged by [[Thomas Talbot, 2nd Viscount Lisle]] to settle the claims to his great-uncle Thomas's estates, by combat. Thomas was killed in the combat.<ref>The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.</ref> The battle, known as the [[Battle of Nibley Green]], is notable for being the last battle fought in England entirely between the private armies of [[feudal]] [[magnate]]s.


==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p2795.htm#i27950 William de Berkeley, 1st and last Marquess of Berkeley]
*[http://www.rotwang.co.uk/hob_chapter_05.html History of Berkeley]

[[Category:Barons in the Peerage of England]]

Revision as of 19:09, 10 October 2007

Marquess of Berkeley is an English title of nobility only ever held by one man, William of Berkeley (1426-February 14, 1492). William de Berkeley, 1st and last Marquess of Berkeley also went by the nick-name of William 'the Wass all'.[1]He was buried St. Augustine's Friars, London, England.[2] William de Berkeley, 1st and last Marquess of Berkeley also went by the nick-name of William 'the Wass all'.[3]

Descent and Marriages

William of Berkley was born to James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley and Lady Isabel Mowbray[1] at Berkeley Castle[2] in Berkeley, England in 1426.[4] His first marriage was to Elizabeth West[3] in 1466, but he obtained a divorce on November 20, 1467.[5] In November 1468, he married Joan Strangways[4]. After the death of his second wife, he married Anne Fiennes[5] in c.1486.[6]

Titles

William was invested as a Knight circa 1438.[7] William assumed the title of Baron of Berkeley by writ after the death of his father James Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley on October 22, 1463.[8]

He was invested as a Knight Bachelor on April 18, 1475.[9] He was styled as Viscount of Catherlough co. Carlow Ireland between 1481 and February 10, 1485.[10]

Williams was created Viscount Berkeley on April 21 1481, as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on March 5, 1482/83, and as Earl of Nottingham on June 28, 1483.[11]

He held the offices of Earl Marshal and Great Marshal of England on February 19, 1485/86. 

and Marquess of Berkeley on January 28, 1488/1489.

At his death, only the barony title was passed on, to Maurice Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley.

Accomplishments

On 20 March 1469/70 he was challenged by Thomas Talbot, 2nd Viscount Lisle to settle the claims to his great-uncle Thomas's estates, by combat. Thomas was killed in the combat.[12] The battle, known as the Battle of Nibley Green, is notable for being the last battle fought in England entirely between the private armies of feudal magnates.


References

  1. ^ The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.
  2. ^ The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 135.
  3. ^ The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.
  4. ^ [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 133. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  5. ^ The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 134.
  6. ^ The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 135.
  7. ^ The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.
  8. ^ Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison, 1866. (p. 44) googlebooks.com Accessed July 7, 2007
  9. ^ The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.
  10. ^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 348.
  11. ^ The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.
  12. ^ The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 133.
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