John Berkeley (1352–1428)
Sir John Berkeley (1352-1428), of Beverston Castle, Gloucestershire was an English politician. He was the son of Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Berkeley Castle and Katherine Clivedon. He was knighted before 1383.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for 1390-91 and 1394-95, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1392-93, 1397-98 and 1414-15, High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1402-03 and 1406-07 and High Sheriff of Wiltshire for 1410-11.
He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Gloucestershire in February 1388, September 1388 and January 1397, for Somerset in November 1390 and 1394, for Wiltshire in 1402 and Hampshire in 1406.[1] He married 3 times, but had issue only by his third wife, Elizabeth Betteshorne.
- Alianore Berkeley, married Earl John d'Arundel and had issue
- Sir Maurice de Berkeley, married Lora FitzHugh and had issue
- Elizabeth de Berkeley, married firstly to Edward Cherlton, but the marriage was childless. Secondly, she married Sir John V Sutton-Dudley and had issue.
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