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Maurice de Berkeley the Make-Peace
d. 1190
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1190
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Maurice, son of the founder, was the first of the family to take the surname de Berkeley.
Research notes
✓ MAURICE de BERKELEY 'the Make-Peace' (c.1120-1190), 1st to use the name de Berkeley; father of Thomas (our line). (The line continues through Thomas, brother of the childless Robert 'the Devout', d.1220.) Source: Landed Families of Britain and Ireland no.583 (Berkeley of Stoke Gifford) + CP 'Berkeley'; web-confirmed & read 7 Aug 2026; contested rungs note-only.