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Maurice de Berkeley the Resourceful
d. 1281
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Died
1281
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About
Maurice the Resourceful, feudal lord of Berkeley, earned his byname steering the castle and its lands through the Barons' War and the reign of Edward I - the Berkeley talent, displayed generation after generation, for holding on. He died in 1281; his son was summoned as the first Baron.
Research notes
✓ MAURICE de BERKELEY 'the Resourceful' (1218-1281), feudal Lord of Berkeley; father of the 1st Baron (our line). 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.