Maurice de Berkeley the Resourceful

d. 1281

Vitals

Died

1281

Family

Parents

Thomas de Berkeley the Observer

d. 1243

Children

Thomas de Berkeley 1st Baron Berkeley

d. 1321

About

Maurice the Resourceful held Berkeley through the Barons' War and the reign of Edward the First.

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.

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