Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley

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Thomas de Berkeley, aka "The Wise" (1245 - July 23, 1321) 1st Lord Berkeley.

Thomas de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley was born in 1245 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England the son of Sir Maurice de Berkeley and Isabel FitzRoy.

In 1267 he married Joan de Ferrers, the daughter of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret de Quinci.

1st Lord Berkeley fought in the Battle of Evesham. He gained the title of Lord de Berkeley [feudal baron] in 1281 and was created 1st Lord Berkeley [England by writ] on 28 June 1283. He was a Commissioner to examine the claims to the crown of Scotland in June 1292.

He was on an Embassy to France in January 1296 and held the office of Vice-Constable of England in 1297. He fought in the Battle of Falkirk on July 22, 1298.2 and fought in the siege of Carlaverock in July 1300. He was on an Embassy to Pope Clement V in July 1307. He fought in the Battle of Bannockburn on June 24, 1314, where he was taken prisoner, and paid a large sum for his ransom. He died on 23 July 1321 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire.

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