Robert FitzWalter, 1st Baron FitzWalter
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Robert FitzWalter, 1st Baron FitzWalter (1247 – 18 January 1325), was an English peer.
FitzWalter was Constable of Bere Castle in Merionethshire and of Hadleigh Castle in Essex as well as Captain and Keeper of the Peace in Essex. On 23 June 1295 he was summoned to Parliament as Lord FitzWalter. FitzWalter was married twice. His second wife was Alianore, daughter of Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby. He died in January 1325 and was succeeded in the barony by his son from his second marriage, Robert.
| Peerage of England | ||
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| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron FitzWalter 1295–1325 |
Succeeded by Robert FitzWalter |
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
