Thomas of Brotherton (1st Earl of Norfolk)

Male 1300 - 1368  (68 years)


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  • Name Thomas of Brotherton (1st Earl of Norfolk) 
    Born 01 Jun 1300  Brotherton, Selby, North Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 04 Aug 1368  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Bury St Edmunds Abbey Cemetery, St Edmunsbury, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I681  King of Scots
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2009 

    Father Edward I (Longshanks) King of England,   b. 17 Jun 1239, Westminster Palace, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jul 1307, Burgh by Sands, Cumbria, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Maguerite of France,   b. 1282, Paris, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1317, Marlborough Castle Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 08 Sep 199  Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F281  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 01 Jun 1300 - Brotherton, Selby, North Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 04 Aug 1368 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bury St Edmunds Abbey Cemetery, St Edmunsbury, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk (1 June 1300 ? 4 August 1338) was the son of Edward I of England and Marguerite of France. Thomas was born at the Manor House in Brotherton. His mother was staying at Pontefract Castle and was following a hunt when she went into labour. He was born in the main house, later demolished due to disrepair in the 1930s, although the new (17th Century) wing still exists. He was named in honour of St. Thomas.

      His father died when he was 7 years old. Thomas' half-brother, Edward, now became king of England. The Earldom of Cornwall had been intended for Thomas, but Edward instead bestowed it upon his favourite, Piers Gaveston, in 1306. When he was 10 years old, his brother Edward II of England assigned him and another brother, Edmund, the estates of Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk who had died without heir in 1306.

      In 1312 he was titled, "Earl of Norfolk" and on February 10, 1316 he was created Marshal of England. When his brother went to Scotland in the war, he was left Keeper of England. Thomas was known for having a hot and violent temper. He was one of the many victims of the unchecked greed of Hugh the younger Despenser, who stole some of the young earl's lands. He allied himself with Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March when they invaded England in 1326, and stood as one of the judges in the trials against both Despensers.

      He married first, probably in 1319, Alice Hayles, daughter of Sir Roger Hayles and Alice Skogan. She was supposed to have been a great beauty. Her father was the coroner of Norfolk, a title that held a different meaning in the 14th century than it does today; his post demanded that he collect and protect revenues for the king. Thomas and Alice had two children:

      Edward of Norfolk (c. 1320 - 1334)
      Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk (c. 1320 - 1399)
      Alice Hayles died in 1330, when a chantry was founded for her soul in Bosham, Sussex. Thomas was married again circa March 28 1335 to Mary Braose, widow of Ralph de Cobham, Lord Cobham. They had one daughter, Alice of Norfolk (1324 - 1352). He died in September 1338, and was buried in the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds. Thomas' descent passed to the Mowbay family and ultimately the Howard Dukes of Norfolk, from whom descended two of the wives of Henry VIII of England, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard.


      Titles, styles, honours and arms

      Arms
      As Earl of Norfolk, Thomas had use of the coat of arms of the kingdom, differenced by a label argent of three points.[1]


      References
      ^ Marks of Cadency in the British Royal Family
      Mortimer, Ian. The Greatest Traitor, 2003.

      Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk
      House of Plantagenet
      Born: 1 June 1300 Died: 4 August 1338
      English royalty
      Preceded by
      Edward, Prince of Wales Heir to the English Throne
      as heir presumptive
      7 July 1307 - 13 November 1312 Succeeded by
      Edward, Earl of Chester
      Political offices
      Preceded by
      The Lord Segrave Lord Marshal
      1315?1338 Succeeded by
      The Countess of Norfolk
      Peerage of England
      Preceded by
      New Creation. Last held by Roger Bigod Earl of Norfolk
      1312?1338 Succeeded by
      Margaret Plantagenet


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