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     Sir Maurice Berkeley was born circa 1436.¹ He was the son of James de Berkeley, 1st Lord Berkeley and Lady Isabel de Mowbray.¹ He married Isabel Meade, daughter of Philip Meade and Isabel (?), in 1465.¹ He died in September 1506.¹ He was buried at Austin Friars, London, England^G.¹
     Sir Maurice Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Maurice 'the Lawier'.¹ He held the office of Knight of the Body, to King Edward IV.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Berkeley [E., 1421] on 14 February 1491/92, by writ, de jure.¹

     Sir Maurice Berkeley was born in 1467 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Sir Maurice Berkeley and Isabel Meade.¹ A contract for the marriage of Sir Maurice Berkeley and Katharine Berkeley was signed on 28 January 1484/85.² He died on 12 September 1523 at Calais, France^G, without legitimate issue.¹ He was buried at Trinity Chapel, Parish Church, Calais, France^G.¹ His will was proven (by probate) on 28 November 1523.¹
     Sir Maurice Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Maurice 'the Courtier'.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Lord Berkeley [E., 1421] in September 1506, by writ, de jure.¹ He held the office of Keeper of Kingswood Forest in 1508.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Gloucestershire from 1509 to 1510.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor on 23 June 1509.¹ He was Marshal of the Army for Spain in 1512.¹ He held the office of Knight of the Body on 13 April 1512, to King Henry VIII.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1513 in the Army in France.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Gloucestershire from 1515 to 1516.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Leicestershire from 1516 to 1517.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Warwickshire from 1516 to 1517.¹ He held the office of Lieutenant of Calais in 1520.¹ His last will was dated from 1 May 1520 to 11 September 1523. He lived at Yate, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1523 in the Army in France.¹

     Katharine Berkeley was born circa 1469.¹ She was the daughter of Sir William Berkeley and Ann Stafford.¹ A contract for the marriage of Katharine Berkeley and Sir Maurice Berkeley was signed on 28 January 1484/85.² She died circa 1526.² She was buried at Yate, Gloucestershire, England^G.²

     Sir William Berkeley was born in 1433.² He was the son of Maurice Berkeley and Ellen Montfort.^3,4 He married Ann Stafford, daughter of Sir Humphrey Stafford and Eleanor Aylesbury.⁴ He died in 1501.³
     He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.)³ He lived at Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ In 1486 he was attainted.⁴ In 1497 he was restored to his honours.⁴

     Thomas Berkeley, 5th Lord Berkeley was born in 1472 at Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Sir Maurice Berkeley and Isabel Meade.¹ He married, firstly, Eleanor Constable, daughter of Sir Marmaduke Constable and Joyce Stafford, between 1504 and 1505.² He married, secondly, Cicely Arnold in 1526.² He died on 22 January 1532/33 at Mangotsfield, Bristol, England^G.² He was buried at St. Augustine's, Bristol, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) on 6 June 1533.²
     Thomas Berkeley, 5th Lord Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Thomas 'the Sheep Master'.¹ He was appointed Knight on 9 September 1513 from the Earl of Surrey.² He fought in the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513.² He held the office of Constable of Berkeley Castle on 15 May 1514.² He held the office of Sheriff of Gloucestershire between November 1522 and November 1523.² He succeeded as the 5th Lord Berkeley [E., 1421] on 12 September 1523.¹ His last will was dated from 28 April 1532 to 11 January 1532/33.

     Samantha Jane Baring was born on 5 February 1969.¹ She is the daughter of Guy Esmond Baring and Raina Elizabeth Campbell.¹

     Henry Berkeley, 7th Lord Berkeley was born posthumously on 26 November 1534.² He was the son of Thomas Berkeley, 6th Lord Berkeley and Anne Savage.² He married, firstly, Lady Katherine Howard, daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and Lady Frances de Vere, in September 1554 at Kenninghall, Norfolk, England^G.² He married, secondly, Jane Stanhope, daughter of Sir Michael Stanhope and Ann Rawson, on 9 March 1597/98 at St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England^G.² He died on 26 November 1613 at age 79 at Callowdon, Warwickshire, England^G.² He was buried at Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) on 2 February 1613/14.²
     Henry Berkeley, 7th Lord Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Henry 'the Harmlesse'.² He succeeded as the 7th Lord Berkeley [E., 1421] on 26 November 1534.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 28 September 1553.² On 13 May 1555 he had special livery of his lands, by Royal Warrant, including Berkeley Castle.² He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire between 1603 and 1613.² His last will was dated 20 December 1612.

     Jane Stanhope was the daughter of Sir Michael Stanhope and Ann Rawson.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Roger Townshend, son of Richard Townshend and Catherine Brown, before 1590.¹ She married, secondly, Henry Berkeley, 7th Lord Berkeley, son of Thomas Berkeley, 6th Lord Berkeley and Anne Savage, on 9 March 1597/98 at St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England^G.¹ She died on 3 January 1617/18 at The Barbican, London, England^G.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) on 10 March 1617/18, by her grandson, Sir Roger Townshend, Bt..¹
     From before 1590, her married name became Townshend.¹ From 9 March 1597/98, her married name became Berkeley.¹ Her last will was dated 20 July 1617.

     Sir Michael Stanhope was born between 1502 and 1512. He was the son of Sir Edward Stanhope and Avelina Clifton.³ He married Ann Rawson, daughter of Nicholas Rawson.¹ He died on 25 February 1552 at Tower Hill, The City, London, England^G, beheaded.³
     He was appointed Knight in 1545 by King Henry VIII.³ He was involved in the fall of his brother-in-law, the Duke of Somerset, and was charged with plotting the death of Dudley, Duke of Northumberland.³ He lived at Shelford, Nottinghamshire, England^G.¹ He lived at Elvaston, Derbyshire, England^G.³

     George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley was born circa 1627.² He was the son of George Berkeley, 8th Lord Berkeley and Elizabeth Stanhope.¹ He was baptised on 23 April 1627 at St. James's, Clerkenwell, London, England^G.³ He married Elizabeth Massingberd, daughter of John Massingberd and Cecilia Pettit, on 11 August 1646 at Morden, Surrey, England^G.² He died on 14 October 1698.² He was buried at Cranford, London, England^G.² His will was proven (by probate) on 19 December 1698.²
     He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He succeeded as the 9th Lord Berkeley [E., 1421] on 10 August 1658.¹ He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire between 1660 and 1689.¹ He was a member of the Committee of the East India Company between 1660 and 1697.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.) on 20 May 1663 one of the original members.¹ He was Governor of the Levant Company between 1673 and 1696.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) on 17 July 1678.² He was created 1st Earl of Berkeley, co. Gloucester [England] on 11 September 1679.² He was created 1st Viscount Dursley, co. Gloucester [England] on 11 September 1679.² He held the office of Master of Trinity House in 1681/82.⁴ He held the office of Custos Rotulorum of Surrey between 1689 and 1698.² He donated the valuable library of Sir Robert Coke (husband of his aunt Theophila) to Sion College, London.² He was a member of the Committee of the East India Company from 1698 to 1699.¹ His last will was dated 21 September 1698.
     Pepys writes that he "will say openly that he hath fought more set fields than any man in England hath done."² Brydges writes that he was "a man of strict virtue and piety, of considerable literature, and author of a religious tract."² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁵