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Birth:          May 1223 of Arundel, Sussex, England
Death:          ABT Nov 1267 
Burial:         BEF 10 Nov 1267 

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_FitzAlan,_6th_Earl_of_Arundel
John FitzAlan (1223–1267), Lord of Oswestry and Clun, and de jure matris Earl of 
Arundel, was a Breton-English nobleman and Marcher Lord with lands in the Welsh 
Marches.
Family[edit]

The son and heir of John Fitzalan, Lord of Oswestry and Clun, from Shropshire. His 
mother was Isabel, and she was the daughter of William d'Aubigny, 3rd Earl of Arundel 
by his wife, Mabel of Chester. John obtained possession of his paternal estates on 26 
May 1244, aged 21 years.

After the death of his mother's brother Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel, and 
without direct heirs, he inherited jure matris the castle and honour of Arundel in 1243, 
which, according to the admission of 1433, he was held to have become de jure Earl 
of Arundel.[1]

Welsh Conflicts[edit]

In 1257 the Welsh Lord Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, in the southern realm of the 
Kingdom of Powys, sought the aid of the Lord of Oswestry against Llywelyn ap 
Gruffudd. John Fitzalan was a surviving member of the English force that was 
defeated at the hands of the Welsh at Cymerau in Carmarthenshire.

In 1258 he was one of the key English military commanders in the Welsh Marches and 
was summoned yet again in 1260 for further conflict against the Welsh.

As Earl of Arundel, John vacillated in the conflicts between Henry III and the Barons. 
He fought on the King's side at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, where he was taken 
prisoner.

By 1278 to 1282 his sons were engaged in Welsh border hostilities, attacking the 
lands of Llywelyn.

Marriage[edit]

He married Maud de Verdon, daughter of Theobald le Botiller (Boteler) by his wife 
Rohesia de Verdon (alias Rohese), by whom he had children including:
John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel, eldest son and heir.
Joan FitzAlan (c. 1267 – after 6 October 1316), wife of Sir Richard of Cornwall (died 
1296), an illegitimate son of Richard of England, 1st Earl of Cornwall and King of the 
Romans (1209–1272) (the second son of King John (1199–1216)) by his mistress Joan 
de Bath (alias de Valletort).

Parents
FITZ ALAN John (ABT 1200 - Mar 1240)
D'AUBIGNY Isabella (Isabel) (ABT 1200 - BEF 1240)

Siblings
FITZ ALAN John (May 1223 - ABT Nov 1267)

Marriage To DE VERDUN Maud (Matilda) (ABT 1225 - 27 Nov 1283)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE BOTILLER Theobald "Le Butzllen" (Jan 1200 - 19 Jul 1230)
DE VERDUN Rohese (ABT 1205 - 10 Feb 1247)

Children by DE VERDUN Maud (Matilda) ABT 1225 - 27 Nov 1283
FITZ ALAN (ARUNDEL) John (14 Sep 1246 - 18 Mar 1272)

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