Person:Richard FitzAlan (42)

Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel
b.3 Feb 1266/67 Arundel, Sussex, England
d.9 Mar 1301/02 Arundel, Sussex, England
m. 1260
  1. Joan Countess of Saint Owen FitzAlanAbt 1260 - 1300
  2. Maud Fitz AlanAbt 1263 - Aft 1298
  3. Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel1266/67 - 1301/02
  4. John FitzAlan, IVAbt 1270 -
  5. John Fitz AlanAbt 1271 -
  6. Amy Fitz AlanAbt 1273 -
  • HRichard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel1266/67 - 1301/02
  • WAlasia di SaluzzoAbt 1271 - 1292
m. Abt 1284
  1. Eleanor FitzAlanAbt 1284 - 1328
  2. Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel1285 - 1326
  3. John FitzAlanAbt 1287 -
  4. Maud FitzAlanAbt 1289 -
  5. Alice FitzAlanAbt 1289 - 1340
  6. Margaret FitzAlan1302 -
Facts and Events
Name Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel
Gender Male
Birth? 3 Feb 1266/67 Arundel, Sussex, EnglandHouse of FitzAlan
Marriage Abt 1284 to Alasia di Saluzzo
Alt Marriage 1285 Sussex,Englandto Alasia di Saluzzo
Death? 9 Mar 1301/02 Arundel, Sussex, England
Burial? Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Reference Number? Q2034626?

Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel (February 3, 1266/7 – March 9, 1301/2) was an English nobleman.

He was son of John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel and Isabella de Mortimer, daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore.

Richard was feudal Lord of Clun and Oswestry. After attaining his majority in 1289 became in fact Earl of Arundel, by being summoned to Parliament by a writ directed to the Earl of Arundel. He was knighted by King Edward I of England in 1289. He fought in the Welsh wars, 1288; in Gascony 1295-97; and in the Scottish wars, 1298-1300.

He married before 1285 to Alasia of Saluzzo (also known as Alice), daughter of Thomas I of Saluzzo in Italy. Their children were:

Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel. Eleanor FitzAlan, married Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy Alice FitzAlan, married Stephen de Segrave, 3rd Lord Segrave Margaret FitzAlan, married William Botiler

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Richard FitzAlan, 1st Earl of Arundel (3 February 1267 – 9 March 1302) was an English nobleman and soldier.

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