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Birth:          1 Jun 1300 Brotherton, Yorkshire, England
Death:          4 Aug 1338 
Burial:         Abbey, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_of_Brotherton,_1st_Earl_of_Norfolk
Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk (1 June 1300 – 4 August 1338), was the fifth 
son of King Edward I (1272-1307), and the eldest child by his second wife Margaret of 
France, the daughter of Philip III of France. He was, therefore, a younger half-brother 
of King Edward II (1307-1327) and a full brother of Edmund, Earl of Kent. He occupied 
the office of Earl Marshal of England.
Early life[edit]

Thomas of Brotherton was born 1 June 1300 at the manor house at Brotherton, 
Yorkshire, while his mother was on her way to Cawood, where her confinement was 
scheduled to take place.[1] According to Hilton, Margaret was staying at Pontefract 
Castle and was following a hunt when she went into labour.[2] The chronicler William 
Rishanger records that during the difficult delivery his mother prayed, as was the 
custom at the time, to Thomas Becket, and Thomas of Brotherton was thus named 
after the saint and his place of birth.[3]

Edward I quickly rushed to the queen and the newborn baby and had him presented 
with two cradles. His brother Edmund was born in the year after that. They were 
overseen by wet nurses until they were six years old. Like their parents, they learned 
to play chess and to ride horses. They were visited by nobles and their half-sister Mary 
of Woodstock, who was a nun. Their mother often accompanied Edward on his 
campaigns to Scotland, but kept herself well-informed on their well-being.[2]

His father died when he was 7 years old. Thomas's half-brother, Edward, became king 
of England and Thomas was heir presumptive until his nephew Edward was born in 
1312. The Earldom of Cornwall had been intended for Thomas, but Edward instead 
bestowed it upon his favourite, Piers Gaveston, in 1306. When Thomas was 10 years 
old, Edward assigned to him and his brother Edmund, the estates of Roger Bigod, 5th 
Earl of Norfolk who had died without heirs in 1306.

Career[edit]


 


 Ruins of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds where Thomas of Brotherton was buried
In 1312, he was titled "Earl of Norfolk" and on 10 February 1316 he was created Earl 
Marshal. While his brother was away fighting in Scotland, he was left Keeper of 
England. He was known for his hot and violent temper. He was one of the many 
victims of the unchecked greed of the king's new favourite, Hugh Despenser the 
Younger and his father Hugh Despenser the Elder, who stole some of the young earl's 
lands. He allied himself with Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer when they invaded 
England in 1326, and stood as one of the judges in the trials against both Despensers. 
When his nephew Edward III reached his majority and took the government into his 
own hands Thomas became one of his principal advisors. It was in the capacity of 
Lord Marshal that he commanded the right wing of the English army at the Battle of 
Halidon Hill on 19 July 1333.

He died about 20 September 1338, and was buried in the choir of the Abbey of Bury 
St Edmunds.[3][4][5]

He was succeeded by his daughter, Margaret, as Countess of Norfolk.[3] She was 
later created Duchess of Norfolk for life in 1397.[5]

As a son of Edward I of England, he was entitled to bear the coat of arms of the 
Kingdom of England, differenced by a label argent of three points.[6]

Marriages and issue[edit]

He married firstly, before 8 January 1326, Alice de Hales (d. before 12 October 1330), 
daughter of Sir Roger de Hales of Hales Hall in Loddon in Roughton, Norfolk, by his 
wife, Alice, by whom he had a son and two daughters:[7][3]
Edward of Norfolk, who married Beatrice de Mortimer, daughter of Roger de Mortimer, 
1st Earl of March, but died without issue before 9 August 1334.[8]
Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk, who married firstly John Segrave, 4th Baron Segrave, 
and secondly Sir Walter Manny.
Alice of Norfolk, who married Sir Edward de Montagu.[9]

Alice Hales died by October 1330, when a chantry was founded for her soul in 
Bosham, Sussex.[10]

He married secondly, before 4 April 1336, Mary de Brewes (died 11 June 1362), widow 
of Sir Ralph de Cobham, (d. 5 February 1326), and daughter of Sir Peter de Brewes[3] 
(d. before 7 February 1312) of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, by Agnes de Clifford (d. 
before 1332), by whom he had no surviving issue.[11][12]

Parents
PLANTAGENET Edward I "Longshanks" (17 Jun 1239 - 7 Jul 1307)
OF FRANCE Margaret (Marguerite) (1282 - 14 Feb 1318)

Siblings
PLANTAGENET Thomas "of Brotherton" (1 Jun 1300 - 4 Aug 1338)
____ Edmund "of Woodstock" (5 Aug 1301 - 19 Mar 1330)

Marriage To DE HALES Alice (ABT 1302 - ABT 1327)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
DE HALES Roger ()
----- Alice ()

Children by DE HALES Alice ABT 1302 - ABT 1327
PLANTAGENET Margaret (ABT 1320 - 24 Mar 1399)

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