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Birth:          ABT 1262 of St Briavel Castle, St. Briael, Gloucestershire, England
Death:          25 Nov 1324 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_de_Botetourt,_1st_Baron_Botetourt
Sir John de Botetourt, 1st Baron Botetourt (died 1324) was an English military 
commander and admiral in the 13th and 14th centuries.

John was born the illegitimate son of Guy Botetourt circa 1265. He married Matilda fitz 
Thomas, daughter of Sir Thomas fitz Otes and Beatrice de Beauchamp. He was the 
Governor of St Briavels Castle in 1291, became the Admiral for the Northern Seas 
between 1294 and 1297, burning Cherbourg in 1295, and created 1st Lord Botetourt 
on 13 July 1305. In 1304 he received a commission under the great seal to hear and 
determine the causes of a violent quarrel between the mayor and burgesses of Bristol 
and Lord Thomas of Berkeley and his son Maurice. He was the warden of the Forest 
of Dene. He fought in the expeditions of King Edward I to Gascony, Scotland and 
during the Wars of Scottish Independence. He was summoned to parliament from 1305 
to 1324. He joined Guy Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, in carrying off Piers Gaveston 
from the custody of the Earl of Pembroke, and, in common with the other nobles 
concerned in the death of the favourite, made his peace with the king in 1313. He 
was appoointed the Governor of Framlingham Castle in 1314. He was again the 
Admiral for the Northern Seas in 1315. John participated in the Battle of 
Boroughbridge on 16 March 1322, on the side of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster's rebels. 
He was then fined £1,000 and pardoned on 8 October 1322 for his part in the 
rebellion. He died on 25 November 1324, his grandson John succeeded him as Baron 
Botetourt, as his son Thomas predeceased him.

John and Matilda fitz Thomas had the following known issue:
Thomas de Botetourt d. 1322.
Elizabeth Botetourt, married William Latimer, 3rd Baron Latimer, had issue.
Ada Botetourt, married Richard Fitz-Simon, d. 1349.

Parents
DE BOTETOURT Guy ()
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Siblings
DE BOTETOURT John (ABT 1262 - 25 Nov 1324)

Marriage To FITZ OTES Maud (1264 - AFT 28 May 1329)
    m.  

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Parents
FITZ OTES Thomas (1232 - 1274)
DE BEAUCHAMP Beatrice (ABT 1232 - BEF 30 Sep 1285)

Children by FITZ OTES Maud 1264 - AFT 28 May 1329
DE BOTETOURT Ada (ABT 1290 - 1349)

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