FITZALAN, Edmund
1285 - 1326 (41 years)
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Name FITZALAN, Edmund [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 1 May 1285 Marlborough Castle, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England 
Gender Male Royalty & Nobility 9th Earl of Arundel Name Edmund Arundel Death 17 Nov 1326 - Executed and beheaded with a blunt sword - 22 strokes were necessary/Hereford, Berkshire, England
Person ID I10327 My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
Family DE WARENNE, Alice, b. Jun 1287, Warren, Sussex, England d. 23 May 1338, Arundel Castle, Sussex, England (Age 50 years) Marriage Aft 30 Dec 1304 Children + 1. FITZALAN, Richard, b. 1313, Arundel Castle, Sussex, England d. 24 Jan 1376, Arundel Castle, Sussex, England (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F7342 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
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Birth - 1 May 1285 - Marlborough Castle, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England 
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Notes - Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel[a] (1 May 1285 - 17 November 1326) was an English nobleman prominent in the conflict between Edward II and his barons. His father, Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel, died on 9 March 1301, while Edmund was still a minor. He therefore became a ward of John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, and married Warenne's granddaughter Alice. In 1306 he was styled Earl of Arundel, and served under Edward I in the Scottish Wars, for which he was richly rewarded.
After Edward I's death, Arundel became part of the opposition to the new king Edward II, and his favourite Piers Gaveston. In 1311 he was one of the so-called Lords Ordainers who assumed control of government from the king. Together with Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, he was responsible for the death of Gaveston in 1312. From this point on, however, his relationship to the king became more friendly. This was to a large extent due to his association with the king's new favourite Hugh Despenser the Younger, whose daughter was married to Arundel's son. Arundel supported the king in suppressing rebellions by Roger Mortimer and other Marcher Lords, and eventually also Thomas of Lancaster. For this he was awarded with land and offices.
His fortune changed, however, when the country was invaded in 1326 by Mortimer, who had made common cause with the king's wife, Queen Isabella. Immediately after the capture of Edward II, the queen, Edward III's regent, ordered Arundel executed, his title forfeit and his property confiscated. Arundel's son and heir Richard only recovered the title and lands in 1331, after Edward III had taken power from the regency of Isabella and Mortimer. In the 1390s, a cult emerged around the late earl. He was venerated as a martyr, though he was never canonised.
- Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel[a] (1 May 1285 - 17 November 1326) was an English nobleman prominent in the conflict between Edward II and his barons. His father, Richard FitzAlan, 8th Earl of Arundel, died on 9 March 1301, while Edmund was still a minor. He therefore became a ward of John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, and married Warenne's granddaughter Alice. In 1306 he was styled Earl of Arundel, and served under Edward I in the Scottish Wars, for which he was richly rewarded.
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Sources - [S1802] WikiTree, Record of Richard (FitzAlan) de Arundel (abt. 1313 - 1376).
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/FitzAlan-29 - [S1801] Wikipedia, Record of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_FitzAlan,_10th_Earl_of_Arundel - [S1801] Wikipedia, Record of Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_FitzAlan,_9th_Earl_of_Arundel - [S1802] WikiTree, Record of Sir Edmund "9th Earl of Arundel" FitzAlan aka Arundel.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/FitzAlan-586
- [S1802] WikiTree, Record of Richard (FitzAlan) de Arundel (abt. 1313 - 1376).