Alice de Warenne

Alice de Warenne, 9th Countess of Arundel (15 June 1287. 23 May 1338) was the wife of Edmund Fitzalan, 9th Earl of Arundel.

Family

Alice was born on 15 June 1287, in Warren, Sussex, the only daughter of Wiliam de Warenne and Joane de Vere. She had an older brother John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, of whom she was heiress, to the title and estates of Surrey. Alice was born six months after her father was accidently killed in a tournament on 15 December 1286. Her paternal grandparents were John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey. and Alice le Brun de Lusignan. Her maternal grandparents were Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford and Alice de Sanford. Through her paternal grandmother, Alice de Warenne was a descendant of Queen consort Isabella of Angouleme.

Marriage to the Earl of Arundel

In 1305, Alice married Edmund Fitzalan, 9th Earl of Arundel (1 May 1285- 17 November 1326). He was the son of Richard Fitzalan, 8th Earl of Arundel and Alice de Saluzzo. They had nine recorded children. Their chief residence was Arundel Castle in Sussex.

Arundel inherited his title on 9 March 1302 upon his father's death. [ThePeerage.com.] He was summoned to Parliament as Lord Arundel in 1306, and was later one of the Lords Ordainers. He also took part in the Scottish wars.

The Earl of Arundel and his brother-in-law John de Warenne were the only nobles who remained loyal to King Edward II, after Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March returned to England in 1326. He had allied himself to the King's favourite Hugh le Despenser, and agreed to the marriage of his son to Despenser's granddaughter. Arundel had previously been granted many of the traitor Mortimer's forfeited estates, and was appointed Justice of Wales in 1322 and Warden of the Welsh Marches in 1325. He was also made Constable of Montgomery Castle which became his principal base.

The Earl of Arundel was captured in Shropshire by the Queen's party. [ThePeerage.com] On 17 November 1326 in Hereford, Arundel was beheaded by order of the Queen, leaving Alice de Warenne a widow. Her husband's estates and titles were forfeited to the Crown following Arundel's execution, but later restored to her eldest son, Richard.

Alice died on 23 May 1338 at the age of 50. Her brother died in 1347 without legitimate issue, thus the title of Surrey eventually passed to Alice's son.

Her many descendants included Anne Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, and the Dukes of Norfolk.

List of children

# Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel, known as Copped Hat, (1306 Arundel Castle, Sussex- 24 January 1376), also succeeded to the title of Earl of Surrey on 12 April 1361. He married firstly Isabel le Despenser, whom he later repudiated, and was granted an annulment by Pope Clement VI. He had a son Edmund who was bastardised by the annulment. His second wife, whom he married on 5 February 1345, by Papal dispensation, was Eleanor of Lancaster, the daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth. She was the widow of John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont. Richard and Eleanor had three sons and four daughters.
# Edward Fitzalan (1308- 1398)
# Alice Fitzalan (born 1310), maried John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford.
# Joan Fitzalan (born 1312), married Warin Gerard, Baron L'Isle.
# Aline Fitzalan (1314- 1386), married Roger le Strange, 6th Baron Strange of Knockin. Had issue.
# John Fitzalan (born 1315)
# Catherine Fitzalan (died 1376), married firstly Andrew Peverell, and secondly Henry Hussey of Cockfield. Had issue by her second husband.
# Elizabeth Fitzalan (1320- 1389), married William Latimer, Baron Latimer of Corby. Had one daughter, Elizabeth.
# Eleanor Fitzalan

References

#www.Tudorplace.com.ar/Fitzalan
#ThePeerage.com