| 4. |  Richard "Copped Hat" FITZ ALAN II  (3.Edmund3, 2.Richard2, 1.John1) was born in 1306 in Of Arundel, Sussex, ENG; died on 24 Jan 1375 in Arundel, Sussex, ENG. Notes:
Richard, Earl of Arundel and Warrene was called "Copped Hat". He was made Justicar of North Wales for life in 1334, Governor of Carnarvon Castle in 1339 and Sheriff of Shropshire for life in 1345. He had a leading honorable role in the wars with France holding the position of Admiral of the West in 1340/41 and 1345/47. He commanded the second division in the battle of Crecy and was at the fall of Calais in 1347.
He had two wives. His first marriage was annulled by papal decree after 24 years of marriage. This occurred in 1344 on the grounds of his minority and his having never consented to the match. He married Lady Eleanor in the same year. He died at age 70 as was buried at Lewes. (C-437, p.582-3)
Family/Spouse: Isabel LE DESPENCER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Richard married Lady Eleanor DE LANCASTER PLANTAGENET, * on 5 Feb 1345 in Ditton. Lady (daughter of Henry PLANTAGENET, Earl Of Lancaster * and Maud DE CHAWORTH, *) was born in 1311; died on 11 Jan 1372. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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