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Thomas de Furnivall, 1st Baron Furnivall

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Coat of arms of Thomas de Furnivall, Argent, a bend between six martlets 3 and 3 gules.

Thomas de Furnivall, 1st Baron Furnivall (died 1332), Lord of Sheffield was an English noble. He served in the wars in France and Scotland and was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.

Biography

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Thomas was a son of Gerald de Furnivall and Maud FitzJohn.[1] He served in the wars in France and Scotland and was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.

He died in 1332 and was succeeded by his son Thomas.[2]

Marriage and issue

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Thomas married Joan, daughter of Hugh le Despenser and Aliva Bassett, they had the following issue:

  • Thomas de Furnivall, married Joane de Verdun, had issue.
  • Maud de Furnivall, who married firstly John Marmion and secondly Roger la Zouche.
  • Katherine de Furnivall, who married William de Thwenge.
  • Eleanor de Furnivall, who married Peter de Mauley, had issue.
  • Aline de Furnivall.

He married secondly, married Elizabeth, widow of William de Montagu, she was the daughter of Peter de Montfort and Maud de la Mare, they had no issue.

Citations

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  1. ^ Burke, p.215.
  2. ^ Cokayne, p.406.

References

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  • Burke, John-Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland and Scotland, Extinet, Dormant and in Abeyance. E. Ed. United Kingdom, Henry Colburh, 1846.
  • Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Vol. IV (1892).