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Maurice was born in 1218 to Thomas de Berkeley and Joan de Somery.
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Maurice Berkeley
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Berkeley fought in the French Wars and was invested as a knight before 1242. He inherited the title of Baron de Berkeley in 1243 and, on 14 December 1243, he had livery of his father"s lands. He fought in the war in North Wales and in 1264 he joined the Barons against King Henry III. Berkeley died on 4 April 1281 and was buried in Street Augustine"s Abbey in Bristol.
