John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel

John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel, 3rd Baron Maltravers (1 August 1385 – 21 April 1421) was an English nobleman.

Biography

FitzAlan was the son of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, and Elizabeth le Despenser, and became Baron Arundel on his father's death in 1390 and Baron Maltravers on his grandmother's death in 1405. In 1415 his cousin Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel died, leaving FitzAlan as his closest male heir. The Earldom of Arundel had been entailed to heirs male, and so the next year FitzAlan was summoned to parliament as Earl of Arundel.

However the inheritance was challenged by Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, who was married to the late Earl's eldest sister. The dispute was not settled during their lifetimes, and FitzAlan was subsequently summoned to Parliament as Baron Maltravers, not Earl of Arundel.

Family

FitzAlan married Eleanor (died 1 August 1455), daughter of Sir John Berkeley (1349–1428) of Beverstone, Gloucestershire and Elizabeth Bettershorne, with whom he had two sons:

• John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, who eventually succeeded in his claim to the earldom.
• William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel, married Joan Neville, daughter of Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury.

After his death his widow married successively Sir Richard Poynings (died 10 June 1429), and Lord Hungerford (died 9 August 1449).

Ancestry

Family of John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel

16. Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel               8. Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel                       17. Alice de Warenne               4. John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel                             18. Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster               9. Eleanor of Lancaster                       19. Maud Chaworth               2. John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel                                   20. John Mautravers, Lord Mautravers               10. Sir John Mautravers                       21. Ela Berkeley               5. Eleanor Maltravers                             11. Gwenthlin                       1. John Arundel, 13th Earl of Arundel                                         24. Hugh Despenser, Baron Despenser               12. Sir Edward Despenser                       25. Eleanor de Clare               6. Edward Despenser, Baron Despenser                             26. William Ferrers, Baron Ferrers               13. Anne Ferrers                       27. Elena               3. Elizabeth le Despenser                                   28. Bartholomew Burghersh, Lord Burghersh               14. Bartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh                       29. Elizabeth Verdon               7. Elizabeth Burghersh                             30. Sir Richard Weyland               15. Cicely Weyland                       31. Joan Ufford

Further reading

Peerage of England
Preceded by John FitzAlan	Baron Arundel (never used again) 1390–1421	Succeeded by John FitzAlan
Preceded by Eleanor Maltravers	Baron Maltravers 1405–1421
Preceded by Thomas FitzAlan	Earl of Arundel 1415–1421