Thomas de Monthermer, 2nd Baron Monthermer

Arms of Monthermer: Or, an eagle displayed vert beaked and membered gules. These arms were later quartered by the Earl of Salisbury after the marriage of Margaret, 3rd Baroness to John de Montacute, 1st Baron Montacute.

Thomas de Monthermer, 2nd Baron Monthermer (4 October 1301 – 24 June 1340) was the son of Ralph de Monthermer, 1st Baron Monthermer and Joan of Acre, a daughter of King Edward I of England.[1] He was a first cousin of King Edward III of England.

Early life

Thomas was born on 4 October 1301 in Stoke, Ham, Wiltshire.[1]

Life and family

He gained the title of Baron Monthermer on the death of his father.[1] He married Margaret de Brewes, daughter of Sir Peter de Brewes.[1][2] They had one daughter, Margaret,[3] who in 1343 became the wife of John de Montacute, 1st Baron Montacute, the younger brother of William Montacute and son of William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury. Their son John became the 3rd Earl of Salisbury and 4th Baron Monthermer.

Later life and death

In 1340 he fought in the Battle of Sluys and died on 24 June from wounds he received in action.[1]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Thomas de Monthermer, 2nd Baron Monthermer

2. Ralph de Monthermer, 1st Baron Monthermer 1. Thomas de Monthermer, 2nd Baron Monthermer 24. John, King of England 12. Henry III, King of England 25. Isabella Taillefer, Countess of Angouleme 6. Edward I, King of England 26. Ramón Berenguer IV, Count of Provence 13. Éléonore de Provence 27. Beatrice di Savoy 3. Joan of Acre, Princess of England 28. Alfonso IX, King of León 14. Fernando III, King of Castille, King of León 29. Berenguela I, Queen of Castile 7. Leonor de Borgoña, Countess of Ponthieu 30. Simon de Dammartin, Count of Aumale 15. Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Aumale, Countess of Ponthieu 31. Marie de Montgomery-Bellême, Countess of Ponthieu

References

1. Weir, Alison (2011). Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. Random House. ISBN 9781446449110. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
2. Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry, Genealogical Publishing, 2005. pg xxxii, 402, 576, 815.
3. G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 391.