Walter Fitzwalter, 3rd Baron Fitzwalter

Walter FitzWalter, 3rd Baron FitzWalter (31 May 1345 – 26 September 1386) was an English soldier and nobleman.

Walter FitzWalter
Baron Fitzwalter
Arms of Baron Fitzwalter: Or, a fess gules between two chevrons of the last.
Born31 May 1345
Henham, Essex, England
Died26 September 1386
Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Noble familyFitzwalter
Issue
Robert Fitzwalter
Walter Fitzwalter, 4th Baron Fitzwalter
FatherJohn FitzWalter, 2nd Baron FitzWalter
MotherEleanor Percy

Biography

Walter was the son of John FitzWalter, 2nd Baron FitzWalter and Eleanor Percy, the second daughter of Henry Percy, 2nd Baron Percy. His father died in 1361, where Walter was identified as being 16 years old. In October 1366 he came of age and received his inheritance.

Fitzwalter accompanied Sir Robert Knolles in leading a force of English troops in northwest France, where he was soon forced to seek refuge within the walls of Vaas Abbey. However, Fitzwalter was attacked by a large French army and was taken prisoner.[1] The ransom forced Walter to mortgage his castle and Lordship of Egremont to Alice Perrers, the king's mistress.

He served in John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster's Spanish campaign of 1386, where he died at sea.

Marriage and issue

He married firstly Eleanor, daughter of Thomas Dagworth and Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormonde, they are known to had the following issue.

  • Robert Fitzwalter, his eldest son, predeceased his father and died childless.
  • Walter Fitzwalter, 4th Baron Fitzwalter, his second son, married Joan Devereux, had issue.

His second marriage was to Philippa, daughter of John de Mohun and Joan Burghersh. This marriage did not provide any issue.

References
  • Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1st ed. v3. pp. 369–374.
  • Sumption, J. (2009). The Hundred Years' War: Divided Houses. III (paperback ed.). London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0571240128.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Peerage of England
Preceded by
John FitzWalter		 Baron FitzWalter
1361–1386		 Succeeded by
Walter FitzWalter
  1. Sumption 2009, pp. 89–91.
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