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, when Walter was identified as being 16 years old. In October 1366 he came of age and received his inheritance.
walter, fitzwalter, baron, fitzwalter, 1345, september, 1386, english, soldier, nobleman, walter, fitzwalterbaron, fitzwalterarms, baron, fitzwalter, fess, gules, between, chevrons, last, born31, 1345henham, essex, englanddied26, september, 1386, aged, ourense. Walter FitzWalter 3rd Baron FitzWalter 31 May 1345 26 September 1386 was an English soldier and nobleman Walter FitzWalterBaron FitzWalterArms of Baron Fitzwalter Or a fess gules between two chevrons of the last Born31 May 1345Henham Essex EnglandDied26 September 1386 aged 41 Ourense Galicia SpainNoble familyFitzWalterIssueRobert FitzWalter Walter FitzWalter 4th Baron FitzWalterFatherJohn FitzWalter 2nd Baron FitzWalterMotherEleanor PercyBiography EditWalter 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 when 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 Louis de Sancerre and a large French army He was taken prisoner 1 The ransom forced Walter to mortgage his castle and Lordship of Egremont to Alice Perrers the king s mistress As a woman of her time Alice was obliged to act through male agents of whom the best known Thomas de Thelwall the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 2 He served in John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster s Spanish campaign of 1386 where he died at sea Marriage and issue EditHe married firstly Eleanor daughter of Thomas Dagworth and Eleanor de Bohun Countess of Ormonde and they are known to have 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 EditCokayne 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 Vol III paperback ed London Faber amp Faber ISBN 978 0571240128 Peerage of EnglandPreceded byJohn FitzWalter Baron FitzWalter1361 1386 Succeeded byWalter FitzWalter Sumption 2009 pp 89 91 Calendar of Close Rolls 49 Edward III Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter FitzWalter 3rd Baron FitzWalter amp oldid 1180918695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
