Maurice Berkeley

Sir Maurice Berkeley (1358 – 2 October 1400) of Uley and Stoke Gifford in Gloucestershire was a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Gloucestershire in 1391.

Origins He was the son and heir of Sir Thomas Berkeley (d.1361) of Uley and Stoke Gifford, by his wife Katherine Botetourt (d.1388), one of the three daughters and co-heiresses of John Botetourt, 2nd Baron Botetourt (d.1385). He thus inherited from his mother a one third claim to the barony of Botetourt. He was a great-grandson of Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley, 7th feudal baron of Berkeley (1271–1326), Maurice the Magnanimous, of Berkeley Castle.

Marriage and children He married Joan Dynham (d.1412), a daughter of Sir John Dynham (1359–1428), of Hartland and Nutwell both in Devon, whose effigy survives in Kingskerswell Church in Devon. By his wife he had one son and heir: Sir Maurice Berkeley (9 Feb 1401-1464), of Stoke Gifford, born posthumously, an MP for Gloucestershire in 1425 and 1429.