William "the Wast all" de Berkeley

William "the Wast all" de Berkeley

Born 1426 , Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, ENG
Died 14 FEB 1492
Parents James "the Just" de Berkeley (Father) Family
Isabel De Mowbray (Mother) Family
Marriages Elizabeth de la Warr Family Page
Joan Strangeways — NOV 1468 Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation 7th Viscount Berkeley (21 Apr 1481- ); Earl of Nottingham
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Henry VI
  • Birth
    1426
    Born at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, ENG
  • Age c. 26
    27 Sep 1452
    Mother Isabel died
  • Age c. 27
    17 Jul 1453
    Hundred Years' War ends
    Battle of Castillon; England loses almost all its French lands.
  • Age c. 29
    1455–1487
    Wars of the Roses begin
    First Battle of St Albans.
  • Age c. 35
    4 Mar 1461
    Accession of Edward IV
    Reigned 1461–1483
  • Age c. 35
    29 Mar 1461
    Battle of Towton
  • Age c. 37
    Nov 1463
    Father James "the Just" died
  • Age c. 42
    Nov 1468
    Married Joan Strangeways
  • Age c. 45
    4 May 1471
    Battle of Tewkesbury
  • Age c. 50
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 57
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age c. 57
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V
  • Age c. 57
    26 Jun 1483
    Accession of Richard III
    Reigned 1483–1485
  • Age c. 59
    22 Aug 1485
    Accession of Henry VII
    Reigned 1485–1509
  • Age c. 59
    22 Aug 1485
    Battle of Bosworth Field
    Richard III killed; Tudor dynasty begins.
  • Age c. 66
    14 Feb 1492
    Died