Bo19 -Joan de Botetourt was the daughter of Sir John
de Botetourt Bo20 b c 1333, Mendlesham, Suffolk, d 1377, Hamerton, Huntingtonshire
and We20 sp: Katherine de Weyland b: About 1337, d after 1377
| Born: About 1362, Mendlesham, Suffolk
Died: After 1428 Married: Kn19 Sir John Knyvet II b About 1358, d 4 Dec 1418, Mendlesham, Suffolk |
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| Kn17=19 Sir John Knyvett, m Elizabeth Clifton
Kn18 Margaret Knyvet b 1395, d After 1467 m Sir Thomas Echingham of Etchingham |
John de Botetourt, 1st Lord (d 25.11.1324, Admiral) Bo21
Many web sites show this John as a son of Edward Longshanks (King Edward
I of England), some as an illegitimate son, others as a legitimate son
by Edward's second wife, Margaret of France. Neither TCP nor BE1883 make
any mention of any such connection, TCP simply saying his "parentage is
unknown". GenEU (Anjou) reports that King Edward had an illegitimate son
called John Walter FitzRoy de Botetourte whose similar identification,
if he indeed existed, may have led to this confusion. As TCP and, in particular,
BE1883 may have been expected to report the possibility of a descent from
King Edward had such been considered possible, we suspect that this connection
is a relatively new 'discovery' and merely report the fact that (for reasons
of which we are not aware) there are some who think there was such a connection.
m. (1285) Matilda (a 05.1329, dau of Thomas FitzOtho)
1. Thomas de Botetourt (dvp) Bo20-1
m. Johanna de Somery (dau of Roger de Somery)