Walter Fitzwalter, 3rd Baron Fitzwalter

Walter FitzWalter
Baron Fitzwalter
Arms of Baron Fitzwalter: Or, a fess gules between two chevrons of the last.
Born	31 May 1345 Henham, Essex, England
Died	26 September 1386 Ourense, Galicia, Spain
Noble family	Fitzwalter
Issue	Robert Fitzwalter
Father	John FitzWalter, 2nd Baron FitzWalter
Mother	Eleanor Percy

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

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 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.

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.
• , 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. Vol. III (paperback ed.). London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 978-0571240128.