BORN_SHORT ‎ of, Belchamp Otton, Essex, England, DIED_SHORT ‎25 nov 1324

KINSHIP: Illegitimate son of Edward I "Longshanks", King of England; or son and heir of Guy BOTETOURT, Knt of Upton, Norfolk.

MILITARY: Admiral for the northern seas, 1294-1297, 1315.
OFFICE: Governor of St. Briavel's Castle, Gloucestershire, 1291; of Framlington Castle 1314.
ASSIGNMENTS: Summoned to Parliament by writs, 1305-1324.

ACHIEVEMENTS: Military> Was a distinguished soldier.
HONORS: Knighted.
TITLES: May be held to have become Lord Botetourt by writ, 1305.

POLITICS: One of the Barons who signed the letter to Pope Boniface, 1300/1301.
POLITICS: Joined in the rebellion of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster and fought at Boroughbridge.

RESIDENCE: Of Belchamp Otton, Essex, England.

PROPERTY: Held in right of wife a third of the barony of Bedford.
PUNISHMENT: Fined> Fined £1,000 for joining the rebellion of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, 16 Mar 1321/1322; pardoned 8 Oct 1322.