1st Baron de Badlesmere Bartholomew de Badlesmere

Abt 1275 - 1322  (47 years)

• Name	Bartholomew de Badlesmere  [1, 2, 3]
  Title	1st Baron de Badlesmere
  Birth	Abt 1275	Badlesmere, Kent, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military - Old World	As a result of Margaret's arrest, Lord Badlesmere joined Lancaster's rebellion and fought in the Battle of Boroughbridge on 16 March 1322. He was arrested and afterward hanged for treason on 14 April 1322.
  		Memorial-Battle of Boroughbridge Battle monument for the Battle of Boroughbridge in nearby Aldborough.
  Death	14 Apr 1322	Canterbury, Kent, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Badlesmere, Kent, England   [2]
  	Badlesmere Church
  		St. Leonard Churchyard (originally known as Badlesmere Church) Badlesmere, Swale, Kent, England Find a Grave: #2367512
  Person ID	I19789	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Baroness Badlesmere Margaret de Clare,   b. 1 Apr 1287, Bunratty, Clare, Ireland d. 3 Jan 1333, London, England (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1308  [3]
  Children	1. Margery de Badlesmere,   b. 1306, Badlesmere, Kent, England d. 18 Oct 1363, Helmsley, Yorkshire, England (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Maud de Badlesmere,   b. 1310, Badlesmere, Kent, England d. 23 May 1366, Earls Colne, Essex, England (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1275 - Badlesmere, Kent, England Death - 14 Apr 1322 - Canterbury, Kent, England Burial - - Badlesmere, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-BADLESMERE Badlesmere Coat of Arms

  
  

  Burials

  Memorial-Battle of Boroughbridge Battle monument for the Battle of Boroughbridge in nearby Aldborough.

  
  

  Old World

  _Bartholomew de Badlesmere Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere (18 Aug 1275 – 14 Apr 1322) was an English soldier, diplomat, member of parliament, landowner and nobleman. He was the son and heir of Sir Gunselm de Badlesmere and Joan FitzBernard. He fought in the English army both in France and Scotland. He was executed after participating in an unsuccessful…

  
  

• Sources

  [S202] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). [S6040] FindAGrave Old World, Bartholomew de Badlesmere 1275-1322. Bartholomew Badlesmere was the son and heir of Gunselm de Badlesmere (died 1301), and fought in the English army both in France and Scotland during the later years of the reign of Edward I of England. In 1307 he became governor of Bristol Castle. Edward II appointed him steward of his household. Badlesmere made a compact with some other noblemen to gain supreme influence in the royal council. Although very hostile to Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, Badlesmere helped to make peace between the king and the earl in 1318, and was a member of the middle party which detested alike Edward's minions, like the Despensers, and his violent enemies like Lancaster. The king's conduct, however, drew him to the side of the earl, and he had already joined Edward's enemies when, in October 1321, his wife, Margaret de Clare, who refused to admit Queen Isabella to her husband's castle at Leeds in Kent. The king assaulted and captured the castle, seized and imprisoned Lady Badlesmere, and civil war began. After the defeat of the Earl of Lancaster at the Battle of Boroughbridge, Badlesmere was captured and hanged at Blean on April 14, 1322. His head was displayed on the Burgh Gate at Canterbury. His son and heir, Giles, died in 1338 leaving four daughters, but no sons. His daughter Elizabeth de Badlesmere (1313-8 June 1356), was married firstly (27 June 1316) to the Edmund Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer (1302-17 December 1331), Lord Mortimer, eldest son of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March and Joan de Geneville, Baroness Geneville. Both were the parents of Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March. See also the history of Chilham Castle, which was held from time to time by his descendants until the reign of King Henry VIII. [S984] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2003;).