Thomas Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley Thomas Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley Thomas Berkeley, "de jure" 5th Baron Berkeley, (b. 1472 - 22 January 1532) was a British soldier and aristocrat. He was born to Sir Maurice Berkeley, "de jure" 3rd Baron Berkeley, and Isabel Meade, in England. He was the younger brother to Maurice Berkeley, "de jure" 4th Baron Berkeley, and had a younger brother, James, and younger sister, Anne. On 9 September 1513 he fought in the Battle of Flodden and was knighted by the Earl of Surrey, Thomas Howard. He later became Constable of Berkeley Castle on 15 May 1514, and Sheriff of Gloucestershire,
Berkeley Castle received a royal charter from King Henry II giving him permission to rebuild the castle. Fitzharding built the circular shell keep during 1153–56, probably on the site of the former motte. The building of the curtain wall followed, probably during 1160–90 by Robert and then by his son Maurice. Much of the rest of the castle is 14th century and was built for Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley: Thorpe's Tower, to the north of the keep, the inner gatehouse to its southwest, and other buildings of the inner bailey. The castle was ransacked in 1326 by the forces of