John FitzReginald (died 1310), also known as John FitzReynold, Lord of Blenlevenny was an English noble. He was a signatory of the

Barons' Letter of 1301 The Barons' Letter of 1301 was written by 103 English, Scottish, Norman and Welsh, earls and barons loyal to King Edward I. The letter was addressed to Pope Boniface VIII as a repudiation of his claim of feudal overlordship of Scotland (express ...

. He was the eldest son of Reginald FitzPiers. He succeeded to the minor Marcher Lordship of Blaenllynfi after his father's death in 1286. He was a signatory of the Barons Letter of 1301, that was proposed to be sent to

Pope Boniface VIII Pope Boniface VIII (; born Benedetto Caetani; – 11 October 1303) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 December 1294 until his death in 1303. The Caetani, Caetani family was of baronial origin with connections t ...

, as a repudiation of the Pope's claim of feudal overlordship of Scotland, in the papal bull Scimus Fili. FitzReginald was summoned to parliament in 1294 as Baron FitzReginald. He was summoned twice to parliament with the last summons ending in 1307. Following the death of King

Edward I of England Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 ...

, John granted the reversion of all his lands to the new king,

Edward II of England Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne follo ...

. In 1309, Edward II issued a charter granting the reversion of these lands to Rhys ap Hywel. John died in 1310. He was succeeded by his son Herbert, by his first wife who is unknown. John married secondly Agnes de Ferrers, the widow of Robert de Muscegros, she was the daughter of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby and Margaret de Quincy.

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