Edmund Hampden

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Sir Edmund Hampden of Beckley († May 4, 1471 ) was an English knight .

Life

Sir Edmund (also Edmond) was the second son of Sir Edmund Hampden († 1419/20) and Joan, daughter of Robert Bealknap.

He was a devoted supporter of the House of Lancaster and fought in the Wars of the Roses in 1461 at the Battle of Towton . After the defeat at Towton, Sir Edmund fled with Margaret of Anjou into exile in Scotland and lost all rights in England ( Bill of Attainder ).

The following year Sir Edmund returned with Margaret of Anjou's army and besieged Carlisle Castle with Sir Robert Whittingham .

Sir Edmund was Chamberlain to Edward of Westminster , heir to the throne of the House of Lancaster.

Sir Edmund Hampden of Beckley fell on May 4, 1471 at the Battle of Tewkesbury .

Marriage and offspring

Sir Edmund was married to Anne, widow of Sir William Moleyn.

They had the following children:

  • William

literature

  • The Chronicles of the White Rose of York, 2nd Edition , pp. 103,127, James Bohn, London 1845
  • George Lipscomb: The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham, Vol. I , pp. 33,99,100,121,351,458, J&W Robins, London 1847
  • D. Lysons and S. Lysons: Magna Britannia being a concise Topographical Account of several Counties of Great Britain, Vol.I-Part III. , London 1813
  • The Parliamentry or Constitutional History of England, Vol II , page 335, London 1762
  • The Paston Letters 1422-1509, Vol II , page 46, Jam's Gairdner, London 1874
  • George French: Shakespeareana Genealogica , 451, Cambridge University Press 1869
  • Terry Breverton: Jasper Tudor , Amberley Publishing Ltd. 2014 - ISBN 978-1-445-63402-9

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ HAMPDEN, Edmund (d.1419 / 20), of Great Hampden, Bucks. at History of Parliament Online
  2. ^ Towton Battlefield Society
  3. ^ A b The Parliamentry or Constitutional History of England, Vol. II , p. 335, London 1762
  4. ^ A b The Chronicles of the White Rose of York, 2nd Edition , pp. 103,127, James Bohn, London 1845
  5. ↑ The Paston Letters 1422-1509, Vol. II , page 46, Jam es Gairdner, London 1874
  6. ↑ a b Terry Breverton: Jasper Tudor , Amberley Publishing Ltd. 2014 - ISBN 978-1-445-63402-9
  7. ↑ George Lipscomb: The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham, Vol. I , pp. 33,99,100,121,351,458, J&W Robins, London 1847
  8. ↑ D. Lysons and S. Lysons: Magna Britannia being a concise Topographical Account of several Counties of Great Britain, Vol.I-Part III. , London 1813
  9. ↑ History of Parliament Online 1386-1421 Edmund Hampden , accessed on 6 July 2016th
  10. ↑ George French: Shakespeareana Genealogica , 451, Cambridge University Press 1869
personal data
SURNAME Hampden, Edmund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hampden of Beckley, Sir Edmund
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English knight
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH May 4, 1471
Place of death Tewkesbury