Edward Stradling (politician, † around 1363)

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Sir Edward Stradling (also Stradlyng ) († around 1363) was an English nobleman and politician.

Origin and heritage

Edward Stradling came from the Stradling family . He was a younger son of Peter Stradelinges and his wife Joan Haweia . As the son of a knight from Savoy , his father had acquired St Donat's Castle in Glamorgan, Wales, and other estates in England through his marriage . Edward was probably named after the English King Edward I , because the name Edward was very unusual in his father's homeland in the 14th century. Peter Stradelinges died before 1314, after which Edward's older brother John de Stradling inherited the estates. However, this soon died, and no later than 1316 Edward came into possession of the lands in Glamorgan, Dorset and Somerset .

Rebel against Edward II.

As Lord of St Donat's, Stradling joined in 1321 the rebellion of the Welsh Marcher Lords against Hugh le Despenser , who was his liege in Glamorgan. When the rebellion was put down by King Edward II , he was captured in January 1322 and his estates in England and Wales were confiscated. After his release, he did not get his possessions back until July 1324, after paying £ 200 as evidence of his loyalty to the king.

Loyal supporter of Edward III.

After the fall of King Edward II and his favorite Despenser in autumn 1326, Stradling was replaced by the new King Edward III. Defeated to the Knight of the Bath and Knight Banneret on January 20, 1327 . As a loyal nobleman, he took over a number of mostly local offices in Glamorgan, Somerset and Dorset over the next few years. In 1330 he took over the management of the possessions of the Despenser, who was executed in 1326, in Glamorgan. To do this, he should investigate the whereabouts of Edward II's treasure, which had disappeared in Wales in 1326 . In 1343 he served as sheriff and administrator of fallen crown fiefs in Somerset and Dorset. In the same year he represented Somerset as Knight of the Shire in the English Parliament . From 1346 to 1347 he served as Justice of the Peace in Somerset and Dorset.

Marriage and inheritance

Before 1317 Stradling had married Ellen Strongbow , the daughter and heiress of Sir Gilbert Strongbow . Through marriage he acquired two properties in Oxfordshire . With her he had at least two sons, including:

Stradling made major donations to Neath Abbey , making him one of the monastery's greatest patrons in the 14th century. In the last years of his life it is difficult to distinguish between him and his son Edward of the same name in documents. Stradling was mentioned for the last time in July 1352, but his son Edward did not pay homage to his liege lords until 1363 as his heir. Stradling's younger son, whose first name is unknown, married Sarah Berkerolles . A son from this marriage, John Stradling (* around 1351) is said to have been the progenitor of the Stradling family from Kenfig .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christian Hesse: strategies of survival. Challenges for the lower nobility in the 13th / 14th centuries Century . In: Berner Zeitschrift für Geschichte , 75 (2013), p. 26.
  2. ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 124.
  3. ↑ a b Ralph A. Griffiths: The rise of the Stradlings of St Donat’s . In: Morgannwg , 7 (1963), p. 19.
  4. ↑ Ralph A. Griffiths: The rise of the Stradlings of St Donat’s . In: Morgannwg , 7 (1963), p. 20.
  5. ↑ Ralph A. Griffiths: The rise of the Stradlings of St Donat’s . In: Morgannwg , 7 (1963), p. 21.
personal data
SURNAME Stradling, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stradling, Sir Edward; Stradlyng, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 13th century or 14th century
DATE OF DEATH around 1363