Giles Daubeney (politician, 1370)

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Sir Giles Daubeney (also Giles II Daubeney ) (* 1370 ; † August 22, 1403 in Kempston ) was an English knight and politician.

Origin and youth

Giles Daubeney came from the Daubeney family , an old gentry family . He was the only son from the marriage of his father of the same name, Giles I Daubeney and Alianore Willington . When his father died in 1386, he inherited the extensive family estates, mainly in Somerset and Cornwall , and the estates in Bedfordshire that his father had acquired . However, until her death in 1400, his mother was entitled to a third of the property as Wittum , and an annual pension of 50  marks had to be paid for Mary , the widow of his grandfather Ralph Daubeney . Since Giles Daubeney was still a minor, King Richard II gave his father the right to marry him to his favorite Thomas Lee two days after his death . In October 1386 Margaret Courtenay, Countess of Devon acquired the right to administer the Daubeney estates in Somerset for a one-off payment of £ 100 and an annual payment of £ 60. In February 1387 Sir John Montagu acquired the right to administer the Daubeney estates in Cornwall, and in February 1388 Daubeney's mother Eleanor herself acquired the right to administer the estate of South Ingleby in Lincolnshire . It was not until December 1390 that Daubeney himself was granted £ 20 a year from the income of his estates for his livelihood. This sum was increased to £ 60 in early 1391.

Political restraint during the reign of Richard II.

Daubeney declared that he had come of age in November 1391, and for a payment of 20 marks he was allowed to take possession of his inheritance, apart from the goods in Somerset, which still belonged to his mother's Wittum. He also had to pay the agreed pension to his grandmother Mary until her death in 1398. Still, Daubeney was a wealthy gentry because of his still extensive estates. He had good political contacts, including through his grandmother Mary, who was her second marriage to John Bussy , a leading supporter of Richard II's politics. Nevertheless, Daubeney held back politically and took only a few public offices. He was politically active mainly in Bedfordshire, where he held the office of sheriff from 1394 to 1395 and was elected Knight of the Shire for the county in 1395 . Nothing is known about his activities in parliament , and he was evidently cautious towards the neighboring members of the gentry as he did not testify to any documents or serve as a trustee. Little is known about his life other than that he lived mainly on his estate in Kempston . In July 1396, he transferred the management of his Cornwall estates to a group of trustees, including his younger brothers Thomas and William .

Further reluctance during the reign of Henry IV.

Obviously Daubeney supported the overthrow of Richard II and the accession to the throne of Henry IV , because he proposed him to Knight of the Bath on the eve of his coronation in October 1399 . But even after that, Daubeney remained politically inactive, even if he served as Sheriff of Bedfordshire again in 1400 and was re-elected Knight of the Shire for Bedfordshire in 1401.

Family and inheritance

Daubeney had probably married Margaret († June 30, 1420), a daughter of Sir John Beauchamp († around 1388), before 1392 . With her he had three sons and three daughters, including:

  • John Daubeney (around 1394–1409) ∞ Elizabeth Scrope
  • Giles Daubeney (1399-1446)

According to Daubeney's will of June 1, 1400, his brother Thomas should be his executor. In November 1397 he had granted his other brother William an annual pension of 10 marks. In his will he determined to be buried in Kempston. He left £ 5 for repairs to Kempston Parish Church and £ 25 for masses for his salvation . His main heir was his nine-year-old son John, his five younger children each received 40 marks. John died in September 1409, shortly after being married to Elizabeth, daughter of Roger Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Bolton . Daubeney's second eldest son Giles then became his heir. Daubeney's widow Margaret paid a fee of 50 marks in 1411 to be able to remarry, but whether she did so is unknown.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of Parliament Online: DAUBENEY, Giles (1370 / 1-1403), of Kempston, Beds. and South Petherton, Som. Retrieved April 8, 2018 .
  2. ^ History of Parliament Online: BUSSY, Sir John (exec. 1399), of Hougham, Lincs. and Cottesmore, Rutland. Retrieved April 10, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Daubeney, Giles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Daubeney, Sir Giles; Daubeney, Giles II
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English knight and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1370
DATE OF DEATH August 22, 1403
Place of death Kempston