Henry Bromflete, 1st Baron Vescy

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Henry Bromflete, 1st Baron Vescy (* around 1412 in Londesborough , Yorkshire , † January 6, 1469 ) was an English nobleman .

Life

Henry Bromflete was the third son of Sir Thomas Bromflete and Margaret, daughter of Edward St. John. He began his career in the Hundred Years' War with Henry V in 1417 in France and received by 1417/18 the accolade as a Knight Bachelor .

In 1432 Sir Henry was part of a diplomatic delegation negotiating a ceasefire with King Charles VII in France .

Sir Henry held the office of Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1432/33 and was a representative of the English delegation to the Council of Basel in 1434.

Henry VI. appointed him to Parliament by Writ of Summons on January 24, 1449, giving him the hereditary title of Baron Vescy .

During the Wars of the Roses , Baron Vescy fought for the House of Lancaster at the Battle of Blore Heath and in early July 1460 in the defense of the Tower of London along with John Lovel, 8th Baron Lovel and others against the advancing Yorkists under Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury .

After Edward IV's coronation from the House of York in 1461, Baron Vescy's previous loyalty to Lancaster did not appear to have negatively affected, as he was appointed to the first parliament of the new king.

Henry Bromflete, 1st Baron Vescy died on January 6, 1469 and was buried in Whitefriars Carmelite Monastry, London . A not inconsiderable part of his property was sold according to his last will and used for charitable purposes.

Marriages and offspring

In his first marriage he married Joan Holland around 1416 (around 1380-1434), a daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent . For her it was her fourth marriage, she was the widow of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York , William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Henry Scrope, 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham . The marriage with her remained childless.

After Joan's death, he married Eleanor FitzHugh (around 1400 - around 1438), daughter of Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh (1363-1425) and widow of Philip Darcy, 6th Baron Darcy de Knayth (1397-1418). With her he had a daughter:

literature

  • Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families. 2nd Edition. Douglas Richardson, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4610-4513-7 .
  • TC Banks: Baronia Anglica Concentrata. Vol. 1, Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1844.
  • John Burke: A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland and Scotland. Henry Colburn, London 1831.
  • Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth (Ed.): Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol I, Longman & Co., London 1872.
  • GG J and J. Robinson: The English Peerage. Volume 2, Spilsbury & Son, London 1740.
  • Arthur Collins: Proceedings, Precedents and Arguments on Claims and Controversies. London 1734.
  • Magna Britannia Antigua & Nova. Vol. VI, London 1738.
  • Thomas Hinderwell: The History and Antiquities of Scarborough and the Vicinity. Thomas Wilson and Son, 1811.
  • George Fisher: A Genealogical Companion and Key to the History of England. Simpkin & Marshall, London 1832.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families. 2nd Edition. Douglas Richardson, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4610-4513-7 .
  2. ^ Magna Britannia Antigua & Nova. Vol. VI, London 1738.
  3. ^ Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth (ed.): Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol I, Longman & Co., London 1872.
  4. ^ John Burke: A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland and Scotland. Henry Colburn, London 1831.
  5. ^ A b Towton Battlefield Society
  6. ↑ Richard III: Foundation Inc. ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.richard111.com
predecessor Office successor
New title created Baron Vescy
1449-1469 		Barony extinguished
personal data
SURNAME Bromflete, Henry, 1st Baron Vescy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bromflete, Sir Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1412
PLACE OF BIRTH Londesborough , Yorkshire
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 1469