Henry Norbury

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Sir Henry Norbury of Stoke d'Abernon (* around 1410; † between 1456 and 1464) was an English knight .

Life

Sir Henry was the eldest son of Sir John Norbury of Hoddesdon and Little Berkhampstead († 1414), and Elizabeth, a daughter of Sir Thomas Butler of Sudley (1358-1398; 1379 de iure 4th Baron Sudeley ).

Since his father served as Lord High Treasurer under King Henry IV and was a close confidante, his son, Henry V , became Sir Henry Norbury's godfather.

Sir Henry Norbury fought in the Hundred Years War . In 1435 he mustered 29 men and 400 archers and fought in the liberation of the city of Rouen in 1436 . The following year royal orders were issued to Henry Beaufort , Bishop of Winchester , to appoint Sir Henry lieutenant of Cherbourg . Between 1441 and 1443, Henry Norbury was also Lieutenant of Rouen. In 1450 Sir Henry led a unit at the siege of Valognes and was shortly afterwards captured at the Battle of Formigny . Back in England, Sir Henry was a member of the House of Commons as Knight of the Shire for Bedfordshire in 1453/54 . Furthermore, Henry Norbury was under King Henry VI. to the Under-Treasurer of England .

Sir Henry fought for the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses in 1460, both in the battles of Northampton and Wakefield , and in St Albans and Towton in 1461 .

The information about the year of his death are different. One source gives 1456 as the year of death, another with 1461 at the Battle of Towton, a third source speaks of 1464.

Sir Herny found his final resting place in the church of Greyfriars Abbey , London.

Marriage and offspring

Sir Henry was married to Anne, a daughter of William Crozier. He inherited the Stoke d'Abernon estate in Surrey from his father-in-law .

The couple had the following offspring:

  • John
  • Ralph
  • Elizabeth ⚭ I) William Sidney ⚭ II) Thomas Uvedale
  • Cecily
  • Jane ⚭ Thomas Cruse
  • Anne ⚭ Richard Hallywell
  • rose

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c J.C.Wedgwood, Anne Holt: History of Parliament 1439-1509 , HM Stationery Office 1936 S. 635th
  2. ↑ a b c Arthur Collins: The English Baronetage Vol.I , Thomas Whotton London 1741, p. 421.
  3. ↑ a b c d NORBURY, John (d.1414), of Hoddesdon and Little Berkhampstead, Herts. at History of Parliament Online
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Douglas Richardson: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition 2011 , ISBN 978-146-104513-7 , p. 627
  5. ^ A b Catalog of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum , George Woodfall & Son London 1850, p. 60.
  6. ^ A b c d e Towton Battlefield Society
  7. ^ Daniel Lysons: Magna Britannia Vol. II, Part II. , T. Cadell & W.Davies London 1810, p. 370.
  8. ^ Surrey Archaeological Society: Surrey Archaeological Society Collections. Volume III, Lovelle Reeve & Co London 1865, pp. 90 / p. 92
personal data
SURNAME Norbury, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Norbury, Sir Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English knight
DATE OF BIRTH around 1410
DATE OF DEATH between 1456 and 1464