Henry Vernon

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Family Crest of Sir Henry Vernon of Hadden
Grave of Sir Henry Vernon and Anne Talbot in St. Bartholomew's Church in Tong

Sir Henry Vernon of Hadden ( 1441 - April 13, 1515 ) was an English knight .

Life

He was the son and heir of Sir William Vernon (1390-1451), squire of Haddon in Derbyshire .

He came from a wealthy family, was one of the feudal men of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and was a Household Officer at George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence , in the early 1470s . Despite the loyalty to his masters, he ignored their requests in early 1471 to go into battle by their side and remained neutral. So in March 1471 Warwick asked him in a personal letter before the Battle of Barnet to join him and assist him. Henry Vernon also left several requests from the Duke of Clarence before the Battle of Tewkesbury unanswered.

At the beginning of June 1483 Vernon received the summons to appear at the planned coronation of Edward V on June 22, 1483, in order to be beaten to the Knight of the Bath on the occasion . This date did not come because Richard III. snatched the crown. Under this was Henry Vernon Esquire of the Kings Body and shortly afterwards as Commissioner in Derbyshire to track traitors and rebels and to confiscate their property.

Richard III urged Henry Vernon in August 1485 to mobilize troops and fight for him in the upcoming battle against Henry Tudor. According to most sources, Vernon also refused allegiance here and did not take part in the Battle of Bosworth . Only one source reports that Herny Vernon worked for Richard III. fought at Bosworth.

Vernon rose under King Henry VII , gained influence, and is known as the king's trusted friend. As early as October 1485, Henry Vernon followed the king's letter request to take action against rebels and fought for his sovereign in the last battle of the Wars of the Roses near Stoke in June 1487 .

Henry Vernon became the Governor and Treasurer for the eldest son and heir of the king, Arthur, Prince of Wales , was appointed and served as a consultant to the prince ( Counselor regarding) the management of Wales. Prince Arthur spent a lot of time at Haddon Hall , the Vernons family home. On the occasion of Arthur's investiture as Prince of Wales on November 29, 1489, Henry Vernon finally received the accolade as Knight of the Bath.

Henry Vernon represented the county of Derbyshire in parliament as Knight of the Shire in 1491/92 , was appointed Lord of Stackpole and was one of the signatories of the marriage contract between Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon in 1499 . Vernon was part of the escort that Margaret Tudor took to Scotland in 1503 to meet her husband James IV . In the same year, King Henry called Vernon again to Parliament for Derbyshire.

Henry Vernon donated a bell for St. Bartholomew's Church in Tong, Shropshire , where he was also buried after his death in 1515.

Marriage and offspring

Sir Henry was married to Anne Talbot, daughter of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury .

The couple had the following offspring:

  • Richard ⚭ Margaret Dymoke
  • Thomas ⚭ Anne Ludlow
  • Humphrey ⚭ Alice Ludlow
  • John ⚭ Ellen Montgomery
  • Arthur
  • Elizabeth ⚭ Robert Corbet
  • Anne ⚭ Ralph Shirley

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ A b Malcolm Mercer: The Medieval Gentry: Power, Leadership and Choice during the Wars of the Roses. A&C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4411-9064-2 , p. 53.
  3. ^ A b Chris Skidmore: Bosworth: The Birth of the Tudors. Hachette UK, 2013, ISBN 978-0-297-86376-2 .
  4. ^ A b J. AF Thomson: The Transformation of Medieval England 1370-1529. Routledge, 2014, ISBN 978-1-317-87259-7 .
  5. ↑ a b David Clark: Barnet 1471: Death of a Kingmaker. Pen & Sword, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4738-1211-6 .
  6. ↑ Lawrence James: Aristocrates: Power, Grace and Decadence. Hachette UK, 2010, ISBN 978-0-7481-2532-6 .
  7. ^ A b c Glenn Foard, Anne Curry: Bosworth 1485: A Battlefield Rediscovered. Oxbow Books, 2013, ISBN 978-1-78297-180-1 , p. 25, p. 29, p. 46.
  8. ^ A b Eric Acheson: A Gentry Community: Leicestershire in the Fifteenth Century 1422-1485. Cambridge University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-521-52498-9 , p. 98, p. 163, p. 164, p. 171.
  9. ^ A b Nicholas Harris Nicolas: History of the Order of Knighthood of the British Empire. Volume III, John Hunter, London 1842, pp. Ix, xi.
  10. ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 140.
  11. ↑ a b c d Terry Breverton: Henry VII the Maligned Tudor King. Amberley Publishing, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4456-4606-0 .
  12. ↑ a b c d P. R. Cavill: The English Parliament of Henry VII 1485-1504. OUP Oxford, 2009, ISBN 978-0-19-957383-7 , p. 42, p. 110, p. 138.
  13. ↑ a b Richard III. Foundation Inc. ( Memento from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  14. ↑ a b c d e f g h John Bernard Burke: A Visitation of the seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland. Hurst & Blackett, London 1854, p. 51.
  15. ↑ a b c d e f g h G. B. Whittaker: Belle Assemblee. Volume V, Shackell & Baylis, London 1827, p. 94.
  16. ↑ a b c d John Burke: The Portrait Gallery of distinguished females. Volume I, Edward Bull, London 1833, p. 43.
  17. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Arthur Collins: The Peerage of England. Volume VII, London 1768, pp. 617-620.
  18. ^ A b John Burke: A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume IV, Henry Colburn, London 1838, p. 131.
  19. ^ William A. Shaw: The Knights of England. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1971, ISBN 0-8063-0443-X , p. 143.
  20. ^ A b Douglas Richardson: Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Douglas Richardson, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4610-4520-5 , pp. 69, p. 70.
personal data
SURNAME Vernon, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vernon, Sir Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English knight
DATE OF BIRTH 1441
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 1515