Hugh Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley

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Hugh Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley (around 1267, † between November 1325 and March 1326) was an English nobleman.

Origin and heritage

Hugh Audley came from the English noble Audley family . He was the youngest son of James Audley and his wife Ela Longespée , a daughter of William Longespée of Salisbury . After his father's death in 1272, the underage Hugh inherited the Stratton estate in Oxfordshire that his mother had brought into the marriage.

Military service

In 1294 he took part in the fighting in the Franco-English War in France. On April 2, 1299 he was captured in France. From 1299 to 1302 he took part in several campaigns in the Scottish War of Independence . In 1306 he served as a judge in North Wales, in 1309 he was in command of Montgomery Castle . In 1314 he took part in the campaign to Scotland and the Battle of Bannockburn .

Supporting the Earl of Lancaster Rebellion, Captivity and Death

Audley's son of the same name, Hugh Audley , became one of the leading favorites of King Edward II after 1315 , but from 1318 came into competition with Hugh le Despenser and was ousted by him. Audley was born on May 15, 1321 as Baron by Writ as Baron Audley in the Parliament appointed. Like his son, he supported the Marcher Lords in the Despenser War and the rebellion of Thomas of Lancaster against the Despensers. He surrendered to the king before the decisive defeat of the rebels in the Battle of Boroughbridge in March 1322. He was imprisoned at Wallingford Castle and his son Hugh was also imprisoned. There is no evidence that Audley Sr. was pardoned. He died before the overthrow of the king and the despensers in September 1326. His title was forfeited.

Marriage and offspring

Audley had married Isolt Mortimer , the widow of Sir Walter de Balun and the only daughter of Sir Edmund Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer and Margaret de Fiennes , between 1288 and January 7, 1293 . He had several children with her:

  1. ⚭ Ralph de Greystoke, 1st Baron Greystoke (around 1300–1323)
  2. ⚭ Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby (around 1291-1367)

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SURNAME Audley, Hugh, 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES De Audley, Hugh, 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1267
DATE OF DEATH between November 1325 and March 1326