Hugh Burnell, 2nd Baron Burnell

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Hugh Burnell, 2nd Baron Burnell KG (around 1347 - November 27, 1420 ) was an English nobleman.

Origin and heritage

Hugh Burnell was a son of Nicholas Burnell, 1st Baron Burnell and his wife Mary. After his father's death in 1383, he inherited his extensive estates, including Acton Burnell Castle in Shropshire , and the title of Baron Burnell .

Life

In 1386 he served as governor of Bridgnorth Castle , he was also a justice of the peace and took on numerous other offices. On September 29, 1399 he was one of the barons who accepted King Richard II's resignation in the Tower of London . At the beginning of the Owain Glyndŵr rebellion, Burnell defeated and dispersed the ill-equipped rebels on September 24, 1400 with a contingent from Shropshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire after they had sacked Welshpool . Owain Glyndŵr and most of the rebels escaped, however, and the rebellion continued. King Henry IV appointed Burnell governor of Montgomery Castle in November 1401 . In 1402 he put together with Edward Cherleton, 5th Baron Cherleton and Thomas Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel on a posse to stop the further advance of the rebellion in Shropshire. As a result, Burnell was one of the most important supporters of the heir to the throne Henry , when he put down the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr in Wales. In gratitude, the king accepted him into the Order of the Garter in 1406 .

Marriages

Burnell was married three times. Burnell's first marriage was Philippe de la Pole , daughter of Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk and Katherine de Stafford. His second marriage was between January 1 and April 21, 1386, Joan Burnell, 3rd Baroness Botetourt , daughter of John de Botecourt and Maud de Gray. In his third marriage, before January 29, 1408, he married Joan Devereux , the widow of Walter Fitzwalter, 5th Baron Fitzwalter , who died in 1409.

Division of inheritance

After his death, Burnell was buried in Hales Abbey in Shropshire. Since his only son Edward Burnell had died in 1415 without male heirs, his title fell in Abeyance on his death . His possessions were to be divided between his son's daughters. It turned out that large parts of the estates were only allowed to be passed on in male succession. Other estates have been successfully claimed by William Lovel, 7th Baron Lovel , a descendant of his grandmother Maud Burnell from their first marriage. Ultimately, Burnell's granddaughters inherited only a small part of their grandfather's possessions.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Edward Lloyd: Owen Glendower. Llanerch, Felinfach 1992, ISBN 0947992898 , p. 32
  2. ^ Hugh EL Collins: The Order of the Garter, 1348-1461: chivalry and politics in late medieval England . Clarendon, Oxford 2000. ISBN 0-19-820817-0 , p. 113
  3. ^ Hugh EL Collins: The Order of the Garter, 1348-1461: chivalry and politics in late medieval England . Clarendon, Oxford 2000. ISBN 0-19-820817-0 , p. 113
  4. ^ History of Parliament Online: RADCLIFFE, Sir John (d.1441), of Attleborough, Norf. Retrieved March 22, 2017 .
  5. ^ History of Parliament Online: HUNGERFORD, Sir Walter (1378-1449). Retrieved March 22, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Burnell, Hugh, 2nd Baron Burnell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH around 1347
DATE OF DEATH November 27, 1420