James Pickering
Sir James Pickering of Ellerton (1396 - December 30, 1460 ) was an English knight .
Life
He came from the gentry of Yorkshire . He was the son and heir of Sir John Christopher Pickering (around 1374-1460), lord of Ellerton and Wighill in Yorkshire, and his wife Ellen (Eleonor) Harrington, daughter of Richard Harrington.
In 1441 he was promoted to Knight Bachelor . Several times in 1447, 1449-1450 and 1455-1456 he was elected as Knight of the Shire for Yorkshire MPs in Parliament . From 1449 to 1450 he was sheriff of Yorkshire and from 1455 several times magistrate in the West Riding of Yorkshire .
In 1453 he was involved in the riots and fighting between the two most important families in northern England, House Neville and House Percy , which preceded the Wars of the Roses . He took sides here for Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and his son John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu . Therefore, like all those involved, he received a letter request from King Henry VI in the summer of 1453 . to refrain from these unlawful activities and to obey the royal commissioner in this matter, Sir William Lucy . In 1458 he was pardoned.
In 1458 at the latest he had acquired the Killington and Winderwath estates in Westmorland .
After the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses he fought for the House of York in 1459 at the Battle of Blore Heath and the Battle of Ludlow and was one of the advisors to the Duke of York . For this he was under King Henry VI. ostracized by the House of Lancaster in December 1459 and offered a reward of five marks for his capture in 1460 . On December 30, 1460 he fell at the Battle of Wakefield .
Marriage and offspring
He was married to Mary Lowther (* before 1404), daughter of Sir Robert Lowther (around 1365-1430) and Margaret Strickland (around 1360-1443). With her he had a son:
- James Pickering (1419–1497) ⚭ Margaret Lascelles (around 1420–1499).
literature
- Josiah C. Wedgwood: Pickering (Pykeryng), Sir James. In: History of Parliament 1439–1509. HM Stationary Office, London 1936, pp. 682 f. ( archive.org ).
- Charles Mosley (Ed.): Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage . Volume 2, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington 2003, p. 2396.
Web links
- Towton Battlefield Society
- Sir James Pickering on thepeerage.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pickering, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pickering of Ellerton, Sir James (full name); Pickering of Killington, Sir James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English knight |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1396 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1460 |