John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners
John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners (* around 1467; † March 19, 1533 in Calais ) was an English nobleman and politician at the time of the so-called Wars of the Roses and the early Tudor period .
Origin and family
The Bourchier family came from a noble Norman family who had a count of Eu as an ancestor and who derived their descent from the English royal family of the Plantagenets in a female line . He himself was the son and heir of Sir Humphrey Bourchier and Elisabeth Tylney and thus the grandson of John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners , whom he inherited after his death, since his father, Sir Humphrey, had already passed away before the 1st Baron had fallen on the side of the House of York at the Battle of Barnet on April 14, 1471 .
Life and Political Work
At the age of seven he inherited his grandfather's title as 2nd Baron Berners and a right to his seat in the House of Lords . Since he was not yet of legal age, he could not take this seat yet. He therefore prepared for his later activities as a soldier, courtier and politician and received the knighthood on January 17, 1477. From October 14, 1495 to August 8, 1529, he was regularly called to the meetings of the House of Lords under the kings Henry VII and Henry VIII .
During this time he was also entrusted with military tasks. In 1513 he was involved in the capture of Thérouanne . Soon after, he was marshal in the army of Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey (later 2nd Duke of Norfolk) in the war against Scotland. In 1514 he went to France as chamberlain to Princess Mary (wife of the French King Louis XII ). Back in England, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1516 to 1527 . During this time he also carried out diplomatic missions, in 1518 as ambassador to Spain and in 1520 as representative of the city of Calais , where he died on March 19, 1533.
He was married to Katherine Howard, daughter of John Howard , 1st Duke of Norfolk. Since he only had two daughters, the Berners' barony rested for almost 200 years until 1720 because the only surviving daughter Jane, de iure 3rd Baroness Berners, did not assert her claims.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Complete Peerage, Volume II, Berner's article, 153
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Peerage, Berner's article
- ↑ The Complete Peerage, Volume II, Berner's article, page 154
- ↑ The Complete Peerage, Volume II, Berner's Article, page 155
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| SURNAME | Bourchier, John, 2nd Baron Berners |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1467 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1533 |
| Place of death | Calais |