John Lestrange († 1269)

John Lestrange (also called John III. Lestrange) (* around 1194, † 1269 ) was an Anglo- Norman Marcher Lord .

He was a son of John II. Lestrange († January 1223), whose family owned extensive estates and Knockin Castle on the Welsh border in Shropshire . In 1214 he took part in the failed campaign of King John Ohneland in Poitou . Like his father, he also served as sheriff of Shropshire and Staffordshire and was involved in the fighting with the Welsh in the Welsh Marches for many years . In 1231 King Heinrich III. the Wrockwardine estate in Shropshire as a fief. Between 1233 and 1240 he was constable of the royal castles of Montgomery, Shrewsbury , Bridgnorth and Chester Castle . In January 1245 he served as the king's negotiator in negotiations with the Welsh prince Dafydd ap Llywelyn .

He was a supporter of the king during the Second War of the Barons .

He married Lucia, a daughter of Robert de Tregoz. He had four sons and two daughters, including

• John Lestrange († 1276)
• Hamo le Strange ∞ Isabella from Beirut
• Roger Lestrange
• Robert Lestrange
• Hawise Lestrange ∞ Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn

His eldest son John died in 1276, his son John was appointed 1st Baron Strange of Knockin in 1299 . Another grandson, Fulk , son of Robert, was named first Baron Strange of Blackmere in 1309 .

Web links

• JFA Mason: Lestrange, John (III) (c.1194-1269). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
• Ivor John Sanders: Lestrange Family , Dictionary of Welsh Biography, National Library of Wales

Individual evidence

1. ↑ John Burke: A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance. England . Oxford University, Oxford 1831. p. 498