John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk KG ( September 12, 1415 - November 6, 1461 ) was an English nobleman. His parents were John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1392-1432), and his wife, Katherine Neville , daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland , and his wife Joan Beaufort .
When his father died in 1432, he took over his title and the title of Earl Marshal of England.
John was married to Eleanor Bourchier, daughter of Wilhelm Bourchier, Earl of Eu, and his wife Anne of Gloucester , Countess of Buckingham. The marriage had a son, John , who became his inheritance after his father's death.
John took several political turns in the Wars of the Roses . First he supported the House of York and its representative, Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York . In 1459, after the Battle of Ludlow , he swore to Henry VI. from the House of Lancaster Loyalty, only to defer to York shortly afterwards.
Even after York's death in 1460, he remained loyal to his son Eduard, Earl of March and now 4th Duke of York, and fought for York in the lost Second Battle of St Albans . However, on March 29, 1461, John's appearance during the previously undecided Battle of Towton decided the fight for York. He was one of the nobles who finally asked the young York to accept the English royal crown and played an important ceremonial role as Marshal of England at his coronation on June 28, 1461.
Individual evidence
- ^ Royle, Trevor: The Wars of the Roses; England's first civil war. Abacus, London, 2009, ISBN 978-0-349-11790-4 , p. 449
Web links
- John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk on thepeerage.com , accessed August 12, 2015.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| John Mowbray |
Duke of Norfolk 1432-1461 |
John Mowbray |
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| SURNAME | Mowbray, John, 3rd Duke of Norfolk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1415 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1461 |