John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester
John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester (born May 8, 1427 in Eversden , † October 18, 1470 in London ) was an English statesman .
Life
He was the son of John Tiptoft, 1st Baron Tiptoft (1400–1443) and Joyce de Cherleton (1403–1446). Between 1440 and 1443 he studied at Oxford University . When his father died on January 27, 1443, he inherited his title Baron Tiptoft , which had been awarded to this on January 7, 1426 by Writ of Summons . On July 16, 1449 he was made Earl of Worcester . In 1457 he made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and then stayed in Italy , where he studied with the famous humanists of his day in Ferrara , Padua , Florence and Rome . In 1460 Worcester returned to England , where King Edward IV accepted him in 1461 as a knight in the Order of the Garter and appointed him Lord High Constable ; Worcester was because of his many death sentences soon as "Butcher of England" ( Butcher of England known). He was also governor of Ireland , where he was similarly cruel. In 1470 he was caught by insurgents who had forced Edward to flee and Heinrich VI. put back on the throne. He was beheaded in the Tower of London with three swipes at his request. His titles were stripped of him for high treason , but his son Edward managed to restore the titles in his favor in 1471.
Worcester was the first English aristocrat to combine the Renaissance ideals of classical scholarship, the advancement of science, and book-collecting with the Renaissance trait of unrestrained cruelty.
John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester was married three times:
- ⚭ 1449 Lady Cecily Neville (1424–1450), sister of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick . The marriage remained childless.
- ⚭ 1451 Elizabeth Greyndour (1420–1452), daughter of Robert Greyndour. The marriage resulted in a son, John Tiptoft (* / † 1452).
- ⚭ 1467 Elizabeth Hopton (1450–1498), daughter of Thomas Hopton. The marriage resulted in a son, Edward Tiptoft, 2nd Earl of Worcester (1469-1485).
Translation from Latin
- Buonaccorso da Montemagno : Controversia de nobilitate , printed in English in 1481 by William Caxton .
Web links
- John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester (English)
- Knight tournaments in the Middle Ages
- John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Tiptoft |
Baron Tiptoft 1443-1470 |
Title forfeited |
| New title created |
Earl of Worcester 1449-1470 |
Title forfeited |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tiptoft, John, 1st Earl of Worcester |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tiptoft, John, 2nd Baron Tiptoft |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English statesman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1427 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eversden |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1470 |
| Place of death | London |