Luke de Tany

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Luke de Tany († November 6, 1282 in Menai Strait ) was an English knight and military man who served as Seneschal of Gascony .

Origin and participation in Prince Edward's crusade

The origin of Tany is not exactly clear, he came from a knightly family and owned property in Yorkshire and Northumberland in the north of England. Towards the end of the Second War of the Barons , he was a loyal supporter of King Henry III. whom he served as royal constable of Tickhill and Knaresborough Castle . Towards the end of the War of the Barons, he had several captured rebels executed by beheading after a short trial . In 1270 he took part in Prince Edward's crusade . As a crusader he was under the protection of the church and could no longer be prosecuted for the wrongful executions. During the crusade he served as the admiral of the fleet.

Service as Seneschal of Gascony

During his return from the crusade of King traveled nunmehrige Edward I in the summer of 1273 in the southwestern French Gascogne , which he had as a fief of the French king. There he appointed Tany, who had already become lord of the city of Lalinde in 1267 , as Seneschal of Gascony . Tany's responsibility as Seneschal was clearly limited, but his aggressive policies soon led to numerous conflicts, including the king's quarrel with Gaston of Béarn and with the city of Bazas , where two of Tany's followers were killed in February 1274. However, the king left Tany in office when he returned to England in the summer of 1274. Tany became embroiled in other disputes that he was unable to resolve. Gaston von Béarn turned to the Parliament in Paris because his complaints against Tany were unsuccessful . In the diocese of Dax , too, the population of Dax used force to defend themselves against Tany's government. In 1278 the king sent his confidante Otton de Grandson and Robert Burnell to Gascony to investigate the allegations made against Tany. The investigation carried out between May and September 1278 showed that Tany's rule had been strict, but that he was not to be blamed for failure or corruption. He was replaced by Jean I de Grailly , who came from Savoy , but did not have to answer in court and did not lose the favor of the king.

Role during the conquest of Wales

During Edward's second campaign against Wales , Tany was appointed commander of the English troops on the Isle of Anglesey on August 18, 1282 . He was supposed to advance with the local English troops over a boat bridge over the Menai Strait to Gwynedd and thus form a second front in the rear of the Welsh. In the second half of October Tany reached Anglesey along with Roger de Clifford , William Audley and other knights. On November 6th, Tany crossed the boat bridge with his army. The attack was hasty, presumably intended to disrupt peace negotiations initiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury. On the opposite bank, the English were attacked by the Welsh. In the subsequent battle of the Menai Strait , the English troops were driven back over the bridge, with the boat bridge being destroyed by the Welsh, overloading or the strong tides in the strait. The English troops suffered a heavy defeat, and Tany was among the more than 300 soldiers killed or drowned.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Prestwich: Edward I. University of California, Berkeley 1988, ISBN 0-520-06266-3 , p. 70
  2. ^ Michael Prestwich: Edward I. University of California, Berkeley 1988, ISBN 0-520-06266-3 , p. 300
  3. ^ Michael Prestwich: Edward I. University of California, Berkeley 1988, ISBN 0-520-06266-3 , p. 304
  4. ^ Michael Prestwich: Edward I. University of California, Berkeley 1988, ISBN 0-520-06266-3 , p. 192
personal data
SURNAME Luke de Tany
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English knight and military; Seneschal of Gascony
DATE OF BIRTH 13th Century
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1282
Place of death Menai Strait , Wales