Philip Kyme, 1st Baron Kyme
Philip Kyme, 1st Baron Kyme († before April 2, 1323 ) was an English nobleman.
origin
Philip Kyme came from the English noble family Kyme . He was the eldest son of William of Kyme and his wife Lucy de Ros. His father died in 1259, leaving the underage Philip as heir extensive estates in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire , but also considerable debts. King Henry III gave the management of most of the inheritance and guardianship of Philip and his two siblings to Justiciar Hugh Bigod for a fee of £ 3,000 .
Service under Edward I and Eduard II.
After Philip Kyme came of age in 1277, he came into his inheritance and took over the barony of Sotby . From 1282 he took part in numerous campaigns of King I. Eduard part. In 1282 he was part of the king's army when he conquered Wales . During the Franco-English war he was part of the English army in Gascon from 1294 to 1295 . During the First Scottish War of Independence , he took part in the siege of Caerlaverock in 1300 . In 1301 he was on a commission to raise troops in Lincolnshire and Rutland . From 1295 to 1313 he was regularly invited to parliaments as Baron Kyme . He subsequently took on other offices in Lincolnshire. In 1299 or 1300 he was allowed to hold a weekly market in Burwell , Lincolnshire. Under King Edward II , he was given the management of Bolingbroke Castle in 1311 . During the Despenser War of 1322 he was drafted into the royal army to defeat the rebels under Thomas of Lancaster .
Kyme made foundations in aid of Bullington , Haverholme , Kyme , Newhouse and Louth Park Abbey . From 1318 to 1319 he made a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela .
Family and offspring
Kyme had married Joan, a daughter of his guardian Hugh Bigod and his first wife, Joan Wake. He had several children with her, including
- William Kyme, 2nd Baron Kyme (around 1283–1338)
- Lucy Kyme ⚭ Robert de Umfraville, 8th Earl of Angus
His heir became his only son, William.
Web links
- Paul Dalton: Philip Kyme [iii], first Lord Kyme (d. 1323). 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
- Sir Philip de Kyme, 1st Lord Kyme on thepeerage.com , accessed September 13, 2017.
- Cracroft's Peerage: Kyme, Baron (E, 1295 - abeyant 1577)
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Brand: Bigod, Hugh (III) (b. In or before 1220, d. 1266). 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
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kyme, Philip, 1st Baron Kyme |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kyme, Philip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1259 |
| DATE OF DEATH | before April 2, 1323 |