Philip Mansel (nobleman)
Philip Mansel ( Philip Maunsell ) (* around 1420, † May 1471 at Tewkesbury ) was a Welsh nobleman.
He came from the Welsh Mansel family and was a son of John Mansel and Cecily Cantelupe . After the death of his grandfather Sir Richard Mansel , he inherited Penrice Castle on the Gower Peninsula in 1435 . He also owned the nearby Oxwich Castle . A supporter of the House of Lancaster , he fought at the Battle of Mortimer's Cross during the Wars of the Roses in 1461 . As a Lancastrian, he was therefore expropriated by Parliament in 1464, and his possessions on Gower were assigned to Roger Vaughan . In 1471 he fought again on the side of the House of Lancaster at the Battle of Tewkesbury and was beheaded after the defeat.
His first marriage was around 1444, Mabel Nicolas , an illegitimate daughter of the powerful Gruffudd ap Nicolas and Jane ap Rees . They had several children, including
- Jenkin Mansel
- John Mansel († 1465)
- Leonard Maunsell († May 21, 1471)
- Richard Maunsell († November 1543)
- Philip Maunsell
- Alice Maunsell
In his second marriage, he married Elizabeth Long , daughter of Sir Philip Long, around 1460 .
His sons, John and Leonard, also died in the fighting during the Wars of the Roses. His son Jenkin took part in the Battle of Bosworth as a follower of Rhys ap Thomas on the side of Henry Tudor . After the battle, he got his father's possessions back.
Web links
- Philip Mansel on thepeerage.com , accessed July 28, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ^ Howell T. Evans: Wales and the wars of roses . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1915. p. 152
- ↑ Terry Breverton: Jasper Tudor. Dynasty maker . Amberley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, 2014 (e-book)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mansel, Philip |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maunsel, Philip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | welsh nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1420 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1471 |
| Place of death | at Tewkesbury |