Ralph Bigod

Sir Ralph Bigod of Settrington and Mulgrave († 1461 ) was an English knight .

Life

Sir Ralph Bigod (also Bygod, Bigott, Bigot) was a son of Sir John Bigod and Constance, daughter of Peter Mauley, 5th Baron Mauley . A line of the Bigod family held the title of Earl of Norfolk between 1141 and 1306 .

Sir Ralph was Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1451/52 and 1457/58 .

During the Wars of the Roses , Sir Ralph fought for the House of Lancaster in 1460 at the Battle of Wakefield , in 1461 at the Second Battle of St Albans and at Towton .

Sir Ralph fell at Towton on March 29, 1461.

Marriage and offspring

Sir Ralph was married to Anne Greystoke on February 18, 1432 dispensation . They had the following children:

• John († 1461 Towton)
• Henry
• Edward
• William
• George
• Thomas
• Ralph
• Richard
• Philip
• Peter
• Elizabeth ⚭ John Aske
• Anne ⚭ William Conyers, son of Christopher Conyers
• Katherine
• Maud
• Agnes ⚭ Thomas Stillington

literature

• John Graves: The History and Antiquities of Cleveland. J. Jollie and Sons, Carlisle 1808, p. 299
• The Whitby Panorama and Monthly Chronicle. Volume I, R. Rodgers, London 1827, p. 115
• Surtees Society: Testamento Eboracensia, A Selection of Wills from the Registry at York, Part II , George Andrews, Durham 1855, p. 67
• Surtees Society: Testamento Eboracensia, A Selection of Wills from the Registry at York, Part III , Andrew & Co., Durham 1865, pp. 226, 327
• Martin Stephenson: The Poleaxed Source Book. Volume I, Freezywater Publications 2002, p. 40
• Surtees Society: Publications of the Surtees Society. Volume 41, p. 379
• James C. Davis: The Baronial Opposition to Edward II. It's Character and Policy a Study in Administrative History , Cambridge University Press 1918, p. 40
• Planategenet Ancestry. A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Douglas Richardson 2011, pp. 269/270

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Planategenet Ancestry. A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Douglas Richardson 2011, pp. 269/270
2. ^ ^{A b c} Towton Battlefield Society
3. ↑ ^{a b} Richard III. Foundation Inc. ( Memento of the original from January 22nd, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ^ The Whitby Panorama and Monthly Chronicle. Volume I, R. Rodgers, London 1827, p. 115
5. ^ Surtees Society: Publications of the Surtees Society, Volume 41 , p. 379
6. ^ ^{A b} Surtees Society: Testamento Eboracensia, A Selection of Wills from the Registry at York, Part III , Andrew & Co., Durham 1865, pp. 226, 327