Ralph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre of Gilsland

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Ralph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre of Gilsland (* around 1412 - † March 29, 1461 ) was an English nobleman .

Life

Ralph (also Randolph) was the second son of Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre and Philippa Neville, a daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland .

When his father died in January 1458, the title of Baron Dacre passed to Joan Dacre. She was the daughter and heir of Thomas Dacre's eldest son, John Dacre, who died shortly before his father. Since Joan was married to Richard Fiennes, this iure uxoris became 7th Baron Dacre.

Richard Fiennes was a supporter of the House of York , so King Henry VI. ( House of Lancaster ) created a new title for Ralph Dacre, who was a loyal Lancastrian. With Writ of Summons on October 9, 1459, he was appointed to the House of Lords as Baron Dacre of Gilsland . The two baronies, Baron Dacre and Baron Dacre of Gilsland were also referred to as Baron Dacre of the South and Baron Dacre of the North .

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

Ralph fell on March 29, 1461 in Towton and was posthumously ostracized ( attainded ) by the first parliament under Edward IV , with which the title of Baron Dacre of Gilsland (alias Dacre of the North) expired.

Ralph found his final resting place in All Saints Church in Saxton, North Yorkshire .

Individual evidence

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  3. ↑ a b c d Christopher Knuesel, Martin Smith: The Routledge Handbook of the Bioarchaeology of Human Conflict , Routledge 2013, ISBN 978-1-134-67797-9 , p. 277
  4. ↑ a b c d Nicholas Harris Nicolas: A Synopsis of the Peerage of England, Vol.I , J.Nichols & Son London 1825, p. 166 / p. 167 / S. 169
  5. ↑ a b c T.C.Banks: Baronia Anglica Concentrata, Vol.I , William Harris London 1844, p 173
  6. ↑ a b c d George Fisher: A Genealogical Companion and Key to the History of England , Simpkin & Marshall London 1832, p. 532
  7. ↑ a b c Bernard Burke: A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire , Harrison London 1866, p. 152
  8. ^ A b c d Towton Battlefield Society
  9. ↑ 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.richard111.com
  10. ↑ a b Anthony Corbet: Edward IV: Englands Forgotten Warrior King , iUniverse 2015, ISBN 978-1-4917-4635-6 , pp. 24/25
predecessor Office successor
New title created Baron Dacre of Gilsland
1459-1461 		Title forfeited
personal data
SURNAME Dacre, Ralph, 1st Baron Dacre of Gilsland
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dacre, Ralph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH March 29, 1461
Place of death Towton