Richard Damory, 1st Baron Damory
Richard Damory, 1st Baron Damory (also d'Amory or d'Amorie ; † August 21, 1330 in Marsh Gibbon , Buckinghamshire ) was an English nobleman and courtier.
Richard Damory came from an Anglo-Norman family. He was the eldest son of Sir Robert Damory , who owned extensive estates in Bucknell and Woodperry in Oxfordshire , Thornborough in Buckinghamshire and Ubley in Somerset . After his father's death around 1285, Richard inherited the extensive estates of his family.
He served from 1308 to 1310 as sheriff of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, from 1308 was forest overseer of Buckinghamshire and from 1311 to 1321 constable of Oxford Castle . From 1311 to 1325 he was Steward of the Royal Household . He had thus risen from a country nobleman to an important courtier, and his younger brother Sir Roger Damory , who later became a favorite of King Edward II at times , also came to the royal court through his mediation . In 1318 Richard became tutor to Crown Prince Edward, who later became King Edward III. By Writ of Summons of December 3, 1326, King Edward II called him to the English Parliament and, according to today's legal understanding , elevated him to hereditary Baron Damory .
He had several children including:
- Richard Damory, 2nd Baron Damory († 1375)
- Elizabeth Damorye ⚭ John Chandos
- Eleanor Damory ⚭ Roger Colyng
- Margaret Damory
Web links
- Sir Richard d'Amorie on thepeerage.com , accessed September 18, 2016.
- JR Maddicott: Damory, Roger. 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
Individual evidence
- ^ British History Online: Parishes: Marsh Gibbon. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
- ^ Ian Mortimer: The perfect king. The life of Edward III, father of the English Nation . Vintage, London 2008. ISBN 978-0-7953-3548-8 , p. 27
- ↑ Peerage: d'Amorie in Leigh Rayment's Peerage
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Baron Damory 1326-1330 |
Richard Damory |
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SURNAME | Damory, Richard, 1st Baron Damory |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richard d'Amory; Richard d'Amorie, 1st Lord d'Amorie |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman and courtier |
DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1330 |
Place of death | Marsh Gibbon , Buckinghamshire |