Robert Markham

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Sir Robert Markham of East Markham (1435 † 1495) was an English knight .

Life

He was a son of Robert Markham and Elizabeth Burdon.

He was a devoted supporter of the House of York and fought at the Battle of Towton during the Wars of the Roses (1461). Markham was during the coronation in 1461 by Edward IV. To Knight of the Bath beaten.

Sir Robert served as sheriff in Lincolnshire in 1475 and in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in 1479. In June 1481, at the behest of Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell , he commanded a force to take East Bridgeford for Lord Lovell.

Marriage and offspring

Sir Robert Markham was married to Joan, daughter of Sir Giles Daubeney.

The couple had at least two sons:

  • Sir John Markham
  • Robert Markham ⚭ Elizabeth de Mering

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g D. F. Markham, CR Markham: A History of the Markham Family. John Bowyer Nichols & Sons, 1854, p. 15.
  2. ^ A b c Towton Battlefield Society
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ a b C. R. Markham: Richard III. Cambridge University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-108-07145-1 , p. 36.
  5. ^ William A. Shaw: The Knights of England. Genealogical Publishing, 1971, ISBN 0-8063-0443-X , p. 133.
  6. ^ Nicholas Harris Nicolas: History of the Order of Knighthood of the British Enpire. Vol. III, John Hunter, London 1842, pp. Viii.
  7. ↑ a b c d Douglas Richardson: Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. 2nd Edition. Douglas Richardson, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4610-4520-5 , p. 131.
  8. ↑ Stephen Glover: The History, Gazatteer and Directory of the County of Derby. Henry Mozley and Son, Derby 1829, p. 19.
  9. ^ Virginia Davis: William Waynflete, Bishop and Educationalist. Boydell & Brewer , 1993, ISBN 0-85115-349-6 , p. 143.
  10. ↑ David Baldwin: Stoke Field: The Last Battle of the Wars of the Roses. Pen & Sword, 2006, ISBN 1-78159-693-X .
personal data
SURNAME Markham, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Markham, Sir Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English knight
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 15th century