Robert Ogle, 1st Baron Ogle

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Robert Ogle, 1st Baron Ogle (* 1406 , † 1469 ) was an English nobleman .

Life

Sir Robert Ogle of Bothal was a son of Sir Robert Ogle and Maud Gray, daughter of Sir Thomas Gray .

He began his career after the death of his father in August 1436. He followed this to the position of Constable of Roxburgh and fought alongside Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland in September 1436 at the Battle of Piperdean against a Scottish army Guided tour of William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus .

The following year Sir Robert belonged to a diplomatic delegation that was supposed to resolve the ongoing tensions between England and Scotland and was appointed Sheriff of Northumberland in 1437/38 .

In 1448 Sir Robert was involved in an attack on Dunbar (Scotland) , led by Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland , in which Dunbar Castle was burned down.

Sir Robert received the post of Lieutenant of Tindale in 1452 and was taken over by King Henry VI. , along with others, mandated to end the ongoing truce violations in Scotland by William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus .

On October 30, 1459, Sir Robert, along with his son, Robert Jr., Sir John Middleton, and others, were commissioned to negotiate as diplomatic negotiators with envoys from Scotland.

At the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses , Sir Robert took the side of the House of York and marched together with Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and an army towards London in early May 1455 and then fought for York on May 22, 1455 at the First Battle of St Albans , in September of the same year at Blore Heath and in March 1461 at the Battle of Towton . In 1462 Sir Robert succeeded in capturing around 500 men of the French soldiers who fought for Margaret of Anjou and the House of Lancaster under Pierre de Brézé on the island of Lindisfarne , also known as Holy Island . Sir Robert was also involved in several sieges, e.g. B. at Dunstanburgh Castle and Bamburgh Castle .

After Edward IV's accession to the throne in March 1461 from the House of York, Sir Robert was raised to the hereditary nobility as Baron Ogle and appointed to parliament four times between 1461 and 1469. In the years 1461 to 1464 Lord Ogle received several offices and dignities as thanks for his loyalty, including Constable of Bamburgh Castle , Steward and Constable of Alnwick Castle , Lordship of Redesdale and Harbottle Castle , Lordship of Rothbury Parish , Warden General of the East Marches , and he was involved in diplomatic negotiations with Scotland on several occasions.

Robert Ogle, 1st Baron Ogle died on November 1, 1469.

Marriage and offspring

Lord Robert Ogle was married to Isabella, daughter of Alexander Kirby. He had three children with her:

  • Owen Ogle, 2nd Baron Ogle ⚭ Eleanor, daughter of Sir William Hilton
  • Sir Robert Ogle ⚭ Johanna, daughter of Roger de Thornton
  • Isabella Ogle ⚭ 1) Sir John Heron of Chipchase 2) John Widdrington

literature

  • Irvin Eller: The History of Belvoir Castle from the Norman Conquest to the Nineteenth Century. Oxford University, 1841.
  • John Sadler: The Red Rose and the White: The Wars of the Roses 1453-1487. Routledge, 2014, ISBN 978-1-317-90517-2 .
  • Ralph A. Griffiths: The Reign of King Henry VI. : The Exercise of Royal Authority 1422-61. University of California Press, 1981, ISBN 0-520-04372-3 .
  • John Burke: A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland and Scotland. London 1831.
  • John Hodgson Clerk: History of Northumberland in three parts. Part II - Vol.I. printed by Edward Walker, 1827.
  • John Lingard: History of England from the first Invasion by the Romans. Vol. V, 3rd edition. London 1825.
  • George Fisher: A Genealogical Companion and Key to the History of England. Simpkin & Marshall, London 1832.
  • Alison Weir: The Wars of the Roses. Ballantine Books, 2011, ISBN 978-0-345-40433-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.luminarium.org/Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland
  2. ^ Sir Nicholas Harris: Proceedings and Ordinances of the Privy Council of England. Vol. VI. London 1837.
  3. ^ John Hodgson Clerk: History of Northumberland in three parts. Part II - Vol.I. printed by Edward Walker, 1827.
  4. ^ Alison Weir: The Wars of the Roses. Ballantine Books, 2011, ISBN 978-0-345-40433-6 .
predecessor Office successor
New title created Baron Ogle
1461-1469 		Owen Ogle
personal data
SURNAME Ogle, Robert, 1st Baron Ogle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sir Robert Ogle of Bothal
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 1406
DATE OF DEATH 1469