Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford
Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford KG (born June 22, 1378 - † August 9, 1449 ) was an English nobleman .
He was the eldest surviving son and heir to the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Thomas Hungerford († 1397), squire of Farleigh and Wellow in Somerset and Heytesbury in Wiltshire . His mother was his second wife Joan Hussey († 1412), daughter and Coerbnin of Sir Edmund Hussey, landlord of Holbrook in Somerset.
1400 he was commissioned by King Henry IV. To Knight of the Bath beaten. As Knight of the Shire , he was Member of the House of Commons in 1400, 1404, 1407, 1413 and 1414 for Wiltshire and 1409 for Somerset and was Speaker of the House of Commons in 1414 . In 1406 he was sheriff of Wiltshire, in 1414 sheriff of Somerset and Dorset.
In 1414 he traveled as a diplomat to alliance negotiations with the Roman-German King Sigismund and took part in the Council of Constance in 1414/15 . When Sigismund visited England in 1416, he served as its Master of the Household .
From 1401 he fought repeatedly in the Hundred Years War , took part in the campaign of 1415 and the Battle of Agincourt , commanded a naval formation as Admiral of the Fleet in 1416, which lifted the French blockade of Harfleur and took part in the siege of Rouen in 1418 . Using the spoils of war, especially ransom money for captured French nobles, he had his family seat Farleigh Castle considerably expanded.
Around 1418 he was enfeoffed under King Henry V Steward of the Household and with the estate Le Hommet in Normandy . In 1421 the king was promoted to Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter . In 1422 he became a member of the Regency Council for the minor King Henry VI. On January 7, 1426 he was appointed by Writ of Summons to the House of Lords and thus elevated to hereditary Baron Hungerford . From 1426 to 1432 he held the office of Lord High Treasurer . In 1435 he took part in the Congress of Arras .
Marriages and offspring
His first marriage was at the latest in 1402 with Catherine Peverell († 1426), a daughter of Thomas Peverell, landlord of Parke, Hamatethy and Penhale in Cornwall . He had five children with her:
- Sir Walter Hungerford (⚔ 1433 in France);
- Robert Hungerford, 2nd Baron Hungerford († 1459), 1445 1st Baron de Moleyns , ⚭ Margaret de Botreaux , 1462 4th Baroness Botreaux ;
- Sir Edmund Hungerford († 1484), ⚭ Margaret Burnell;
- Elizabeth Hungerford, ⚭ Sir Philip Courtenay († 1463), squire of Powderham ;
- Margaret Hungerford, ⚭ Sir Walter Rodney.
In his second marriage he had married Eleanor Poynings, widow of Sir Richard Poynings and John FitzAlan, 13th Earl of Arundel , daughter of Sir John Berkeley, lord of Beverstone in Gloucestershire , at the latest in 1439 . The marriage remained childless.
He died in 1449 and was buried next to his first wife in Salisbury Cathedral . His son Robert became the heir to the title.
Web links
- Walter Hungerford, 1st Lord Hungerford on thepeerage.com
- Hungerford, Baron (E, 1425/6) at Cracroft's Peerage
Individual evidence
- ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 129.
- ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 10.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| New title created |
Baron Hungerford 1426-1449 |
Robert Hungerford |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hungerford, Walter, 1st Baron Hungerford |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1378 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1449 |