William Catesby

Sir William Catesby of Ashby St. Ledgers (* around 1420, † 1479 ) was an English knight .

Life

Sir William was a son of Sir John Catesby.

William Catesby was in the years 1442, 1451 and 1455 Sheriff of Northamptonshire , and was from 1448 to 1452 as a Knight of the Shire for Northamptonshire member of Parliament . He received on December 25, 1449 by Heinrich VI. the accolade to the Knight of the Bath . Sir William was entrusted in Northamptonshire as Justice of Array from 1457 to 1459 with various tasks and in 1457 was also Constable of Nothamptonshire . At court he belonged to Henry VI's immediate environment as a Household Officer and Kings Carver .

Sir William was a member of the Parliament of Coventry in November 1459, also known as the Parliament of Devils , on a commission responsible for administering the confiscated lands of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York . In March 1460 he received for life the supervision ( stewardship ) of all possessions of the Duke of York in the counties of Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Herefordshire and was Constable of Wigmore Castle .

Catesby was a devoted supporter of the House of Lancaster and fought during the Wars of the Roses at the Battle of Blore Heath (1459), Northampton (1460), Towton (1461) and probably also on December 30, 1460 at Wakefield .

The first parliament under Edward IV imposed a Bill of Attainder on Sir William in 1461 , so that he lost all his rights and possessions. According to some sources, Sir William fled into exile in Scotland with Margaret of Anjou in 1461 . He must have returned to England that same year, however, and received pardon from King Edward IV. Catesby was reappointed Justice of Peace in Northamptonshire and Warwickshire in 1465 .

Sir William actively supported the re-enthronement of Henry VI. in the autumn of 1470 and gained the office of Sheriff of Northamptonshire in this short, second reign of the Lancaster King and was entrusted with various tasks as Justice of Array in Warwickshire. Because of this support, Catesby was removed from his offices in the spring of 1471 by the returned Edward IV and was no longer entrusted with tasks until 1475. Sir William was from 1475 a follower and feudal man of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and thus regained support and trust. In November 1478 Catesby was reinstated as Sheriff of Northamptonshire and held that office until his death.

Sir William died in 1479 and has his final resting place in the church of Ashby St. Ledgers in Northamptonshire.

Marriage and offspring

Sir William was married twice. First marriage to Philipa, daughter of Sir William Bishopton. The couple had three children.

Anne
Elizabeth ⚭ Roger Wake
William († 1485) ⚭ Margaret, daughter of William Zouche, 6th Baron Zouche of Haryngworth

Second marriage to Joan Barre, daughter of Sir Thomas Barre and niece of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury . The couple had three children:

Thomas
John
Alice (died as a child)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b G.Russell French: Shakespeareane Genealogica. McMillan & Co, London 1869, p. 235.
^ William A. Shaw: The Knights of England. Genealogical Publishing, 1971, ISBN 0-8063-0443-X , p. 132.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Towton Battlefield Society
↑ Lawrence James: The Middle Class: A History. Hachette, 2010, ISBN 978-0-7481-2536-4 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m John Smith Roskell: Parliament and Politics in Late Medieval England, Part II. A&C Black 1981, ISBN 0-9506882-9-0 , pp. 311-312.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f David Grummitt: A Short History of the Wars of the Roses. IBTauris, 2014, ISBN 978-0-85773-303-0 , p. 142.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Peter Bramley: A Companion and Guide to the Wars of the Roses. The History Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0-7524-9691-7 .
↑ ^a ^b Richard III. Foundation Inc. ( Memento from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Malcolm Mercer: The Medieval Gentry: Power, Leadership and Choice during the Wars of the Roses. A&C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4411-9064-2 , pp. 3-4.
↑ James Bohn: The Chronicles of the White Rose of York. William Stevens, London 1845, p. 103.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Peter A. Hancock: Richard III. and the Murder in the Tower. The History Press 2011, ISBN 978-0-7524-6917-1 , pp. 36-37, 128.

personal data
SURNAME	Catesby, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Catesby, Sir William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English knight
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century
DATE OF DEATH	1479

[SHAKES-1] G.Russell French: Shakespeareane Genealogica. McMillan & Co, London 1869, p. 235.

[KNT-2] William A. Shaw: The Knights of England. Genealogical Publishing, 1971, ISBN 0-8063-0443-X , p. 132.

[TOW-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Towton Battlefield Society

[4] Lawrence James: The Middle Class: A History. Hachette, 2010, ISBN 978-0-7481-2536-4 .

[PARLPOL-5] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m John Smith Roskell: Parliament and Politics in Late Medieval England, Part II. A&C Black 1981, ISBN 0-9506882-9-0 , pp. 311-312.

[SHORT-6] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f David Grummitt: A Short History of the Wars of the Roses. IBTauris, 2014, ISBN 978-0-85773-303-0 , p. 142.

[COMP-7] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Peter Bramley: A Companion and Guide to the Wars of the Roses. The History Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0-7524-9691-7 .

[RICIII-8] Richard III. Foundation Inc. ( Memento from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[GENTRY-9] Malcolm Mercer: The Medieval Gentry: Power, Leadership and Choice during the Wars of the Roses. A&C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4411-9064-2 , pp. 3-4.

[CHRONICLES-10] James Bohn: The Chronicles of the White Rose of York. William Stevens, London 1845, p. 103.

[HANCOCK-11] Peter A. Hancock: Richard III. and the Murder in the Tower. The History Press 2011, ISBN 978-0-7524-6917-1 , pp. 36-37, 128.