William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers

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William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers (* December 21, 1468 , † 1524 ) was an English nobleman .

Origin and family background

Hornby Castle in Yorkshire, circa 1829

He came from a family of the northern English gentry who had acquired the fortified mansion Hornby Castle in Swaledale in Yorkshire through the marriage of John Conyers' († 1490) to an heir to the St. Quintin family . He was the second but elder surviving son of John Conyers (of Hornby). His mother was Lady Alice Neville, daughter of William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent († 1463) and Joan de Fauconberg, 6th Baroness Fauconberg († 1490). Both his maternal grandfather and his paternal grandfather, Sir John Conyers († 1490) were Knights of the Order of the Garter .

Professional and military career

William Conyers served King Henry VII as courtier and soldier. On his campaign to Scotland he was therefore beaten by him on September 30, 1497 to Knight Bachelor . His further rise in the service of the English crown took place soon after Henry VIII ascended the throne . The new king appointed him on October 17, 1509 with a Writ of Summons in the House of Lords , making him a hereditary peer as Baron Conyers . Before that he had become Bailiff of the Liberty of Richmond and Constable of Richmond Castle since August 22, 1509. In the dispute with Scotland Henry VIII appointed him on November 1, 1511 as English negotiator as head of the English delegation for negotiations with the Scots. After the outbreak of the war between England and the Scots he took part in the campaign and in the Battle of Flodden Field, which was victorious for England in 1513.

Private

In addition to royal and military service, he also took care of the legacy, but Hornby Castle, which he rebuilt, destroyed in the Wars of the Roses .

He was married twice, first since June 1479 at the latest to the Hon. Mary Scrope, John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton , who died in September of the same year, then to Lady Anne Neville , daughter of Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland . From his second marriage he had a son and heir and two daughters.

  • Christopher Conyers, 2nd Baron Conyers († 1538) ⚭ 1515 Hon. Anne Dacre († 1547/1548), daughter of Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre (of Gilsland);
  • Hon. Katherine Conyers († 1566/1567) ⚭ around 1528 Sir Francis Bigod, lord of the manor of Settrington in Yorkshire;
  • The Hon. Margaret Conyers ⚭ Sir Richard Cholmeley, MP, Squire of Roxby, Yorkshire.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 31.
predecessor Office successor
New title created Baron Conyers
1509-1524 		Christopher Conyers
personal data
SURNAME Conyers, William, 1st Baron Conyers
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Conyers of Hornby, Sir William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English peer
DATE OF BIRTH December 21, 1468
DATE OF DEATH 1524