William Ockley

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William Ockley (also Ogle ) of the deposed applies († after October 1330) as one of the killers English King Edward II.

Role in the death of Edward II.

William Ockley was a men-at-arms in the retinue of Roger Mortimer . After the failed Mortimer Rebellion in 1322, he was one of the six men who were part of the retinue of Mortimer's wife Joan during her captivity. In 1326, however, Mortimer was able to overthrow the English King Edward II. As a result, he became the actual regent of England, while the deposed king was imprisoned first in Kenilworth and then from April 1327 in Berkeley Castle . Mortimer transferred responsibility for the king to Thomas de Berkeley and John Maltravers , who in turn entrusted Thomas Gurney and Ockley with the guarding. Apparently, however, there were several attempts by supporters of the overthrown king to free him from captivity. In the fall of 1327, Ockley is said to have brought a letter from Mortimer to Berkeley Castle. In this letter, Mortimer Maltravers and Thomas Gurney are said to have urged immediate action to avert greater danger. Ockley is said to have helped Maltravers and Gurney to assassinate Edward II before September 22nd.

Condemnation, escape and disappearance

In October 1330 the young King Edward III overthrew . in a Mortimer coup. Mortimer was convicted of a traitor in court and executed. In November 1330, during a parliamentary meeting, Ockley and Gurney were accused of murdering Edward II. Since Ockley had apparently fled England, he was sentenced to death in absentia. A bounty of 100 marks alive or £ 40 dead was offered upon his capture . During another trial in March 1331, the allegations against Ockley were reinforced. However, Ockley's further fate remains unknown. Possibly Ockley was the mysterious William le Galeys , whom Edward III. Met in Germany in 1338. This William le Galeys is said to have known many details about the imprisonment of Edward II, but the thesis that the person was Ockley is controversial.

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It cannot be determined whether Mortimer actually instructed Gurney and Ockley to murder the king, or whether the guards murdered the king after repeated attempts to free him. The king may also have died of natural causes.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ian Mortimer: The greatest traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Ruler of England, 1327-1330. Pimlico, London 2003, ISBN 0-7126-9715-2 , p. 121
  2. ^ Ian Mortimer: The greatest traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Ruler of England, 1327-1330. Pimlico, London 2003, ISBN 0-7126-9715-2 , p. 120
  3. ^ Roy Martin Haines: Sir Thomas Gurney of Englishcombe in the County of Somerset, Regicide? In: Proceedings of the Somerset Archeology and Natural History , 147 (2003), p. 57
  4. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , pp. 547
  5. ^ Roy Martin Haines: Sir Thomas Gurney of Englishcombe in the County of Somerset, Regicide? In: Proceedings of the Somerset Archeology and Natural History , 147 (2003), p. 57
  6. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , pp. 572
  7. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , pp. 565
  8. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , pp. 573
  9. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , pp. 548
  10. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , pp. 574
  11. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , pp. 596
  12. ↑ Seymour Phillips: Edward II . New Haven, Yale University Press 2010. ISBN 978-0-300-15657-7 , pp. 581
personal data
SURNAME Ockley, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ogle, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION alleged murderer of Edward II.
DATE OF BIRTH 13th century or 14th century
DATE OF DEATH after October 1330