William Parker (Knight)

Grave in St Giles, Hallingbury with inscription in memory of the Morley family

Sir William Parker , iure uxoris 9th Baron Morley, († 1510 ) was an English nobleman .

Life

Sir William Parker was a devoted supporter of the House of York and fought with Edward IV in Scotland in 1482 , where he was knighted in Edinburgh . Richard III made him his standard bearer and appointed Sir William to his Privy Council .

On August 22, 1485, Sir William fought for his king at the Battle of Bosworth .

In 1489 his wife became the only heir to the 9th Baroness Morley and Sir William thereby iure uxoris 9th Baron Morley and hereditary Marshal of Ireland .

As a loyal Yorkist, Sir William was never called to parliament under Henry VII and is said to have spent most of Henry's reign, imprisoned in the Tower of London until his own death .

Sir William died in 1510.

Marriage and offspring

Sir William married Alice Lovel, 9th Baroness Morley , daughter of William Lovel, 7th Baron Lovel , 4th Baron Holand († 1476) and the Alianore Lovel, 7th Baroness Morley (1442-1476) at the latest in 1486 . The couple had a son:

Henry Parker, 10th Baron Morley (about 1486–1556).

Web links

Church St. Giles Hallingbury at www.hallingburychurches.co.uk, accessed July 23, 2016

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Towton Battlefield Society
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Arthur Collins: The Peerage of England. Volume 3, London 1779, pp. 164-166 / p. 200.
^ ^A ^b H. Woodfall: A Genealogical History of the House of Yvery. Volume 1, London 1742, p. 2 / p. 292 / p. 296 / S. 297.
↑ ^a ^b G. W. Collen: Debrett's Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland. William Pickering, London 1840, p. 275.
^ ^A ^b ^c Mervin Archdall: The Peerage of Ireland. James Moore, Dublin 1789, p. 263.
^ ^A ^b T. C. Banks: The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England and Ireland. Volume 3, T. Bensley, London 1808, p. 274 / p. 359-361.
↑ ^a ^b ^c T. C. Banks: Baronia Anglica Concentrata. Volume 1, William Harrison, London 1844, p. 334.
↑ Richard III. Foundation Inc. ( Memento from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
^ George Lipscomb: History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham. J&W Robins, London 1847, p. 125.
↑ Morley, Barons and Earls of . In: Encyclopædia Britannica 1911.

predecessor	Office	successor
Henry Lovel	Baron Morley (de iure uxoris) 1489-1510	Henry Lovel

personal data
SURNAME	Parker, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Parker, Sir William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1482
DATE OF DEATH	1510

[TOW-1] A ^b Towton Battlefield Society

[COLLINS-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Arthur Collins: The Peerage of England. Volume 3, London 1779, pp. 164-166 / p. 200.

[Yvery-3] A ^b H. Woodfall: A Genealogical History of the House of Yvery. Volume 1, London 1742, p. 2 / p. 292 / p. 296 / S. 297.

[DEBRETT-4] G. W. Collen: Debrett's Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland. William Pickering, London 1840, p. 275.

[IRE-5] A ^b ^c Mervin Archdall: The Peerage of Ireland. James Moore, Dublin 1789, p. 263.

[DOR-6] A ^b T. C. Banks: The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England and Ireland. Volume 3, T. Bensley, London 1808, p. 274 / p. 359-361.

[BARONIA-7] T. C. Banks: Baronia Anglica Concentrata. Volume 1, William Harrison, London 1844, p. 334.

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

[BUCK-9] George Lipscomb: History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham. J&W Robins, London 1847, p. 125.

[10] Morley, Barons and Earls of . In: Encyclopædia Britannica 1911.