William Stradling
Sir William Stradling († between February 1407 and 1412) was an English nobleman .
Origin and heritage
William Stradling came from the Stradling family , a gentry family with estates in South Wales and South West England. He was a son of Edward Stradling and his wife Gwenllian Berkerolle . He was probably in 1377 for the coronation of Richard II. To beat Knight . After his father's death around 1394, he inherited St Donat's Castle in Glamorgan and the family's other estates.
Active in South Wales and the South of England
In 1373 Stradling belonged to the contingent with which Edward le Despenser , the Lord of Glamorgan, led a campaign to western France during the Hundred Years War. After taking over his father's inheritance, Stradling assumed several local offices as one of the principal vassals of the Lords of Glamorgan. From 1398 to 1402 he administered the Gower rule . In 1400 he vouched for the prior of Ewenny Priory , which he later considered with donations. He was a staunch opponent of the Owain Glyndŵr rebellion . In 1401 or 1402 he vouched for William Langton , an official of the Kidwelly reign who was suspected of assisting the rebellion. Despite his offices in Wales, Stradling also lived frequently on his estates in south-west England. He had married Isabel , a daughter of John St Barbe of Somerset . In the county he was able to expand his holdings by acquiring land at Watchet . In 1403 he served as Somerset Sheriff .
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem and death
There are different statements about the year Stradling died. It is certain that he undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and was made Knight of the Holy Sepulcher there. Why he embarked on this dangerous journey is unclear, as is the timing of the journey. According to older information, he is said to have started this journey in 1408 and died before 1412, according to other information, his widow had already received Combe Hay and Watchet in Somerset as Wittum in February 1407 . From these estates she had an annual income of £ 20.
progeny
Stradling had several children with his wife, including:
- Sir Edward Stradling (1389-1453)
- John Stradling († around 1435)
- William Stradling († after 1449)
His main heir became his eldest son Edward. His younger son John Stradling founded a branch line of the family in South West England and the youngest son William Stradling another in Glamorgan.
Web links
- Jones, ED: STRADLING family of Glamorganshire . In: Dictionary of Welsh Biography
- RA Griffiths: Sir William Stradling (d. In or before 1407). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
- Sir William Stradling on thepeerage.com , accessed May 14, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ralph A. Griffiths: The rise of the Stradlings of St Donat's . In: Morgannwg , 7 (1963), p. 21.
- ^ Adam Chapman: Welsh soldiers in the later middle ages, 1282-1422 . Boydell & Brewer, Woodbrige 2015. ISBN 978-1-78327-031-6 , p. 143.
- ↑ Kathryn Hurlock: Medieval Welsh pilgrimage, c.1100-1500 . Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, ISBN 978-1-137-43099-1 , p. 114.
- ^ Dictionary of Welsh Biography: STRADLING family of Glamorganshire. Retrieved May 15, 2020 .
- ^ Ralph A. Griffiths: The rise of the Stradlings of St Donat's . In: Morgannwg , 7 (1963), p. 22.
- ^ Ralph A. Griffiths: The rise of the Stradlings of St Donat's . In: Morgannwg , 7 (1963), p. 25.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stradling, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stradling, Sir William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | between February 1407 and 1412 |