De Bonville, Sir William II 1a

Birth Name De Bonville, Sir William II
Gender male
Age at Death 67 years, 5 months, 28 days

Narrative

Created Baron Bonville and Knight of the Garter in 1449. He took the side of the Yorkists in the Wars of the Roses. He was later beheaded by order of Margaret, wife of Henry the Sixth, this was shortly after the Yorkists were defeated at St Albans in 1461 and he was taken prisoner there.
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The manor of Trelawny passed from the families of Bodrugan, Champernowne, Polglass, and Herle, to [this] Lord Bonville.
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Of Chewton Mendip, Somerset; aged 5 years at his father's death and 21 at the death of his mother. Aged 35 years 24 December 1425. Cousin and heir of John Herle of Cornwall Sheriff of Devon Summoned to parliament from 10 Mar 1448/9 as Lord Bonville of Cheston/Chuton, 28 Hen. VI; K.G. Member of Parliament for Somerset & Devonshire. 1st Lord Bonville.
Named together with Isabella Kirkeby in the Inq. taken on the death of their natural son John
On the Yorkist side in Battle of Northampton despite earlier loyalty to Henry VI.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1393-08-30 Shute, Devonshire, England    
Death 1460/1-02-18 (Julian) Chewton, Somerset, England    

Families

Family of De Bonville, Sir William II
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1414-12-12   Religious Marriage  

Family of De Bonville, Sir William II

Family of De Bonville, Sir William II and de Courtenay, Elizabeth
Unknown Partner de Courtenay, Elizabeth ( * 1395 + 1471-10-18 )

Pedigree

    1. De Bonville, Sir William II
      3. de Courtenay, Elizabeth

Source References

  1. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I028791 @ RootsWeb Caldwell and related families
      • Source text:

        # ID: I028791
        # Name: Geoffrey IV de Dinham 1
        # Sex: M
        # Birth: ABT 1145 in Hartland, Devonshire, England 1

         

         

        Father: Oliver IV de Dinham , Lord of Dinan b: 1121 in Dinan, Bretagne, France

        Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown

        Children

        1. Has Children Oliver VII de Dinham b: ABT 1170 in Hartland, Devonshire, England
        2. Has Children Sibyl De Dinham b: ABT 1175 in Hartland, Devonshire, England

         

        Sources:

        1. Title: geoffrey V de dinham.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 27 Mar 2005

         

         

      • Citation:

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