d'Audley, Touchet 1a

Birth Name d'Audley, Touchet
Gender male
Age at Death 61 years, 8 months, 22 days

Narrative

James Touchet, 5th Baron Audley was a general who led the House of Lancaster forces during the Battle of Blore Heath in the Wars of the Roses. He was born circa 1398.
Audley was the son of John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley and his wife Isabel. In his youth he served as a soldier and fought for Henry V of England in the Hundred Years' War.

Audley died in the afternoon of September 23, 1459, when he was slain at the Battle of Blore Heath. It is possible that he was killed by Sir Roger Kynaston of Stocks near Ellesmere, England (Kynaston incorporated emblems of the Audley coat-of-arms into his own). Audley's Cross still stands on the battlefield to this day, and marks the spot where he died.
Audley was buried in Darley Abbey, north of Derby, about 40 miles away from Blore Heath. Unfortunately, the Abbey no longer stands, so his final resting place is no longer marked.

Audley was first married to Margaret de Ros on February 24, 1414/1415. She was daughter to William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros and Margaret Fitzalan. Margaret was daughter to John Fitzalan and Eleanor Maltravers. They were parents to two children.
Audley was married second to Eleanor de Holand. She was an illegitimate daughter to Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent and Constance of York. They were parents to at least seven children.
(Wikipedia)

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1398 Heleigh, Staffordshire, England   2
Death 1459-09-23 Battle of Blore Heath, Staffordshire, England   2

Age: 61y

Christening 5th Baron Audley      

Families

Family of d'Audley, Touchet and de Ros, Margaret
Unknown Partner de Ros, Margaret ( * 1398 + 1423 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Touchet, Margaret1422

Pedigree

    1. d'Audley, Touchet
      1. de Ros, Margaret
        1. Touchet, Margaret

Source References

  1. RCKarnes: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=arciek&id=I00884 Carrie's Family Tree
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        # ID: I00884
        # Name: *John FITZALAN
        # Sex: M
        # Name: John FitzAlan D'ARUNDEL
        # Birth: ABT 1348 in Echingham, Sussex, England 1
        # Death: 16 DEC 1379 in Irish Sea 1
        # Occupation: 1377 Marshall of England 1
        # Occupation: BET 1377 AND 1379 1st Baron Arundel 1
        # Burial: Lewes Priory, Sussex, England 1
        # Note:

        John was appointed Marshal by Richard II of England in 1377. He was summoned to Parliament 4 August 1377, by writ directed Johanni de Arundell. Being in command of a naval expedition in aid to the Duke of Brittany, he defeated the French fleet off the coast of Cornwall. Sir John de Arundel, 1st Lord Arundel, died testate at sea 15 Dec. 1379, being wrecked and drowned in the Irish Sea. He was buried in Lewes, Sussex. He was also an ancestor of the poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley.

        He was a Marshal of England. He was born in Echingham, Sussex, England to Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel and his second wife Eleanor of Lancaster.
        John was appointed Marshal by Richard II of England in 1377. He was summoned to Parliament 4 August 1377, by writ directed Johanni de Arundell. Being in command of a naval expedition in aid to the Duke of Brittany, he defeated the French fleet off the coast of Cornwall. Sir John de Arundel, 1st Lord Arundel, died testate at sea 15 Dec. 1379, being wrecked and drowned in the Irish Sea. He was buried in Lewes, Sussex. He was also an ancestor of the poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley.
        On February 17, 1358, John was married to Lady Eleanor Maltravers, 1345 - January 10, 1404/1405, daughter of John Maltravers and Gwenthin. They had five children.
        (Wikipedia)

         

         

         

         

        Father: *Richard FITZALAN b: 1306 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
        Mother: *Eleanor PLANTAGENET b: ABT 1315 in Grosmont, Monmouthshire, England

        Marriage 1 Eleanor MALTRAVERS b: 1345 in Lychett, Mautravers, Dorsetshire, England

        * Married: 17 FEB 1358 2

        Children

        1. Has No Children Joan FITZALAN b: ABT 1360 in Echingham, Sussex, England
        2. Has Children *John FITZALAN b: 30 NOV 1364 in Arundel, Sussex, England
        3. Has No Children Richard FITZALAN b: ABT 1366 in Arundel, Sussex, England
        4. Has No Children William of ARUNDEL b: ABT 1369 in Arundel, Sussex, England
        5. Has Children Margaret FITZALAN b: ABT 1372 in Arundel, Sussex, England

         

        Sources:

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        2. Title: Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith
        Page: 578

         

         

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  2. Wikipedia