Biography of John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth 1280-1347
Paternal Family Tree: Darcy
In or before 1280 [his father] Roger Darcy (age 18) and [his mother] Isabel Aton (age 17) were married.
Around 1280 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth was born to Roger Darcy (age 18) and Isabel Aton (age 18) at Knayth.
Around 1281 [his mother] Isabel Aton (age 19) died at Knayth.
In or before 1317 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 37) and Emmeline Heron Countess Kildare were married.
In 1317 [his son] John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy of Knayth was born to John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 37) and [his wife] Emmeline Heron Countess Kildare.
In 1317 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 37) was created 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth. [his wife] Emmeline Heron Countess Kildare by marriage Baroness Darcy of Knayth.
In 1319 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 39) was appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire.
In 1319 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 39) was appointed High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.
In 1323 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 43) was appointed High Sheriff of Lancaster.
In 1327 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 47) was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire.
On 09 Jul 1328 [his wife] Emmeline Heron Countess Kildare died.
After 09 Jul 1328 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 48) and Joan Burgh Countess Kildare (age 28) were married. She by marriage Baroness Darcy of Knayth. The difference in their ages was 20 years. She the daughter of Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl Ulster and Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster.
In or after 1329 [his son] Henry Darcy was born to John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 49) and [his wife] Joan Burgh Countess Kildare (age 29).
On 07 Jul 1329 [his step-son] Richard Fitzgerald 3rd Earl of Kildare (age 12) died. His brother [his step-son] Maurice Fitzgerald 4th Earl of Kildare (age 11) succeeded 4th Earl Kildare.
On 01 Nov 1331 [his sister-in-law] Catherine Burgh (age 35) died.
On 03 Apr 1332 [his daughter] Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde was born to John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 52) and [his wife] Joan Burgh Countess Kildare (age 32) at Platten, County Meath.
In 1343 [his father] Roger Darcy (age 81) died in Stallingborough.
In 1343 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 63) was appointed Constable of Nottingham Castle.
In 1345 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 65) was appointed Constable of the Tower of London.
Around 07 Jan 1345 [his son] John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 28) and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Meinhill Baroness Darcy Knayth and Haversham (age 13) were married.
On 15 May 1346 [his son-in-law] James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde (age 14) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde (age 14) were married at Ormond, County Tipperary. She by marriage Countess Ormonde. She the daughter of John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 66) and Joan Burgh Countess Kildare (age 46). He the son of James Butler 1st Earl Ormonde and Eleanor Bohun Countess Ormonde (age 41). They were third cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. 
On 26 Aug 1346 the army of King Edward III of England (age 33) defeated the French army at the Battle of Crécy. The English army was commanded by King Edward III of England (age 33), his son Edward "Black Prince" (age 16), Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 33), William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 36) and John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick (age 30).
The English army was included: Bishop Thomas of Hatfield (age 36), Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 38), Bernard Brocas (age 16), Thomas Felton (age 16), James Audley (age 28), Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier, Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh (age 59), Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 18), Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham (age 51), John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 66), Robert Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 37), Richard Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 19), William Scrope (age 21), Stephen Scrope (age 21), William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby (age 16), John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 28), Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 42), Nicholas Longford (age 61), Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh (age 27), Michael Poynings 1st Baron Poynings (age 28), Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk (age 48), John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford (age 34), Thomas West (age 34), John Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby (age 43), John Wingfield (age 26), Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy (age 25), Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon (age 43) (possibly), Walter "Elder" Devereux (age 37), John Devereux (age 44), Enion Sais Brecon, John Chandos (age 26), Richard Pembridge (age 26) and John Sully (age 63).
The French army suffered significant casualties. King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France (age 52) was wounded. William de Coucy (age 60) and his son Enguerrand 6th Lord de Coucy (age 33) and were killed.
Charles Valois Count Alençon (age 49) was killed. His son Charles Valois Archbishop Lyons (age 9) succeeded Count Alençon.
Louis Chatillon II Count Blois I Count Chatillon was killed. His son Louis Chatillon III Count Blois Count Soissons succeeded III Count Blois.
Louis Dampierre II Count Nevers I Count Flanders (age 42) was killed. His son Louis Dampierre III Count Nevers II Count Flanders (age 15) succeeded III Count Nevers, II Count Flanders.
King John I of Bohemia (age 50) was killed. His son Charles IV King Bohemia Holy Roman Emperor Luxemburg (age 30) succeeded IV King Bohemia.
Rudolph "Valiant" Metz I Duke Lorraine (age 26) was killed. His son John Metz I Duke Lorraine succeeded I Duke Lorraine.
Jean IV de Harcourt (age 39) was killed.
On 30 May 1347 John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 67) died. He was buried at Gisborough Priory [Map]. His son [his son] John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy of Knayth (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baron Darcy of Knayth. [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Meinhill Baroness Darcy Knayth and Haversham (age 15) by marriage Baroness Darcy of Knayth.
On 23 Apr 1359 [his former wife] Joan Burgh Countess Kildare (age 59) died.
Thomas Fitzgerald 2nd Earl of Kildare and Joan Burgh Countess Kildare were married. She by marriage Countess Kildare. She the daughter of Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl Ulster and Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster. He the son of John Fitzgerald 1st Earl of Kildare and Blanche La Roche Countess Kildare.
Maurice Fitzgerald 1st Earl Desmond and Catherine Burgh were married. She the daughter of Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl Ulster and Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster.
Queen Anne Boleyn of England x 1
Jane "Nine Days Queen" Grey I Queen England and Ireland x 1
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 31
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Norman Darcy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Darcy
GrandFather: Norman Darcy
Father: Roger Darcy
John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth
GrandFather: William Aton
Mother: Isabel Aton