Biography of Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham 1415-1464
Paternal Family Tree: Brooke Baron Cobham
Maternal Family Tree: Etienette Countess Provence and Arles
In or before 1415 [his father] Thomas Brooke Baron Cobham (age 24) and [his mother] Joan Braybrooke 5th Baroness Cobham (age 12) were married. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.
Around 1415 Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham was born to Thomas Brooke Baron Cobham (age 24) and Joan Braybrooke 5th Baroness Cobham (age 12) at Brooke, Somerset.
In or before 1433 Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 18) and Elizabeth Tuchet Baroness Cobham (age 12) were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
Around 1433 [his daughter] Elizabeth Brooke was born to Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 18) and [his wife] Elizabeth Tuchet Baroness Cobham (age 13) at Brooke, Somerset.
On 13 Jan 1434 [his grandmother] Joan Pole 4th Baroness Cobham died. She was buried at Church of St Mary Magdalene, Cobham. Her daughter [his mother] Joan Braybrooke 5th Baroness Cobham (age 31) succeeded 5th Baroness Cobham. [his father] Thomas Brooke Baron Cobham (age 43) by marriage Baron Cobham.
On 12 Aug 1439 [his father] Thomas Brooke Baron Cobham (age 48) died.
On 24 Nov 1442 [his mother] Joan Braybrooke 5th Baroness Cobham (age 39) died at Cooling Castle [Map]. Her son Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 27) succeeded 6th Baron Cobham. [his wife] Elizabeth Tuchet Baroness Cobham (age 22) by marriage Baroness Cobham.
On 10 Dec 1447 [his son] John Brooke 7th Baron Cobham was born to Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 32) and [his wife] Elizabeth Tuchet Baroness Cobham (age 27) at Cowling, Kent.
On 22 May 1455 the Wars of the Roses commenced with the First Battle of St Albans. Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York (age 43) commanded with Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 26), Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 55), Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 40) and Walter Strickland (age 44).
The Lancastrians ...
Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 49) was killed. His son Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Somerset, 5th Earl Somerset. Note his father is frequently incorrectly referred to as the second Duke and Henry as the third Duke. His father's Dukedom, however, was a new creation.
Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 62) was killed. His son Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 33) succeeded 3rd Earl of Northumberland, 6th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 14th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland (age 33) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.
Thomas Clifford 8th Baron Clifford (age 41) was killed. His son John "Butcher" Clifford 9th Baron Clifford (age 20) succeeded 9th Baron de Clifford, 9th Lord Skipton. Margaret Bromflete Baroness Clifford (age 21) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.
William Cotton (age 45) and Richard Fortescue (age 41) were killed.
Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 52) was wounded and captured.
King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 33), John Dudley 1st Baron Dudley (age 54) and Edmund Dudley (age 30) were captured.
Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 19) was wounded. James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 34) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 55) fought.
Richard Cotton of Hampstall Ridware (age 51) and his son William Cotton of Connington in Huntingdonshire (age 27) were killed.
On 23 Sep 1459 John Dudley 1st Baron Dudley (age 58) attempted to ambush John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 28) whilst he was travelling to Ludlow [Map] to join up with the main Yorkist army; the Battle of Blore Heath. Forewarned by scouts he arranged his troops into battle order. The Yorkist army included John Conyers (age 48), Thomas Harrington (age 59), James Harrington (age 29), Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 59), William Stanley (age 24), Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley (age 26), John Savile, Walter Strickland (age 48) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 59).
The Lancastrian army included brothers John Dutton, Thomas Dutton (age 38) and Peter Dutton who were killed.
[his father-in-law] James Tuchet 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet (age 61) was killed by Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley (age 26). His son [his brother-in-law] John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet (age 33) succeeded 6th Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, 3rd Baron Tuchet. Anne Echingham Baroness Audley Heighley (age 39) by marriage Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire.
John Dudley 1st Baron Dudley (age 58) and Edmund Dudley (age 34) were captured. Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles (age 53) fought.
Richard Molyneux of Sefton was killed.
John Egerton (age 55) was killed.
After the battle Margaret of Anjou Queen Consort England (age 29) took refuge at Eccleshall Castle, Staffordshire [Map].
After the battle Thomas Harrington (age 59), John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 28) and Thomas Neville (age 29) were captured at Acton Bridge Tarporley [Map] and imprisoned at Chester Castle [Map] having been detached from the main Yorkist force.
William Troutbeck (age 23) was killed.
On 10 Jul 1460 the Yorkist army led by the future King Edward IV of England (age 18) and including Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 31), Archbishop George Neville (age 28), William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 55), Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 45) and John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton (age 22) defeated the Lancastrian army at the 1460 Battle of Northampton.
Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 43) had started the day as part of the Lancastrian army but did nothing to prevent the Yorkist army attacking.
King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 38) was captured.
Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 57) was killed. His grandson Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 5) succeeded 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 7th Earl Stafford, 8th Baron Stafford.
John Talbot 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 42) was killed. His son John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury (age 11) succeeded 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl Waterford, 8th Baron Furnivall, 12th Baron Strange Blackmere, 9th Baron Talbot.
Thomas Percy 1st Baron Egremont (age 37) was killed.
John Beaumont 1st Viscount Beaumont (age 50) was killed. His son William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22) succeeded 2nd Viscount Beaumont, 7th Baron Beaumont.
William Lucy (age 56) was killed apparently by servants of a member of the Stafford family who wanted his wife Margaret Fitzlewis (age 21).
Thomas Tresham (age 40) fought.
William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 22) and William Norreys (age 19) were knighted.
Thomas "Bastard of Exeter" Holland was executed following the battle.
The battle was fought south of the River Nene [Map] in the grounds of Delapré Abbey.
On 06 Jun 1464 Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 49) died at Cobham, Kent. He was buried at Cobham, Kent. His son [his son] John Brooke 7th Baron Cobham (age 16) succeeded 7th Baron Cobham.
Before 08 Nov 1464 [his former wife] Elizabeth Tuchet Baroness Cobham (age 44) died.
Thomas Dutton and Anne Tuchet were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet and Anne Echingham Baroness Audley Heighley were married. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
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Father: Thomas Brooke Baron Cobham
Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerard Braybrooke
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gerard Braybrooke
GrandFather: Reginald Braybrooke
Mother: Joan Braybrooke 5th Baroness Cobham 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pole
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Pole
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Pole
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Norwich
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Norwich
GrandMother: Joan Pole 4th Baroness Cobham 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Cobham 1st Baron Cobham
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Moreville
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Somerset 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Cheduit Baroness Beauchamp Somerset
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Cobham 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Courtenay 9th Earl Devon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Courtenay 10th Earl Devon 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes St John Countess Devon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Courtenay Baroness Cobham Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Bohun Countess Devon Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England