Biography of Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland 1424-1485

Paternal Family Tree: Dacre

Maternal Family Tree: Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême

1471 Battle of Barnet

1483 Coronation of Richard III

Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland was appointed Warden of the West Marches.

In 1398 [his grandfather] William Dacre 5th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 41) died. His son [his father] Thomas Dacre 6th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 10) succeeded 6th Baron Dacre Gilsland.

Before 20 Jul 1399 [his father] Thomas Dacre 6th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 11) and [his mother] Philippa Neville Baroness Dacre Gilsland (age 13) were married. She by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland. She the daughter of Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 35) and Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Around 1424 Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland was born to Thomas Dacre 6th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 36) and Philippa Neville Baroness Dacre Gilsland (age 38) at Naworth Castle [Map].

On 08 Jul 1453 [his mother] Philippa Neville Baroness Dacre Gilsland (age 67) died at Naworth Castle [Map].

On 05 Jan 1458 [his father] Thomas Dacre 6th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 70) died. On 05 Jan 1458 His granddaughter Joan Dacre 7th Baroness Dacre Gilsland (age 25) succeeded 7th Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

In or before 1464 Thomas Strickland and [his future sister-in-law] Agnes Parr (age 21) were married.

Before 25 Nov 1467 Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 43) and Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 25 Nov 1467 [his son] Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland was born to Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 43) and [his wife] Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland at Cumberland.

Battle of Barnet

On 14 Apr 1471 Edward IV (age 28) commanded at the Battle of Barnet supported by his brothers George (age 21) and Richard (age 18), John Babington (age 48), Wiliam Hastings (age 40) (commanded), Ralph Hastings, William Norreys (age 30), [his brother-in-law] William Parr (age 37), John Savage (age 49), William Bourchier Viscount Bourchier (age 41), Thomas St Leger (age 31), John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet (age 45), Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh (age 40), John Scott Comptroller (age 48) and Thomas Strickland.

The Yorkists William Blount (age 29), Humphrey Bourchier (age 40), Humphrey Bourchier (age 36), Henry Stafford (age 46) and [his brother-in-law] Thomas Parr were killed.

The Lancastrians ...

Warwick the Kingmaker (age 42) was killed. Earl Salisbury forfeit on the assumption he was attainted either before or after his death; the date of his attainder is unknown. If not attainted the Earldom may be in abeyance. Baron Montagu and Baron Montagu abeyant between his two daughters Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence (age 19) and Anne Neville Queen Consort England (age 14).

John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 40) was killed. Marquess Montagu extinct. He was buried at Bisham Abbey [Map].

William Tyrrell was killed.

William Fiennes 2nd Baron Saye and Sele (age 43) was killed. His son Henry Fiennes 3rd Baron Saye and Sele (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baron Saye and Sele. Anne Harcourt Baroness Saye and Sele by marriage Baroness Saye and Sele.

Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 40) commanded the left flank, was badly wounded and left for dead, Henry Stafford (age 46) and John Paston (age 27) were wounded, John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford (age 28) commanded, and John Paston (age 29) and William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 33) fought.

Robert Harleston (age 36) was killed.

Thomas Hen Salusbury (age 62) was killed.

Thomas Tresham (age 51) escaped but was subsequently captured and executed on 06 May 1471.

Around 1473 [his brother-in-law] John Parr (age 37) died.

On 08 Apr 1473 (some sources state 1482) Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 49) was created 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland by King Edward IV of England (age 30). By letters patent he created Dacre Baron Dacre of Gilsland, declaring "that the said Humfrey Dacre, Knight, and the heirs male of the body of the said Thomas, late Lord Dacre, comyng, bee reputed, had, named and called the Lord Dacre of Gillesland". [his wife] Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland by marriage Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

Before 1476 [his brother-in-law] William Parr (age 42) and Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Between 15 Nov 1482 and 09 Dec 1483 Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 59) was summoned to the House of Lords as Humfrido Dacre de Gillesland.

Coronation of Richard III

On 06 Jul 1483 King Richard III of England (age 30) was crowned III King England by Cardinal Thomas Bourchier (age 65) at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Anne Neville Queen Consort England (age 27) by marriage Queen Consort England. Duke Gloucester merged with the Crown.

John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 58) was appointed Lord High Steward. William Brandon (age 58), Thomas Fitzalan 17th Earl Arundel (age 33), Thomas St Leger (age 43), Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 50), Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 46), Elizabeth York Duchess Suffolk (age 39), Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney (age 32) and Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 59) attended.

Robert Dymoke (age 22) attended as the Kings' Champion.

Edmund Grey 1st Earl Kent (age 66) carried The Pointed Sword of Justice. Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 40) carried the Crown. Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell (age 27) carried the Third Sword of State. John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk (age 40) carried the Sceptre. John de la Pole 1st Earl Lincoln (age 21) carried the Cross and Ball. Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 28) carried the king's train. Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire (age 13) bore the Queen's Crown.

Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 48) carried the Lord High Constable's Mace. Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond (age 40) held Queen Anne's train. Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 34) carried The Blunt Sword of Mercy. Christopher Willoughby 10th Baron Willoughby (age 30) was appointed Knight of the Bath.

Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 59) attended.

[his aunt] Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York (age 68) refused to attend the Coronation of Richard III. History doesn't record her reason.

In 1484 Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 60) was appointed Governor of Carlisle Castle.

In Feb 1484 [his brother-in-law] William Parr (age 50) died.

Around 1485 [his daughter] Catherine Dacre was born to Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 61) and [his wife] Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

In 1485 [his daughter] Elizabeth Dacre was born to Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 61) and [his wife] Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland. Based on her father's death in 1485.

On 30 May 1485 Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 61) died. He was buried at Lanercost Priory, Cumberland [Map]. His son [his son] Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 17) succeeded 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland.

On 14 Nov 1508 [his former wife] Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland died. She was buried at Lanercost Priory, Cumberland [Map].

[his son] Philip Dacre was born to Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland and Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

[his son] Henry Dacre was born to Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland and Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

[his son] Christopher Dacre was born to Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland and Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

[his son] Hugh Dacre was born to Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland and Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

[his daughter] Anne Dacre was born to Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland and Mabel Parr Baroness Dacre Gilsland.

Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland 1424-1485 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 1364-1425

John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 1337-1388

Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby

Royal Ancestors of Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland 1424-1485

Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 9 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 10 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Louis "Fat" VI King France

Royal Descendants of Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland 1424-1485

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 5

Queen Consort Camilla Shand x 2

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 12

Ancestors of Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland 1424-1485

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ranulph Dacre

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dacre

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Benet Gernet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Gernet

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Dacre 4th Baron Dacre Gilsland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Multon 1st Baron Multon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret "Flower of Gillesland" Multon Baroness Dacre Gilsland 2nd Baroness Multon Gilsland

GrandFather: William Dacre 5th Baron Dacre Gilsland

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Maxwell

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Maxwell Countess Atholl

Father: Thomas Dacre 6th Baron Dacre Gilsland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Louvain Baroness Douglas

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Earl Douglas

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Lindsay Crawford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Crawford

Great x 1 Grandfather: James Douglas 2nd Earl Douglas

Great x 3 Grandfather: Domhnall Mar II Earl Mar

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Mar Countess Douglas 11th Countess Mar

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alexander Stewart

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Stewart

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Fitzjames

GrandMother: Joan Douglas Baroness Dacre Gilsland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mistress Unknown

Humphrey Dacre 1st Baron Dacre Gilsland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Neville

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Fitzroger 5th Baron Warkworth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Zouche Baroness Warkworth 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Audley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley Stratton Audley 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ela Longespée Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger le Rous

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isolde le Rous

GrandFather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 8th Earl Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Clifford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Vipont 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas de Clare 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Fitzgerald 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Philippa Neville Baroness Dacre Gilsland 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Stafford

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Stafford 1st Baron Stafford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Clinton

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Basset 1st Baron Basset Drayton 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Basset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley Stratton Audley 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isolde le Rous

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Audley Countess Stafford Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Tosny 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Tosny Countess Warwick 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Piers Geneville

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Lusignan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England