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Biography of Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle 1304-1360
Paternal Family Tree: Lisle
Before 1304 [his father] Warin Lisle (age 33) and [his mother] Alice Tyeys were married.
Around 1304 Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle was born to Warin Lisle (age 33) and Alice Tyeys at Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire.
On 16 Mar 1322 the rebel army led by Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 44) attempted to cross the bridge over the River Ure (between Ripon and York) at Boroughbridge Bridge [Map]. Their path was blocked by forces loyal to the King led by Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle (age 52). Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 46), Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 34), John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort (age 57) and John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers (age 32) fought for the rebels. Roger Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford (age 22), Nicholas Longford (age 37), Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln, John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray (age 35) were captured.
[his father] Warin Lisle (age 51) was hanged after the battle at Pontefract [Map].
Following the battle Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester (age 31) and his wife Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester were both imprisoned. He in Nottingham Castle [Map] and she in Sempringham Priory [Map].
John Clinton 2nd Baron Clinton (age 22), Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke (age 22), William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby (age 46), Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 34), Domhnall Mar II Earl Mar (age 29) and Peter Saltmarsh (age 42) fought for the King.
Adam Everingham 1st Baron Everingham of Laxton (age 43) was captured.
Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 46) was killed. His son John Bohun 5th Earl Hereford 4th Earl Essex (age 15) succeeded 5th Earl Hereford, 4th Earl Essex.
Piers Grandison 2nd Baron Grandison (age 31) fough for the rebels, and was captured.
Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley (age 55) surrendered before the battle and was imprisoned in Wallingford Castle [Map] for the rest of his life
John Giffard 2nd Baron Giffard Brimpsfield (age 34) was captured.
In 1327 Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 23) was knighted.
After 03 Dec 1329 Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 25) and Eleanor Fitzalan (age 9) were married. She the daughter of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl of Arundel and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.
Around 1330 [his son] Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle was born to Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 26) and [his wife] Eleanor Fitzalan (age 10) at Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire.
14 Dec 1344 [his brother-in-law] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey (age 38) and Isabel Despencer Countess Arundel (age 32) marriage annulled by Pope Clement VI on the grounds that he had never freely consented to marry Isabel. He, at this time, is believed to be having an affair with her first cousin Eleanor (age 26) who he married four months later.
On 05 Apr 1345 [his brother-in-law] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey (age 39) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 26) were married at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges. She by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex. She the daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 64) and Maud Chaworth. He the son of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl of Arundel and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III 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, 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 of 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.
In Jun 1347 John Warenne 7th Earl of Surrey (age 60) died. His nephew [his brother-in-law] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Surrey. Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 28) by marriage Countess Surrey. Conisbrough Castle [Map] reverted to the Crown.
On 02 Aug 1347 [his mother] Alice Tyeys died.
Before 18 Aug 1347 Edmund St John 3rd Baron St John of Basing (age 13) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Strange Baroness St John of Basing were married. She by marriage Baroness St John of Basing. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.
Before 29 Jul 1349 Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 45) and Elizabeth Strange Baroness St John of Basing were married. There appears to be some confusion here as to whether Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle married Elizabeth Strange Baroness St John of Basing daughter of John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Blackmere (deceased) and Ankaret Boteler Baroness Strange Blackmere (age 40), or Elizabeth Strange (age 51) daughter of John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Knockin and Isolde Chaworth Baroness Strange Knockin. The dates would suggest the former. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.
On 15 Dec 1357 Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 53) was created 1st Baron Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire.
On 20 Jun 1358 Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 54) summoned to a Council.
Before 1360 [his son] Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Pipard Baroness Lisle (age 36) were married.
After 1360 [his son] Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Joan Unknown Baroness Lisle were married. She by marriage Baroness Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire.
On 09 Jun 1360 Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 56) died at Stowe, Northamptonshire. His son [his son] Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 30) succeeded 2nd Baron Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire. [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Pipard Baroness Lisle (age 37) by marriage Baroness Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire.
He was buried at St Michael's Church, Stowe Nine Churches [Map]. His effigy is of the Early Medieval Period with right leg over left.
Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle: Around 1330 he was born to Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle and Eleanor Fitzalan at Kingston Lisle, Oxfordshire. Before 1360 Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle and Margaret Pipard Baroness Lisle were married. After 1360 Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle and Joan Unknown Baroness Lisle were married. She by marriage Baroness Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire. On 28 Jun 1382 Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle died. His daughter Margaret Lisle Baroness Berkeley 3rd Baroness Lisle succeeded 3rd Baroness Lisle of Kingston Lisle in Oxfordshire.
Margaret Pipard Baroness Lisle: Around 1323 she was born to William Pipard. On 03 Aug 1373 she died.
After 09 Jun 1360 Richard Pembridge (age 40) and [his former wife] Elizabeth Strange Baroness St John of Basing were married. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.
In 1362 [his former wife] Elizabeth Strange Baroness St John of Basing died.
Around 03 Jan 1389 [his former wife] Eleanor Fitzalan (age 69) died.
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Lisle
GrandFather: Gerard Lisle
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Fitzgerald 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Fitzgerald
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Ferrers
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil de Braose Countess Derby 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermentrude Ferrers
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boclande
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Boclande
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Saye 
Father: Warin Lisle
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Armentieres
GrandMother: Alice Armentieres
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Tyeys 1st Baron Tyeys
GrandFather: Henry Tyeys 2nd Baron Tyeys
Mother: Alice Tyeys
