Biography of Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh 1431-1496

Paternal Family Tree: Burgh

1464 Battle of Hedgeley Moor

1470 Welles' Rebellion and Battle of Losecoat Field aka Empingham

1471 Battle of Barnet

1471 Battle of Tewkesbury

1483 Creation of Garter Knights

On 10 Oct 1369 David IV Strathbogie 12th Earl Atholl (age 42) died at Strathbogie. His 3 x great grandson [his son] Edward Burgh succeeded 4th Baron Strabolgi

On 18 Aug 1430 Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 22) died. His son [his future brother-in-law] Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 2) succeeded 9th Baron Ros Helmsley.

Around 1431 Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh was born to Thomas Burgh (age 26) and Elizabeth Percy (age 26) at Lincolnshire.

Before 05 May 1434 [his father] Thomas Burgh (age 29) died.

Before 05 May 1434 [his step-father] William Lucy (age 30) and [his mother] Elizabeth Percy (age 29) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

Before 1455 [his future brother-in-law] Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 27) and Philippa Tiptoft Baroness Ros Helmsley (age 31) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. He the son of Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 46). They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

After 1455 Richard Darell (age 26) and [his future sister-in-law] Margaret Beaufort (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 49) and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 46). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 28 Sep 1455 [his mother] Elizabeth Percy (age 50) died.

Before 1458 William Botreaux 3rd Baron Botreaux (age 68) and [his future wife] Margaret Ros Baroness Botreaux Baroness Burgh (age 27) were married. She by marriage Baroness Botreaux. The difference in their ages was 40 years. She the daughter of Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 49). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1460 Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh (age 29) built at Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincolnshire [Map].

Before Dec 1462 Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh (age 31) was appointed Esquire to the Body to King Edward IV of England (age 20), and to the Privy Council.

Before 1463 Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh (age 32) and Margaret Ros Baroness Botreaux Baroness Burgh (age 32) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 54). They were fourth 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.

Around 1463 [his son] Edward Burgh was born to Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh (age 32) and [his wife] Margaret Ros Baroness Botreaux Baroness Burgh (age 33).

In 1463 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Beaufort (age 21) died.

Battle of Hedgeley Moor

On 25 Apr 1464 a Yorkist army commanded by John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 33) defeated a Lancastrian army commanded by [his brother-in-law] Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 28) at Hedgeley Moor [Map] during the Battle of Hedgeley Moor.

Of the Lancastrians ...

[his brother-in-law] Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 36) was killed. His son Edmund Ros 10th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 9) succeeded 10th Baron Ros Helmsley. Thomas' lands however, including Belvoir Castle [Map] was given by King Edward IV of England (age 21) to William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 33).

Ralph Percy (age 39) was killed.

Edmund Ros 10th Baron Ros Helmsley: Around 1455 he was born to Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley and Philippa Tiptoft Baroness Ros Helmsley. On 23 Oct 1508 Edmund Ros 10th Baron Ros Helmsley died. Baron Ros Helmsley abeyant between his daughters.

Before 1466 William Paston (age 31) and [his sister-in-law] Anne Beaufort (age 32) were married. She the daughter of Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 57). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around Oct 1469 Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh (age 38) rescued King Edward IV of England (age 27) from Middleham Castle [Map].

Welles' Rebellion and Battle of Losecoat Field aka Empingham

Before 03 Feb 1470 Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles attacked Gainsborough Old Hall, Lincolnshire [Map] home of Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh (age 39), a senior Yorkist, Edward IV's (age 27) Master of the Horse. It isn't known whether this attack was a consequence of local or national issues. King Edward IV of England (age 27) summoned Robert's father Richard Welles 7th Baron Willoughby 7th Baron Welles (age 42) and uncle-in-law Thomas Dymoke (age 42) (married to Margaret Welles (age 38) sister of Robert Welles 8th Baron Willoughby 8th Baron Welles) to London. Both initially went into Sanctuary Westminster Abbey [Map] but were pardoned on 03 Mar 1470.

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), 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 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.

Battle of Tewkesbury

On 04 May 1471 King Edward IV of England (age 29) was victorious at the Battle of Tewkesbury. His brother Richard (age 18), Richard Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp Powick (age 36), John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 46), George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Bergavenny (age 31), John Savage (age 49), John Savage (age 27), Thomas St Leger (age 31), John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet (age 45), Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh (age 40) fought. William Brandon (age 46), George Browne (age 31), Ralph Hastings, Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 38), James Tyrrell (age 16), Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley (age 38) were knighted. William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 40) commanded.

Margaret of Anjou (age 41) was captured. Her son Edward of Westinster Prince of Wales (age 17) was killed. He was the last of the Lancastrian line excluding the illegitmate Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester (age 11) whose line continues to the present.

John Courtenay 15th Earl Devon (age 36) was killed and attainted. Earl Devon, Baron Courtenay forfeit. Some sources refer to these titles as being abeyant?

John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 71) was killed. Baron Wenlock extinct.

John Delves (age 49), Humphrey Tuchet (age 37), [his brother-in-law] John Beaufort (age 30), William Vaux of Harrowden (age 35) and Robert Whittingham (age 42) were killed.

Edmund Beaufort 3rd Duke Somerset (age 32) and Hugh Courtenay (age 44) were captured.

Henry Roos fought and escaped to Tewkesbury Abbey [Map] where he sought sanctuary. He was subsequently pardoned.

Before 1472 [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Beaufort (age 29) died.

In 1474 [his sister-in-law] Margaret Beaufort (age 37) died.

In 1478 Robert St Lawrence 2nd Baron Howth (age 43) and [his sister-in-law] Joan Beaufort Baroness Howth (age 45) were married. She the daughter of Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

1483 Creation of Garter Knights

Around Sep 1483 King Richard III of England (age 30) created a number of new Garter Knights from his key supporters to fill the stalls made vacant by his recent accession:

221st Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell (age 27).

222nd Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 40).

223rd Richard Ratclyffe (age 53).

224th Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 48).

225th Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh (age 52).

Before 1485 Henry Fitzlewis (age 50) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Beaufort were married. She the daughter of Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In or before 1486 [his son-in-law] Richard Fitzhugh 6th Baron Fitzhugh (age 29) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Burgh Baroness Fitzhugh were married. She by marriage Baroness Fitzhugh. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Around 1487 [his father] Thomas Burgh and [his mother] Elizabeth Percy were married. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 01 Sep 1487 Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh (age 56) was summoned to Parliament as Baron Burgh although he appears not to have attended so there is some ambiguity about this creation. [his wife] Margaret Ros Baroness Botreaux Baroness Burgh (age 57) by marriage Baroness Burgh.

Around 1488 [his son] Edward Burgh (age 25) and [his daughter-in-law] Anne Cobham 6th Baroness Cobham, Baroness Mountjoy and Strabolgi (age 21) were married. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1488 [his wife] Margaret Ros Baroness Botreaux Baroness Burgh (age 58) died.

In 1491 [his son-in-law] Henry Willoughby (age 40) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Burgh Baroness Fitzhugh were married.

Before Apr 1493 [his son] Margaret Burgh died.

On 18 Mar 1496 Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh (age 65) died. He was buried at Holy Trinity Church Gainsborough. His son [his son] Edward Burgh (age 33) was deemed insane so not summoned to Parliament; Baron Burgh extinct.

[his daughter] Anne Burgh was born to Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh and Margaret Ros Baroness Botreaux Baroness Burgh.

Richard Fry and Joan Beaufort Baroness Howth were married. She the daughter of Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

[his son] Margaret Burgh was born to Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh and Margaret Ros Baroness Botreaux Baroness Burgh.

Humphrey Stafford and Margaret Beaufort were married. She the daughter of Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset. He the son of Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham and Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham. They were second cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Burgh Baroness Fitzhugh was born to Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh and Margaret Ros Baroness Botreaux Baroness Burgh.

[his son] Thomas Burgh was born to Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh and Margaret Ros Baroness Botreaux Baroness Burgh.

Royal Ancestors of Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh 1431-1496

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

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Henry III of England

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

Kings Franks: Great x 8 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of Louis "Lion" VIII King France

Ancestors of Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh 1431-1496

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Burgh

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Donn Burgh 3rd Earl Ulster Great Grand Son 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: Elizabeth Clare Lady Verdun 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

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Burgh 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth

GrandFather: Hugh Burgh 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Father: Thomas Burgh 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Burgh

Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 11th and 3rd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Plantagenet Baroness Percy Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Percy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II 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 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isolde le Rous

GrandFather: Henry Percy of Atholl 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Strathbogie 10th Earl Atholl 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: David III Strathbogie 11th Earl Atholl 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: David IV Strathbogie 12th Earl Atholl 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Beaumont Countess Atholl 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Comyn Baroness Beaumont 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Strathbogie 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Ferrers 2nd Baron Ferrers of Groby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ferrers Countess Atholl 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Verdun 2nd Lord Verdun

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Verdun Baroness Ferrers Groby Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clare Lady Verdun Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Mother: Elizabeth Percy 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England