 Abt 1387 - Aft 1441 (~ 54 years)
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| Name |
Richard Woodville |
| Suffix |
Esq. |
| Birth |
Abt 1387 |
La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Aft 29 Nov 1441 |
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England |
| Burial |
Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Notes |
- Constable of the Tower, Sheriff of Kent. Succeeded to Grafton under his elder half brother «b»Thomas«/b»'s will. He had therefore been seated at the manor of La Mote, near Maidstone - a property leased in 1428 for 50 years by «b»Richard«/b» and his wife from «b»Archbishop Chichele«/b». In early life he was very probably in the service of «b»Henry, Earl of Derby«/b», afterwards «b»Henry IV«/b». In 1411 he was in the retinue of the «b»King«/b»'s son, «b»Thomas of Lancaster«/b», captain of Guînes; in 1419 he had a grant of the lands and lordships of Préaux, Dangu and Neuville, and in Nov was appointed bailiff of Gisors, Vernon, Andely and Lions; bailiff of Chaumont in Feb 1419/20; promoted seneschal of Normandy, Jan 1420/1; in Mar 1422/3, a commissioner to receive the surrender of Meulan; in 1423 he was chamberlain to the «b»Duke of Bedford«/b», treasurer-general of Normandy, and captain of Caen. He was appointed, Feb 1424/5, during pleasure, at a time of disturbances in the City, to attend to the safe keeping of the Tower of London. In Jun 1427 and Jun 1429 he was Lieutenant of Calais, and in Mar 1430/1 was appointed to attend the young «b»King«/b»'s person for half a year in France; in May 1434 hewas retained to serve the «b»King«/b» in the wars in France with 20 men at arms. In Jul 1433, Knight of the shire, Kent; J.P., 1433-41. He was present at the Great Council meeting at Westminster in Apr and May 1434, at which the «b»Dukes of Bedford«/b» and «b»Gloucester«/b» contended as to the conduct of the war in France, and, in Feb 1434/5, one of the commissioners to treat with the «b»Duke of Burgundy«/b» as to the statutes of the Staple of Calais. On the death of the «b»Duke of Bedford«/b» he was appointed Lieutenant of Calais, 1 Oct 1435. As the «b»King«/b»'s esquire he was appointed, 25 Jan 1436/7, during pleasure, constable of Rochester castle; and 1437-39, took part in various commissions in Kent. In 1437 he was sheriff of Northants, and a commissioner to raise a loan there, 1439.
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/WOODVILLE.htm#Richard%20WOODVILLE%20(Esq.)1
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| Person ID |
I16668 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
30 Nov 2006 |
| Family |
Joan Bedlisgate d. Aft 17 Jul 1448 |
| Children |
| | 1. Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, b. Abt 1405, La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England d. 12 Aug 1469, Northamptonshire, England (Age ~ 64 years) |
| | 2. Elizabeth Woodville d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Joan Woodville, b. Abt 1410, La Mote, Maidstone, Kent, England d. 8 Jun 1453, Pashley Manor, Ticehurst, Sussex, England (Age ~ 43 years) |
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| Family ID |
F7932 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Nov 2006 |
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