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 1412 - 1502 (~ 82 years)
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| Name |
John Fortescue |
| Prefix |
Sir |
| Suffix |
Chief Justice |
| Birth |
Between 1394 and 1412 |
Wymston & Shepham, Devonshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Between 1476 and 1502 |
Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England |
| Notes |
- «u»«b»FORTESCUE FAMILY«/u»«/b»
«u»«b»Founder of the FILLEIGH LINE«/u»«/b»
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/FORTESCUE2.htm#John%20FORTESCUE%20(Sir%20Chief%20Justice)1
Educated at Exeter College, Oxford. During the reign of «b»Henry VI«/b» he was three times appointed one of the governors of Lincoln's Inn. In 1441 he was made a King's sergeant at law, and in the following year «u»Lord Chief Justice <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/lord_chief_justice.htm>«/u» of the King's bench. As a judge «b»Fortescue«/b» was recommended for his wisdom, gravity and uprightness; and he is said to have been favoured by the «b»King«/b».
He held his office during the remainder of the reign of «b»Henry VI«/b», to whom he was loyal; as a result, he was attainted of treason in the first parliament of «b»Edward IV«/b». When «b»Henry«/b» subsequently fled into Scotland, he is supposed to have appointed «b»Fortescue«/b», who appears to have accompanied him in his flight, «u»Lord Chancellor <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/Lords%20Chancellors.htm>«/u» of England. In 1463 «b»Fortescue«/b» accompanied «b»Queen Margaret«/b» and her court in their exile on the Continent, and returned with them afterwards to England. During their wanderings abroad the chancellor wrote for the instruction of the young «b»Prince Edward«/b» his celebrated work 'De laudibus legum Angliae'. On the defeat of the Lancastrian party he made his submission to «b»Edward IV«/b», from whom he received a general pardon dated Westminser, 13 Oct 1471. The exact date of his death is not known.
«b»Fortescue«/b»'s masterly vindication of the laws of England, though received with great favour by experts, did not appear in print until the reign of «u»«b»King Henry VIII <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutHenryVIII.htm>«/u»«/b», when it was published, but without a date.
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| Person ID |
I19254 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
4 Jan 2013 |
| Father |
Sir John Fortescue, b. Abt 1380, Shepham, Devonshire, England d. Aft 1424, Meaux, France (Age ~ 45 years) |
| Mother |
Eleanor Norreys, b. Abt 1382, Norries, Devonshire, England d. Yes, date unknown |
| Family ID |
F9204 |
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