John de Cheverston, Captain of Calais, Seneschal of Gascony was a 14th-century English noble.
John de Cheverston | |
|---|---|
| Died | c.1375 |
| Father | William de Cheverston |
| Mother | Matilda Pipard |
Life edit
John was a son of William de Cheverston, Lord of Cheverston and Matilda Pipard. He was captain of Calais in 1347 and Seneschal of Gascony in 1350-1351, 1354 and 1362. He led the English forces during the Battle of Saintes on 1 April 1351, which was a victory for the English.[1] He died c.1375, with his lands being inherited by his wife Joan's brother Philip de Courtenay.
Marriage and issue edit
Cheverston married firstly Thomasina and had issue, which little is known. He married secondly Joan, daughter of Hugh de Courtenay, Earl of Devon and Margaret de Bohun, by whom he no issue.[2]
Citations edit
- ^ Wagner 2006, p. 275.
- ^ Richardson I 2011, p. 545.
References edit
- Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G. (ed.). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Vol. I (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City. ISBN 978-1449966379.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Wagner, John A. (2006). "Saintes, Battle of (1351)". Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Greenwood. ISBN 978-0313327360.