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Sir Nicholas Byron (1416–1503) was an English nobleman, politician, and knight.
Sir Nicholas Byron | |
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| Born | 1416 Clayton, Lancashire |
| Died | 1503 (aged 87) Colwick, Nottinghamshire |
| Noble family | Byron |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Bushler |
| Issue | John Byron Elizabeth Byron Ellen Byron Jane Byron Dorothy Byron Mary Byron |
| Father | John Byron |
| Mother | Margery Booth |
Family edit
Byron was the son of John Byron, and his wife, Margery Booth. He was created a Knight of the Bath by Arthur, Prince of Wales on the occasion of Prince Arthur's marriage on 14 November 1501.[1]
Marriage and issue edit
Sir Nicholas married Joan Bushler, daughter of Sir John Bushler[2][3] of Haugham, Lincolnshire and Elizabeth Berkeley, with whom he had five daughters and two sons, including John Byron. Joan survived her husband and married Sir Gervase Clifton of Clifton, Nottingham.[4]
References edit
- ^ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage ..., Volume 30 p. 164
- ^ Shaw, W. A. (1906). The Knights of England. A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors, Incorporating a Complete List of Knights Bachelors Dubbed in Ireland, Vol. 1. London: Sherratt & Hughes. p. 146.
- ^ Yorkshire Archaeological Society (1882). "Dodsworth's Yorkshire Notes (Agbrigg)". The Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal. 7. Bradbury, Agnew and Co., Whitefriars, E.C.: 276.
- ^ Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and ..., Volume 7 By Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges
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