Sir John de Kingston [a] (died after 1336) Lord of Kingston Bagpuize and Little Sutton was an English knight of the late 12th and early 13th centuries from Berkshire and Wiltshire. He fought in the wars in Wales, Flanders and Scotland. He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.
He served in Wales in 1277 under the command of the Earl of Lancaster. [2] Kingston was in Wales in 1282 and in Flanders in 1297 on military service.
As one of King Edward I's leading commanders, he was Governor of Edinburgh Castle from 1298 to 1300 and from 1301 to at least 1305 (possibly as late as 1310). [3] He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301. John and his brother Nicholas were captured during the battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314. He was the Sheriff of Somerset from 1315 to 1317. [4]
Kingston was known to be a member of the Earl of Lancaster's baronial revolt, known as the Despenser War, against King Edward II of England and fled abroad after the defeat of the Earl of Lancaster at the battle of Boroughbridge in 1322. He was forfeited and attainted. [5] His lands were restored by 1329–30.
Following Edinburgh Castle's recapture by the English, in 1334 de Kingston was once again given charge of the castle. [6]
He also held the offices of the Sheriff of Edinburgh and Senator of the College of Justice, during part of his lifetime. [7]
He was succeeded by his son Thomas. [8]
Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere was an English soldier, diplomat, member of parliament, landowner and nobleman. He was the son and heir of Sir Gunselm de Badlesmere and Joan FitzBernard. He fought in the English army both in France and Scotland during the later years of the reign of Edward I of England and the earlier part of the reign of Edward II of England. He was executed after participating in an unsuccessful rebellion led by Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster.
Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, 2nd Baron Stafford, KG, of Stafford Castle and Madeley Castle in Staffordshire, was an English nobleman and a notable soldier during the Hundred Years' War against France.
Hugh de Courtenay, 1st/9th Earl of Devon of Tiverton Castle, Okehampton Castle, Plympton Castle and Colcombe Castle, all in Devon, feudal baron of Okehampton and feudal baron of Plympton, was an English nobleman. In 1335, forty-one years after the death of his second cousin once-removed Isabel de Redvers, suo jure 8th Countess of Devon he was officially declared Earl of Devon, although whether as a new creation or in succession to her is unknown, thus alternative ordinal numbers exist for this Courtenay earldom.
The de Birmingham family held the lordship of the manor of Birmingham in England for four hundred years and managed its growth from a small village into a thriving market town. They also assisted in the invasion of Ireland and were rewarded with the Barony of Athenry. They were stripped of most of their lands in England by the notorious John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, who held sway over the young King Edward VI (1547–1553).
Lord Robert de Scales was a Knight Templar and loyal supporter of Edward I in his campaigns in Wales, Scotland, France and Flanders. In 1299 he, and his heirs, were bestowed with the title, Baron Scales and were henceforth known as 'Lord Scales'. He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.
Edmund de Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford, was the son of Nicholas de Stafford, who was summoned to parliament by writ on 6 February 1299 by King Edward I. He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.
Sir William Russell (1257–1311) was an English nobleman, knight, and holder of a moiety of the feudal barony of North Cadbury, Somerset, but spent most of his life engaged in the administration and defence of the Isle of Wight, where he obtained by marriage the manor of Yaverland. He served as constable of Carisbrooke Castle, and sat in parliament on two occasions, firstly as burgess for Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, and then for the County of Southampton. As a baron his military service was called on several times by King Edward I Hammer of the Scots.
Walter de Huntercombe, 1st Baron Huntercombe (1247–1313) was an English military commander during the Wars of Scottish Independence and a Governor of Edinburgh Castle.
Nicholas Carew, Lord of Moulsford, was a baron of medieval England who took part in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
John de Moels, 1st Baron Moels, feudal baron of North Cadbury in Somerset, was an English peer.
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