Ralph de Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley
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Ralph de Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley (c. 1360 – January 1400) was an English peer
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Lumley was the second son of Sir Marmaduke de Lumley and his second wife, Margaret de Holand. He married Eleanor de Neville (died after 1441), the third daughter of John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby
. Their children included:
In 1384, Richard II
created Lumley Baron Lumley by writ of summons. He was captured by the Scots at the Battle of Otterburn
in 1388 but released by 1389. He was granted permission to build and crenellate a castle at Lumley
in 1392. He joined the conspiracy to murder Henry IV
and restore Richard II in 1399, but was captured and beheaded (at Cirencester), attainted in Parliament in March 1401 and his peerage forfeited to The Crown
. His grandson, Thomas obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1461.
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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Lumley was the second son of Sir Marmaduke de Lumley and his second wife, Margaret de Holand. He married Eleanor de Neville (died after 1441), the third daughter of John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby
John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby
John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, KG was born at Castle Raby, County Durham, England to Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby and Alice de Audley. He fought in the Battle of Neville's Cross on 17 October 1346 as a Captain in his father's division...
. Their children included:
- Thomas de Lumley (died 1400)
- John Lumley (1383–1421)
- Marmaduke LumleyMarmaduke LumleyMarmaduke Lumley was an English priest, Bishop of Carlisle from 1429 to 1450. He was a son of Ralph de Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley. He was elected about 5 December 1429, and consecrated on 16 April 1430. He was Bishop of Lincoln for a short time before his death in December of 1450...
(died 1450) - Catherine de Lumley (1396–1461), married Sir John Chidioc. They were parents of Catherine Chidioc, wife of Sir John Chidioc and mother to Margaret Arundel who married Baron John la Zouche.
In 1384, Richard II
Richard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
created Lumley Baron Lumley by writ of summons. He was captured by the Scots at the Battle of Otterburn
Battle of Otterburn
The Battle of Otterburn took place on the 5 August 1388, as part of the continuing border skirmishes between the Scottish and English.The best remaining record of the battle is from Jean Froissart's Chronicles in which he claims to have interviewed veterans from both sides of the battle...
in 1388 but released by 1389. He was granted permission to build and crenellate a castle at Lumley
Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle is a 14th century quadrangular castle at Chester-le-Street in the North of England, near to the city of Durham and a property of the Earl of Scarbrough. It is a Grade I listed building.-History:...
in 1392. He joined the conspiracy to murder Henry IV
Henry IV of England
Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
and restore Richard II in 1399, but was captured and beheaded (at Cirencester), attainted in Parliament in March 1401 and his peerage forfeited to The Crown
The Crown
The Crown is a corporation sole that in the Commonwealth realms and any provincial or state sub-divisions thereof represents the legal embodiment of governance, whether executive, legislative, or judicial...
. His grandson, Thomas obtained a reversal of the attainder in 1461.