Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr
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Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr and 3rd Baron West (7 September 1395 – 27 August 1450) was the second son of Thomas West, 1st Baron West
and Joan La Warr, half-sister and heiress of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr
. He inherited the title Baron West
in 1416 when his brother Thomas West, 2nd Baron West
died during the Agincourt
campaign, and the title Baron De La Warr in 1427 upon the death of his uncle.
Reginaldus (dative Reginaldo) is the Latin form of his name; the French and English was Reynold. His summons
es to Parliament were addressed first to Reginaldo La Warr 1427–1429, then to Reginaldo West 1431–1449; he was not summoned before his brother-in-law died. Modern genealogists sometimes refer to him as West-De la Warr.
Reginald was primarily important as the juncture between two important families, and for the politically-important connections that he and his children formed, and from which later holders of the title would profit; although he did go to the wars, commanding garrisons in France from 1418 to 1421.
He had to petition the Crown
that he might sit in Parliament with the precedence of his la Warre
ancestors, but Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
, then regent, granted it. The rules for inheritance of titles in the fifteenth century were not as definite as they are now; or he would not have had to petition.
He married Margaret Thorley of Tybeste, Cornwall
c. 1424, which created a connection with the Earl of Suffolk
. She bore him at least two sons, Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr
(birth date variously given as 1430 or 1432) and John West of Waith, (c. 1432). This latter son in turn married Eleanor Neville, thus establishing another important connection for the family. She also bore him two daughters, Margaret (c. 1424) who married Thomas de Echyngham and Anne (c. 1426) who married Maurice Berkeley and was the mother of one of the Sir William Berkeley
s.
Margaret died in 1433. Either in that year, or in 1443, Reginald married Elizabeth Greyndour. (The earlier date would make her twelve or thirteen, which is not impossible, but Cokayne gives the latter date.) She bore him two daughters, Elizabeth, who in 1466 married William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley and Mary born 1415 married about 1472 to Sir Roger Lewknor. A son, William, of uncertain date, appears to have died in infancy.
In 1446 he was granted license to go to Rome
and thence to the Holy Land
, but whether for pilgrimage
or crusade is unclear; there is no evidence he went. He is buried at Broadwater
, Sussex
(now part of the town of Worthing
.
Thomas West, 1st Baron West
Thomas West, 1st Baron West was the only son of Sir Thomas West, of de Hampton Cantilupe , and Alice FitzHerbert the sister and heiress of Sir Edmund FitzHerbert. His father had fought in the Battle of Crécy and the subsequent siege of Calais under the command of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of...
and Joan La Warr, half-sister and heiress of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr
Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr
Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr was the second son of Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron De La Warr and Elizabeth de Welle, daughter of Adam, 3rd Baron Welles, and was intended for the church. In 1363, he received a dispensation, permitting him to be ordained at the age of twenty, and was made a canon...
. He inherited the title Baron West
Baron West
Baron West is a title created in the Peerage of England in 1402. The title has been in abeyance since 1554, although it is possible to argue that it has been merged....
in 1416 when his brother Thomas West, 2nd Baron West
Thomas West, 2nd Baron West
Thomas West, 2nd Baron West succeeded as Baron West at the age of 14. In less than a year, he married Ida de Saint Amand, younger daughter and coheiress of Amaury de Saint Amand, 3rd Baron Saint Amand . He was knighted on the eve of Henry V's coronation...
died during the Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
campaign, and the title Baron De La Warr in 1427 upon the death of his uncle.
Reginaldus (dative Reginaldo) is the Latin form of his name; the French and English was Reynold. His summons
Summons
Legally, a summons is a legal document issued by a court or by an administrative agency of government for various purposes.-Judicial summons:...
es to Parliament were addressed first to Reginaldo La Warr 1427–1429, then to Reginaldo West 1431–1449; he was not summoned before his brother-in-law died. Modern genealogists sometimes refer to him as West-De la Warr.
Reginald was primarily important as the juncture between two important families, and for the politically-important connections that he and his children formed, and from which later holders of the title would profit; although he did go to the wars, commanding garrisons in France from 1418 to 1421.
He had to petition 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...
that he might sit in Parliament with the precedence of his la Warre
Earl De La Warr
Earl De La Warr is a title created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1761.In the United States, Thomas West, 3rd baron is often named in history books simply as Lord Delaware. He served as governor of the Jamestown Colony, and the Delaware Bay was named after him...
ancestors, but Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Pembroke, KG , also known as Humphrey Plantagenet, was "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of king Henry IV of England by his first wife, Mary de Bohun, brother to king Henry V of England, and uncle to the...
, then regent, granted it. The rules for inheritance of titles in the fifteenth century were not as definite as they are now; or he would not have had to petition.
He married Margaret Thorley of Tybeste, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
c. 1424, which created a connection with the Earl of Suffolk
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, KG , nicknamed Jack Napes , was an important English soldier and commander in the Hundred Years' War, and later Lord Chamberlain of England.He also appears prominently in William Shakespeare's Henry VI, part 1 and Henry VI, part 2 and other...
. She bore him at least two sons, Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr
Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr
Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr and 4th Baron West . He was the son of Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr and Elizabeth Greyndour....
(birth date variously given as 1430 or 1432) and John West of Waith, (c. 1432). This latter son in turn married Eleanor Neville, thus establishing another important connection for the family. She also bore him two daughters, Margaret (c. 1424) who married Thomas de Echyngham and Anne (c. 1426) who married Maurice Berkeley and was the mother of one of the Sir William Berkeley
William Berkeley
Sir William Berkeley was a colonial governor of Virginia, and one of the Lords Proprietors of the Colony of Carolina; he was appointed to these posts by King Charles I of England, of whom he was a favourite.-Biography:...
s.
Margaret died in 1433. Either in that year, or in 1443, Reginald married Elizabeth Greyndour. (The earlier date would make her twelve or thirteen, which is not impossible, but Cokayne gives the latter date.) She bore him two daughters, Elizabeth, who in 1466 married William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley and Mary born 1415 married about 1472 to Sir Roger Lewknor. A son, William, of uncertain date, appears to have died in infancy.
In 1446 he was granted license to go to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and thence to the Holy Land
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Kingdom of Israel as defined in the Tanakh. For Jews, the Land's identifiction of being Holy is defined in Judaism by its differentiation from other lands by virtue of the practice of Judaism often possible only in the Land of Israel...
, but whether for pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
or crusade is unclear; there is no evidence he went. He is buried at Broadwater
Broadwater, West Sussex
Broadwater is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. Situated between the South Downs and the English Channel, Broadwater was once a parish in its own right and included Worthing when the latter was a small fishing hamlet. Before its incorporation into the Borough of...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
(now part of the town of Worthing
Worthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...
.
Ancestry
| Reginald West, 6th Baron de la Warr | Father: Thomas West, 1st Baron West Thomas West, 1st Baron West Thomas West, 1st Baron West was the only son of Sir Thomas West, of de Hampton Cantilupe , and Alice FitzHerbert the sister and heiress of Sir Edmund FitzHerbert. His father had fought in the Battle of Crécy and the subsequent siege of Calais under the command of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of... |
Paternal Grandfather: Sir Thomas West |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Sir Thomas West |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Eleanor Cantelupe/Cantelou (first cousin of William de Cantelou William de Cantelou William III de Cantilupe was lord of Abergavenny in right of his wife, Eve de Braose, of the de Braose dynasty of Welsh Marcher Lords, who inherited the tenancy.His chief residences were at Calne in Wiltshire and Aston Cantlow in Warwickshire before inheriting the Abergavenny... and daughter of Margaret de Mohun, descendant of William de Mohun) |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Alice Fitzherbert |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Either Edmund Fitzherbert or Reginald Fitzherbert |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Unknown |
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| Mother: Joan la Warr |
Maternal Grandfather: Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron la Warr |
Maternal Great-grandfather: John la Warr |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Margaret Holland (daughter of Robert de Holand Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand was an English nobleman, born in Lancashire.He was a son of Sir Robert de Holland of Upholland, Lancashire and Elizabeth, daughter of William de Samlesbury.... and half-sister of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent, 2nd Baron Holand, KG was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.-Early Life:... ) |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Eleanor Mowbray |
Maternal Great-grandfather: John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray was the son of John de Mowbray, 2nd Baron Mowbray. He was born on 29 Nov 1310 at Hovingham, Yorks... |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Joan of Lancaster Joan of Lancaster Joan of Lancaster sometimes called Joan Plantagenet after her dynasty's name, was the third daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth.-Marriage:... |