Biography of John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster 1320-1375

Paternal Family Tree: Mohun

In or before 1320 [his father] John Mohun (age 20) and [his mother] Christiana Segrave (age 17) were married.

In 1320 John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster was born to John Mohun (age 20) and Christiana Segrave (age 18) at Dunster Castle [Map].

After 1330 [his mother] Christiana Segrave (age 28) died.

On 25 Aug 1330 [his father] John Mohun (age 30) was killed at Boroughbridge [Map]. He was buried at Dunster, Somerset.

On 31 Aug 1330 [his grandfather] John Mohun 1st Baron Dunster (age 61) died. His grandson John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster (age 10) succeeded 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster. Given his young age he became a ward of the King who sold his wardship and marriage to Bishop Henry Burghesh (age 38) who then married him to his niece [his future wife] Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster (age 11), daugher of his brother Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh (age 43).

Before 10 May 1335 [his future brother-in-law] Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 7) and Cecily Weyland Baroness Burghesh (age 21) were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Creation of the Order of the Garter

                    On 23 Apr 1344 King Edward III of England (age 31) created the Order of the Garter. The date nominal as there are different accounts; some sources say 1348.                

                    1 Edward "Black Prince".                

                    2 Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster.                

                    3 Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick.                

                    4 Jean Grailly.
                
                    5 Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford.                

                    6 William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury.                

                    7 Roger Mortimer 2nd Earl March.                

                    8 John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle.                

                    9 [his future brother-in-law] Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh.                

                    10 John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick.                

                    11 John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster.                

                    12 Hugh Courtenay.                

                    13 Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent.                

                    14 John Grey 1st Baron Grey.                

                    15 Richard Fitzsimon.
                
                    16 Miles Stapleton.                

                    17 Thomas Wale.
                
                    18 Hugh Wrottesley.                

                    19 Neil Loring.
                
                    20 John Chandos.
                
                    21 James Audley.                

                    22 Otho Holland.                

                    23 Henry Eam.
                
                    24 Sanchet Abrichecourt.
                
                    25 Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh.

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In or before 1347 John Grey 2nd Baron Grey (age 31) and [his future sister-in-law] Maud Burghesh Baroness Grey Rotherfield (age 31) were married. She by marriage Baroness Grey of Rotherfield. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

On 03 Aug 1355 Bartholomew "The Elder" Burghesh 1st Baron Burghesh (age 68) died at Dover, Kent [Map]. He was buried in the St Catherine Chantry at Lincoln Cathedral [Map] with his father and brother. His son [his future brother-in-law] Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 27) succeeded 2nd Baron Burghesh. Cecily Weyland Baroness Burghesh by marriage Baroness Burghesh.

Cecily Weyland Baroness Burghesh: Around 1314 she was born to Richard de Weyland. Before 10 May 1335 Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh and she were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England. In Aug 1354 she died.

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In or before 1357 John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster (age 37) and Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster (age 37) were married. She by marriage Baroness Mohun of Dunster. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Around 1357 [his daughter] Maud Mohun Baroness Strange Knockin was born to John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster (age 37) and [his wife] Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster (age 38).

Around 1367 [his daughter] Philippa Mohun Duchess Albemarle aka Aumale Duchess York was born to John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster (age 47) and [his wife] Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster (age 48) in Dunster, Somerset.

On 05 Apr 1369 [his brother-in-law] Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh (age 41) died. He was buried at Lady Chapel Walsingham Priory. His daughter Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh (age 27) succeeded 3rd Baroness Burghesh.

On 15 Sep 1375 John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster (age 55) died. Since he had no male issue the title Baron Mohun of Dunster went into abeyance between his three daughters. [his daughter] Elizabeth Mohun Countess of Salisbury had one child who died in 1397. [his daughter] Philippa Mohun Duchess Albemarle aka Aumale Duchess York (age 8) didn't have issue. [his daughter] Maud Mohun Baroness Strange Knockin (age 18) had one son Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin who succeeded as 3rd Baron Mohun of Dunster on the death of his aunt Philippa Mohun Duchess Albemarle aka Aumale Duchess York (age 8).

On 03 Oct 1404 [his former wife] Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster (age 85) died at Guest House Canterbury Cathedral. She was buried at Canterbury, Kent [Map].

                    After 18 Nov 1434. St Mary's Church, Ewelme [Map]. Monument to Thomas Chaucer (deceased) and Maud Burghesh (age 55).
                
                    The Arms in two rows left to right ...
                
                    Top Row:
                
                    1 Beaufort Arms                

                    2 York Arms. Possibly Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York (age 19) impaled Neville Arms                

                    3 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter 1377 1426 Arms                

                    4 Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk 1300 1338 Arms impaled Neville Arms                

                    5 Thomas Beaufort 1st Duke Exeter 1377 1426 Arms (again?)
                
                    6 Stafford Arms impaled Neville Arms                

                    7 Montacute and Monthermer Arms impaled Chaucer Modern Arms.
                
                    Bottom Row:
                
                    1 Beauchamp Arms quartered with Beaumont Arms; Earl Warwick reflecting the Beauchamp family having inherited the Earldom of Warwick through marriage to Isabel Maudit who was the sister of William Maudit 8th Earl Warwick who died without issue. Isabel Maudit and William Maudit 8th Earl Warwick were the children of William Maudit and Alice Beaumont. Alice Beaumont inherited the Earldom of Warwick when her half-niece Margaret Beaumont 7th Countess Warwick died.
                
                    2 Courtenay Arms impaled Beaufort Arms                

                    3 Montacute and Monthermer Arms impaled Mohun Arms                

                    4 Montacute and Monthermer Arms quartered Neville Arms                

                    5 De La Pole Arms quartered Chaucer Modern Arms                

                    6 Despencer Arms impaled Chaucer Modern Arms                

                    7 Mohun Arms impaled Chaucer Modern Arms. John Mohun 2nd Baron Mohun of Dunster and [his former wife] Joan Burghesh Baroness Dunster.