Biography of John Mordaunt 1455-1504

Paternal Family Tree: Mordaunt

1487 Battle of Stoke Field

1504 Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales

Before 30 Dec 1455 [his father] William Mordaunt (age 23) and [his mother] Margaret Peake (age 21) were married.

On 30 Dec 1455 John Mordaunt was born to William Mordaunt (age 23) and Margaret Peake (age 21) at Turvey.

Before 1475 John Mordaunt (age 19) and Edith Latimer (age 24) were married. The date somewhat unreliable. Her first husband John Greene (age 29) is supposed to have died in 1483 which makes the date of her marriage to John Mordaunt (age 19) and the birth of her sons by him unreliable?

Around 1475 [his son] Robert Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt (age 19) and [his wife] Edith Latimer (age 25).

In 1480 [his son] John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt (age 24) and [his wife] Edith Latimer (age 30) at Cople.

In 1481 [his father] William Mordaunt (age 49) died at Cople.

Around 1484 [his daughter] Joan Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt (age 28) and [his wife] Edith Latimer (age 34) at Cople. Date changed to 1484 to be consistent with birth of son Henry in 1500.

Battle of Stoke Field

On 16 Jun 1487 a Lancastrian army defeated a Yorkist army at the Battle of Stoke Field; considered by many to be the last battle of the Wars of the Roses.

The Lancastrian army of Henry Tudor comprised:

John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford (age 44).

Jasper Tudor 1st Duke Bedford (age 55).

George Talbot 4th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 19).

Henry Willoughby (age 36).

John Cheney 1st Baron Cheyne (age 45).

John Mordaunt (age 31).

Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape (age 19).

William Norreys (age 46).

Edward Norreys (age 23) wounded.

John Paston (age 43).

George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster (age 27).

Edward Woodville Lord Scales (age 31).

Thomas Lovell, knighted.

Henry Marney 1st Baron Marney (age 40).

Edward Belknapp of Blackfriars in London

William Lyttelton (age 37) who was knighted after the battle.

The Yorksists:

John de la Pole 1st Earl Lincoln (age 25) was killed. Earl Lincoln extinct.

Thomas Fitzgerald (age 29) and Martin Schwartz were killed.

Lambert Simnel (age 10) fought and was captured. He was pardoned by King Henry VII and put to work in the in the royal kitchen as a spit-turner. When he grew older, he became a falconer. Almost no information about his later life is known.

Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell (age 31) fought and escaped. He was attainted. Baron Deincourt, Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh, Baron Holand forfeit.

On 10 Nov 1487 John Mordaunt (age 31) was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons.

In 1491 John Mordaunt (age 35) was elected MP Grantham.

In 1495 John Mordaunt (age 39) was elected Knight of the Shire Bedfordshire.

On 02 Dec 1496 [his mother] Margaret Peake (age 62) died.

Around 1504 [his son] Robert Mordaunt (age 29) died.

Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales

On 18 Feb 1504 Henry VIII (age 12) was created Prince of Wales and 1st Earl Chester. [his son] John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt (age 24) was created Knight of the Bath. Richard Empson (age 54) was knighted.

On 01 Sep 1504 [his wife] Edith Latimer (age 54) died at Turvey. She was buried at All Saints Church, Turvey [Map].

Before 11 Sep 1504 John Mordaunt (age 48) was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

On 11 Sep 1504 John Mordaunt (age 48) died at Turvey. He was buried at All Saints Church, Turvey [Map].

Edith Latimer: Before 1479 John Greene and she were married. Around 1450 she was born to Nicholas Latimer and Joan Hody at Duntish, Dorset. Before 1475 John Mordaunt and she were married. The date somewhat unreliable. Her first husband John Greene is supposed to have died in 1483 which makes the date of her marriage to John Mordaunt and the birth of her sons by him unreliable? On 01 Sep 1504 Edith Latimer died at Turvey. She was buried at All Saints Church, Turvey.

Before 1479 John Greene and Edith Latimer were married.

Royal Descendants of John Mordaunt 1455-1504

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 3

Ancestors of John Mordaunt 1455-1504

John Mordaunt

GrandFather: John Peake

Mother: Margaret Peake