Biography of John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray 1286-1322

Paternal Family Tree: Daubigny

Maternal Family Tree: Mathilde Unknown Countess Évreux 1120-1169

1306 Feast of the Swans

1322 Battle of Boroughbridge

In 1283 [his father] Roger Mowbray 1st Baron Mowbray (age 26) was created 1st Baron Mowbray by King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 43).

Before 04 Sep 1286 [his father] Roger Mowbray 1st Baron Mowbray (age 29) and [his mother] Rohese Clare Baroness Mowbray (age 31) were married. She by marriage Baroness Mowbray. She the daughter of Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford and Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford (age 63). They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

On 04 Sep 1286 John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray was born to Roger Mowbray 1st Baron Mowbray (age 29) and Rohese Clare Baroness Mowbray (age 31). He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 21 Nov 1297 [his father] Roger Mowbray 1st Baron Mowbray (age 40) died. He was buried at Fountains Abbey [Map]. His son John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray (age 11) succeeded 2nd Baron Mowbray.

In 1305 [his daughter] Christiana de Mowbray was born to John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray (age 18) and [his future wife] Aline de Braose Baroness Mowbray at Hovingham.

Feast of the Swans

On 22 May 1306 the Feast of the Swans was a collective knighting of two hundred and sixty seven men at Westminster Abbey [Map].

At the feast following the knightings two swans were brought in. King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 66) swore before God and the swans to avenge the death of John Comyn 3rd Lord Baddenoch - see Robert "The Bruce" murders John "Red" Comyn.

King Edward "Longshanks" I of England (age 66) first knighted his son King Edward II of England (age 22).

King Edward II of England (age 22) then knighted the remaining two-hundred and sixty six including ...

Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 20)

Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel (age 21)

John le Blund, Mayor of London

William Brabazon

Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk (age 50)

Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall (age 22) - this may have been the first time Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall (age 22) and King Edward II of England (age 22) met?

John Harrington 1st Baron Harington (age 25)

John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers (age 16)

Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 19)

William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu (age 31)

John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray (age 19)

Thomas Multon 1st Baron Multon (age 30)

Roger Scales 2nd Baron Scales

John Warenne 7th Earl Surrey (age 19)

Before 29 Nov 1310 John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray (age 24) and Aline de Braose Baroness Mowbray were married. She by marriage Baroness Mowbray. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

On 29 Nov 1310 [his son] John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray was born to John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray (age 24) and [his wife] Aline de Braose Baroness Mowbray at Hovingham.

Before 1317 Richard Foliot and [his sister-in-law] Joan de Braose were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Before 26 Feb 1322 [his son] John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray (age 11) and [his daughter-in-law] Maud Holland 3rd Baroness Holand, Baroness Lovel (age 12) were married. The marriage was later declared void. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Battle of Boroughbridge

On 16 Mar 1322 the rebel army led by Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 44) attempted to cross the bridge over the River Ure (between Ripon and York) at Boroughbridge Bridge [Map]. Their path was blocked by forces loyal to the King led by Andrew Harclay 1st Earl Carlisle (age 52). Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 46), Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 34), John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort (age 57) and John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers (age 32) fought for the rebels. Roger Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford (age 22), Nicholas Longford (age 37), Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln (age 44), John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray (age 35) were captured.

Warin Lisle (age 51) was hanged after the battle at Pontefract [Map].

Following the battle Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester (age 31) and his wife Margaret Clare Countess Gloucester were both imprisoned. He in Nottingham Castle [Map] and she in Sempringham Priory [Map].

John Clinton 2nd Baron Clinton (age 22), Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke (age 22), William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby (age 46), Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 34), Domhnall Mar II Earl Mar (age 29) and Peter Saltmarsh (age 42) fought for the King.

Adam Everingham 1st Baron Everingham of Laxton (age 43) was captured.

Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 46) was killed. His son John Bohun 5th Earl Hereford 4th Earl Essex (age 15) succeeded 5th Earl Hereford, 4th Earl Essex.

On 23 Mar 1322 at York [Map] ...

Roger Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford (age 22) was hanged. His brother Robert Clifford 3rd Baron Clifford (age 16) succeeded 3rd Baron de Clifford.

John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray (age 35) was hanged. He was buried at Fountains Abbey [Map]. His son [his son] John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray (age 11) succeeded 3rd Baron Mowbray.

John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray 1286-1322 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England 1133-1189

Royal Ancestors of John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray 1286-1322

Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Royal Descendants of John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray 1286-1322

Queen Anne Boleyn of England x 1

Queen Catherine Howard of England x 1

Jane "Nine Days Queen" Grey I Queen England and Ireland x 1

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 43

Queen Consort Camilla Shand x 13

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 141

Ancestors of John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray 1286-1322

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nigel D'Aubigny 3rd Baron Thirsk

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger D'Aubigny 4th Baron Thirsk

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gundred Gournay Baroness Thirsk

Great x 2 Grandfather: Nigel Mowbray 5th Baron Thirsk

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Gant Baroness Okehampton Baroness Mowbray

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Mowbray 6th Baron Thirsk

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard de Clare

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Gernon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mabel Clare Baroness Thirsk

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford

GrandFather: Roger Mowbray 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Avice D'Aubigny Baroness Okehampton Baroness Mowbray 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ranulf Gernon 4th Earl Chester

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Fitzrobert Countess Chester Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mabel Gernon Countess Lincoln and Arundel 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Unknown Countess Évreux

Father: Roger Mowbray 1st Baron Mowbray 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Beauchamp

Great x 3 Grandfather: Payne Beauchamp

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Adeliza Taillebois

Great x 2 Grandfather: Simon Beauchamp

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Beauchamp

GrandMother: Maud Beauchamp Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Longsword" Longespee Earl Salisbury Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Tosny

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ida Longespée Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ela of Salisbury 3rd Countess of Salisbury

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Vitre

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Vitre Countess of Salisbury

Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma de Dinan

John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard de Clare

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Gernon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford

Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Normandy 1st Earl Gloucester Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Fitzrobert 2nd Earl Gloucester Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mabel Fitzhamon Countess Gloucester

Great x 2 Grandmother: Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester

Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Beaumont Countess Gloucester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Amice Gael Countess Leicester

GrandFather: Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzgilbert

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sybil of Salisbury

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybilla Chaworth Baroness Chitterne

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke

Great x 4 Grandfather: Diarmait Macmurrough

Great x 3 Grandmother: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham

Mother: Rohese Clare Baroness Mowbray 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzrichard 6th Baron Halton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Albreda Lissours

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Lacy 6th Baron Pontefract 7th Baron Halton

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Essex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Essex

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Vere Baroness Warkworth

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Lacy Earl Lincoln

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Clere Baroness Lacy Baroness Warkworth

GrandMother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Quincy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ranulf Gernon 4th Earl Chester

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Fitzrobert Countess Chester Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Unknown Countess Évreux