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Biography of Marmaduke Constable 1457-1518
Paternal Family Tree: Constable
Maternal Family Tree: Isabel D'Aubigny 1233-1301
Around 1457 Marmaduke Constable was born to Robert Constable (age 33) and Agnes Wentworth.
In 1470 Marmaduke Constable (age 13) was in the service of Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 21).
Around 1475 [his son] William Constable was born to Marmaduke Constable (age 18) and [his future wife] Margery Fitzhugh.
Before 1478 Marmaduke Constable (age 20) and Margery Fitzhugh were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Around 1478 [his son] Robert Constable was born to Marmaduke Constable (age 21) and [his wife] Margery Fitzhugh.
Around 1480 [his son] Marmaduke Constable was born to Marmaduke Constable (age 23) and [his wife] Margery Fitzhugh.
In Aug 1481 Marmaduke Constable (age 24) was knighted by Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 32).
Before Sep 1483 Marmaduke Constable (age 26) was appointed Knight of the Body to King Richard III of England (age 30).
On 28 Mar 1484 Marmaduke Constable (age 27) was appointed Constable of Tutbury Castle.
Before May 1486 Marmaduke Constable (age 29) was appointed Knight of the Body to King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 29).
On 23 May 1488 [his father] Robert Constable (age 65) died.
In Nov 1488 Marmaduke Constable (age 31) was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire.
Around 1491 [his son] John Constable was born to Marmaduke Constable (age 34) and [his wife] Margery Fitzhugh.
In 1492 [his son] Robert Constable (age 14) and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Ingleby (age 20) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Before 1495 [his son] Marmaduke Constable (age 14) and [his daughter-in-law] Barbara Sothill (age 20) were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 20 Apr 1496 [his mother] Agnes Wentworth died.
Before 10 Sep 1510 [his son-in-law] Henry Ughtred 6th Baron Ughtred and [his daughter] Agnes Constable Baroness Ughtred were married. She by marriage Baroness Ughtred. They were third cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 09 Sep 1513 at the Battle of Flodden was fought at the Branxton, Northumberland [Map]. the English army was commanded by Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 70), Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 40), Edmund Howard (age 35), Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 45), Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle (age 51) and Marmaduke Constable (age 56).
The English army included: Henry "Shepherd Lord" Clifford 10th Baron Clifford (age 59), William Conyers 1st Baron Conyers (age 44), Thomas Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley (age 41) and Richard Neville 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape (age 45).
Randall Babington, John Bigod (age 38) and Thomas Fitzwilliam (age 39) were killed.
[his son] Marmaduke Constable (age 33), [his son] William Constable (age 38), George Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Aston (age 16), Edmund Walsingham (age 33), Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh (age 25) and Walter Stonor (age 36) were knighted by Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk.
Christopher Savage, Thomas Venables (age 44) and Brian Tunstall (age 33) were killed.
Bryan Stapleton of Wighill (age 55) was killed. (Some reports have him dying in 1518).
John Booth (age 78) was killed.
Father and son Ralph ellerker of risby in yorkshire and Ralph Ellerker were knighted by Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey.
The Scottish army suffered heavy casualties:
King James IV of Scotland (age 40) was killed. His body ws taken to London, then to Sheen Priory, Richmond; thereafter it disappeared. His son King James V of Scotland (age 1) succeeded V King Scotland.
Alexander Stewart ArchBishop of St Andrews (age 20) was killed.
David Kennedy 1st Earl Cassilis (age 43) was killed. His son Gilbert Kennedy 2nd Earl Cassilis (age 18) succeeded 2nd Earl Cassilis. Isabel Campbell Countess Cassilis by marriage Countess Cassilis.
William Sinclair 2nd Earl Caithness (age 54) was killed. His son John Sinclair 3rd Earl Caithness succeeded 3rd Earl Caithness.
Matthew Stewart 2nd Earl Lennox was killed. His son John Stewart 3rd Earl Lennox (age 23) succeeded 3rd Earl Lennox.
William Hay 4th Earl Erroll was killed. His son William Hay 5th Earl Erroll (age 18) succeeded 5th Earl Erroll.
John Douglas 2nd Earl Morton was killed. His son James Douglas 3rd Earl Morton succeeded 3rd Earl Morton, 6th Lord Dalkeith.
Adam Hepburn 2nd Earl Bothwell was killed. His son Patrick Hepburn 3rd Earl Bothwell (age 1) succeeded 3rd Earl Bothwell.
Alexander Stewart 4th of Garlies (age 32) was killed. His son Alexander Stewart 5th of Garlies (age 6) succeeded 5th Lord Garlies.
Alexander Elphinstone 1st Lord Elphinstone was killed. His son Alexander Elphinstone 2nd Lord Elphinstone (age 3) succeeded 2nd Lord Elphinstone.
Thomas Hay, George Hepburn Bishop Isles (age 59), Adam Hepburn Master (age 56), Thomas "Younger of Cushnie" Lumsden
William Douglas 6th Lord Drumlanrig was killed. William "Younger" Douglas 7th Lord Drumlanrig succeeded 7th Lord Drumlanrig.
George Seton 5th Lord Seton was killed. His son George Seton 6th Lord Seton succeeded 6th Lord Seton.
John Hay 2nd Lord Hay of Yester was killed. His son John Hay 3rd Lord Hay (age 23) succeeded 3rd Lord Hay of Yester. Elizabeth Douglas Lady Hay by marriage Lord Hay of Yester.
Robert Keith Master of Marischal (age 30), Guiscard Harbottle (age 28), John Erskine, David Home (age 22), Andrew Stewart 1st Lord Avondale (age 43), Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl Argyll (age 64), Robert Douglas of Lochleven (age 89) were killed.
Henry Sinclair 3rd Lord Sinclair (age 48) was killed. His son William Sinclair 4th Lord Sinclair succeeded 4th Lord Sinclair.
James Stewart 1st Lord of Traquair (age 33) was killed. His son William Stewart 2nd Lord Traquair (age 7) succeeded 2nd Lord Traquair.
John Maxwell 4th Lord Maxwell (age 57) was killed. His son Robert Maxwell 5th Lord Maxwell (age 20) succeeded 5th Lord Maxwell.
William Murray (age 43), Colin Oliphant (age 26), William Ruthven (age 33), George Douglas (age 44) and William Douglas (age 42) were killed.
George Home 4th Lord Home and John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl (age 38) fought.
Brothers David Lyon of Cossins, William Lyon and George Lyon were killed.
William Graham 1st Earl Montrose (age 49) was killed. His son William Graham 2nd Earl Montrose (age 21) succeeded 2nd Earl Montrose.
Robert Erskine 4th Lord Erskine 16th Earl Mar was killed. His son John Erskine 17th Earl Mar (age 26) de jure 17th Earl Mar, Lord Erskine.
Thomas Stewart 2nd Lord Innermeath (age 52) was killed. His son Richard Stewart 3rd Lord Innermeath succeeded 3rd Lord Innermeath.
Walter Lindsay of Arden and Walter Lindsay (age 33) were killed.
William Keith of Inverugie (age 43) was killed.
David Wemyss of Wemyss (age 40) was killed.
John Somerville 1st of Cambusnethan (age 55) was killed.
Robert Crichton 2nd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (age 41) was killed. His son Robert Crichton 3rd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar (age 22) succeeded 3rd Lord Crichton of Sanquhar
Father and son William Rollo (age 59) and Robert Rollo 5th of Duncrub (age 34) were killed.
On 20 Nov 1518 Marmaduke Constable (age 61) died after swallowing a frog while drinking a glass of water. He was buried at Church of St Oswald, Flamborough. His tomb in Flamborough church is described by a writer in the ‘Gentleman's Magazine’ of 1753 (p. 456): ‘This epitaph is written on a copper plate fixed into a large stone, which is placed upon a large stone coffin or chest in which the body was reposited, and beside it is the upper part of a skeleton in stone; the ribs project greatly and the breast is laid open, in the inner side of which appears what by tradition is held to be a toad at the heart (of which he was supposed to die), but it bears little or no resemblance of a toad.’ The brass has now been separated from the coin and skeleton, and their connection with each other forgotten (Prickett, Bridlinqton, p. 187).
Here lieth Marmaduke Constable of Flaymburght, knight,
Who made adventure into France for the right of the same;
Passed over with King Edward the Fourth, that noble knight,
And also with noble King Harry the Seventh of that name.
He was also at Barvik at the winning of the same
And by King Edward chosen captain then first of any on,
And ruled and governed there his time without
But for all that, as ye see, he lieth under this
At Brankiston Field [Flodden], where the King of Scats was slain
He then being of the age of threescore and ten,
With the good Duke of Norfolk that journey he hath ta'en
And couragely advanced himself among other there and then,
The king being in France with great number of English men.
He, nothing heeding his age there, but Jeoparde him as one
With his sons, brethren, servants, and kinsmen,
But now, as ye see, he lieth under this stone.
[his daughter] Eleanor Constable Baroness Berkeley was born to Marmaduke Constable and Margery Fitzhugh.
[his daughter] Agnes Constable Baroness Ughtred was born to Marmaduke Constable and Margery Fitzhugh.
[his father] Robert Constable and [his mother] Agnes Wentworth were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 20 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Kings France: Great x 14 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Constable
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Constable
Great x 1 Grandfather: Marmaduke Constable
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Skipwith
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Skipwith
GrandFather: Robert Constable
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Cumberworth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catharine Cumberworth
Father: Robert Constable
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne VI
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Gascoigne VII
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Gascoigne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Frank
GrandMother: Agnes Gascoigne
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Pickering
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Pickering
Marmaduke Constable 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wentworth
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Wentworth
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Hooton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Hooton
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Wentworth
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Tyas
GrandFather: Roger Wentworth
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Dronsfield
Mother: Agnes Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 
5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 1st Baron Despencer 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 2nd Baron Despencer 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Unknown Baroness Despencer
GrandMother: Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Pain Tiptoft 1st Baron Tibetot 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tiptoft 2nd Baron Tibetot
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Ros Baroness Tibetot 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Tiptoft 3rd Baron Tibetot 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Badlesmere Baroness Tibetot 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tiptoft Baroness Despencer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Deincourt
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Deincourt 1st Baron Deincourt
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Deincourt Baroness Tibetot 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Harringworth 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Millicent Zouche Baroness Deincourt 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Lovell Baroness Zouche Harringworth 
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England