Biography of Robert Wingfield 1403-1454

Paternal Family Tree: Wingfield

Around 1403 Robert Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield (age 25) at Letheringham, Suffolk.

On 3rd May 1409 [his father] Robert Wingfield (age 31) died at Letheringham, Suffolk.

Before 18th August 1421 Robert Wingfield (age 18) and Elizabeth Goushill (age 19) were married. She the daughter of Robert Goushill and Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk (age 55). They were fourth cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1426 Robert Wingfield (age 23) was knighted by King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 4) at Hereford [Map].

1426 Henry VI Knighting ceremony

On 19th May 1426, Whitsunday, King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 4) was knighted by his uncles John Lancaster 1st Duke Bedford (age 36) and Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester (age 35) at Leicester, Leicestershire [Map]. Henry then went on to knight Ralph Longford (age 25), Thomas Courtenay 5th or 13th Earl Devon (age 12) and Robert Wingfield (age 23).

Around 1428 [his son] John Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield (age 25) and [his wife] Elizabeth Goushill (age 26).

Around 1432 [his son] Robert Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield (age 29) and [his wife] Elizabeth Goushill (age 30) in Letheringham, Suffolk.

Around 1434 [his son] Henry Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield (age 31) and [his wife] Elizabeth Goushill (age 32) in Letheringham, Suffolk.

In 1444 [his daughter] Catherine Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield (age 41) and [his wife] Elizabeth Goushill (age 42).

In December 1447 Robert Wingfield (age 44) was imprisoned for rioting at Marshalsea Prison [Map].

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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In 1448 Robert Wingfield (age 45) was pardoned as MP Hertfordshire.

In 1454 [his daughter] Margaret Wingfield died.

On 21st November 1454 Robert Wingfield (age 51) died at Letheringham, Suffolk.

[his son] Anthony Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill.

[his daughter] Agnes Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill.

[his daughter] Elizabeth Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill.

[his son] Richard Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill.

[his daughter] Alice Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill.

[his daughter] Margaret Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill.

[his son] William Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

[his son] Thomas Wingfield was born to Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill.

Royal Ancestors of Robert Wingfield 1403-1454

Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 9 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 10 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 16 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Robert Wingfield 1403-1454

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland

President George Washington

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Robert Wingfield 1403-1454

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Wingfield

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wingfield

GrandFather: John Wingfield

Father: Robert Wingfield 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Hastings 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hastings 13th Baron Abergavenny 1st Baron Hastings 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Cantilupe

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Hastings 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Despencer Baroness Hastings and Bergavenny 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Beauchamp

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Hastings 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Jordan Foliot

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Foliot

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Foliot 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose 2nd Baron de Braose 10th Baron Bramber 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan de Braose 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

GrandMother: Margaret Hastings 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Robert Wingfield 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England