Biography of William Parr 1434-1484

Paternal Family Tree: Parr

Maternal Family Tree: Isabel English

1469 Battle of Edgecote Moor aka Danes Moor aka Banbury

1471 Battle of Barnet

1474 Creation of Garter Knights

1483 Funeral of Edward IV

In 1413 [his father] Thomas Parr (age 6) and [his mother] Alice Tunstall (age 8) were married.

In 1434 William Parr was born to Thomas Parr (age 27) and Alice Tunstall (age 29).

Around 1461 Henry bellingham was attainted for his being a Lancastrian. His estates were passed into the temporary keeping of William Parr (age 27) and [his brother] John Parr (age 25) of Kendal.

On 24 Nov 1464 [his father] Thomas Parr (age 57) died.

Battle of Edgecote Moor aka Danes Moor aka Banbury

                    On 26 Jul 1469 the Yorkist army suffered a defeat against a Lancastrian army led by Robin of Redesdale at the Battle of Edgecote Moor aka Danes Moor aka Banbury. The Yorkist army was commanded by Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl Devon (age 30) and William Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke (age 46).
                
                    Thomas Vaughan (age 69), John Wogan, Henry Neville (age 32), John Conyers (age 36), and brothers John Dudley (age 42) and Oliver Dudley were killed.
                
                    Humphrey Stafford 1st Earl Devon, John Conyers (age 58) and William Parr (age 35) fought.
                
                    Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers (age 64) and John Woodville (age 24) were captured.
                
                    There is some uncertainty about the date with some sources suggesting the 24 Jul 1469, the eve of St James' Feast day, as being the correct date.

Battle of Barnet

                    On 14 Apr 1471 Edward IV (age 28) commanded at the Battle of Barnet supported by his brothers George (age 21) and Richard (age 18), John Babington (age 48), Wiliam Hastings (age 40) (commanded), Ralph Hastings, William Norreys (age 30), William Parr (age 37), John Savage (age 49), William Bourchier Viscount Bourchier (age 41), Thomas St Leger (age 31), John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet (age 45), Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough (age 40), John Scott (age 48) and Thomas Strickland.
                
                    The Yorkists William Blount (age 29), Humphrey Bourchier (age 40), Humphrey Bourchier (age 36), Henry Stafford (age 46) and [his brother] Thomas Parr were killed.
                
                    The Lancastrians ...
                
                    Warwick the Kingmaker (age 42) was killed. Earl Salisbury forfeit on the assumption he was attainted either before or after his death; the date of his attainder is unknown. If not attainted the Earldom may be in abeyance. Baron Montagu and Baron Montagu abeyant between his two daughters Isabel Neville Duchess Clarence (age 19) and Anne Neville Queen Consort England (age 14).
                
                    John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 40) was killed. Marquess Montagu, Baron Montagu forfeit; unclear as to when he was attainted. He was buried at Bisham Abbey [Map].
                
                    William Tyrrell was killed.
                
                    William Fiennes 2nd Baron Saye and Sele (age 43) was killed. His son Henry Fiennes 3rd Baron Saye and Sele (age 25) succeeded 3rd Baron Saye and Sele. Anne Harcourt Baroness Saye and Sele by marriage Baroness Saye and Sele.
                
                    Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter (age 40) commanded the left flank, was badly wounded and left for dead, Henry Stafford and John Paston (age 27) were wounded, John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford (age 28) commanded, and John Paston (age 29) and William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont (age 33) fought. 
                
                    Robert Harleston (age 36) was killed.
                
                    Thomas Hen Salusbury (age 62) was killed.
                
                    Thomas Tresham (age 51) escaped but was subsequently captured and executed on the 6th of May 1471.

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1474 Creation of Garter Knights

                    In 1474 King Edward IV of England (age 31) appointed new Garter Knights:
                
                    209th Thomas Fitzalan 17th Earl of Arundel (age 24).
                
                    210th William Parr (age 40).
                
                    211th Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham (age 19).
                
                    212th Federico Montefeltro (age 51).
                
                    213th Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland (age 25).

Before 1476 William Parr (age 41) and Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1476 [his daughter] Anne Parr was born to William Parr (age 42) and [his wife] Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden.

Around 1483 [his son] Thomas Parr was born to William Parr (age 49) and [his wife] Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden.

Around 1483 [his son] William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton was born to William Parr (age 49) and [his wife] Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden.

Funeral of Edward IV

                    On 17 Apr 1483 the coffin of Edward IV (deceased) was carried to Westminster Abbey [Map] by Edward Stanley 1st Baron Monteagle (age 21), John Savage (age 39), Thomas Wortley (age 50), Thomas Molyneux (age 38), probably John Welles 1st Viscount Welles (age 33) who had married Edward's daughter Cecily), John Cheney 1st Baron Cheyne (age 41), Walter Hungerford (age 19), Guy Wolston (age 50), John Sapcote (age 35), Thomas Tyrrell (age 30), John Risley, Thomas Dacre 2nd Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 15), John Norreys, Louis de Bretelles and John Comyn 4th Lord Baddenoch.
                
                    Those in the procession included:
                
                    Thomas St Leger (age 43), widow of Edward's sister Anne.
                
                    William Parr (age 49).
                
                    John Astley.
                
                    William Stonor (age 33).
                
                    Henry Ferrers (age 40).
                
                    James Radclyffe (age 43).
                
                    George Browne (age 43).
                
                    Gilbert Debenham (age 51).
                
                    John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 58) walked in front of the coffin with Edward's personal arms.
                
                    John Marlow Abbot Bermondsey followed by:
                
                    Bishop Thomas Kempe (age 93).
                
                    Bishop John Hales (age 83) (Bishop of Chester?).
                
                    Bishop Robert Stillington (age 63).
                
                    Bishop Edward Story.
                
                    Bishop Richard Bell.
                
                    Bishop James Goldwell.
                
                    Bishop William Dudley (age 58).
                
                    Bishop John Russell.
                
                    Cardinal John Morton (age 63) (as Bishop of Ely).
                
                    Bishop Edmund Tuchet (age 40) (as Bishop of Rochester).
                
                    Bishop Peter Courtenay, and.
                
                    Bishop Lionel Woodville (age 36).
                
                    Archbishop Thomas Rotherham (age 59) brought up the rear.
                
                    Cardinal Thomas Bourchier (age 65), then Archbishop of Canterbury, took no part due to infirmity.
                
                    John de la Pole 1st Earl Lincoln (age 21); the King's nephew,.
                
                    William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings (age 52).
                
                    Thomas Grey 1st Marquess Dorset (age 28).
                
                    William Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 32) (some sources say Earl of Huntingindon?).
                
                    William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley (age 57).
                
                    Thomas Stanley 1st Earl of Derby (age 48).
                
                    Richard Fiennes 7th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 68).
                
                    John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 82).
                
                    George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Bergavenny (age 43).
                
                    John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet (age 57).
                
                    Walter Devereux Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 51).
                
                    Edward Grey 1st Viscount Lisle (age 51).
                
                    Henry Lovell 9th Baron Marshal 8th Baron Morley (age 7).
                
                    Richard Woodville 3rd Earl Rivers (age 30).
                
                    John Brooke 7th Baron Cobham (age 35).
                
                    Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby (age 50).
                
                    John Bourchier 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby (age 45).
                
                    Thomas Bourchier.
                
                    Thomas Bourchier.