Paternal Family Tree: Mordaunt
1504 Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales
1520 Field of the Cloth of Gold
Before 1475 [his father] John Mordaunt [aged 19] and [his mother] Edith Latimer [aged 24] were married. The date somewhat unreliable. Her first husband John Greene [aged 29] 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?
In 1480 John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt [aged 24] and Edith Latimer [aged 30] at Cople, Bedfordshire.
In 1503 John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 23] educated at Middle Temple.
On 18th February 1504 Henry VIII [aged 12] was created Prince of Wales and 1st Earl Chester. John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 24] was created Knight of the Bath. Richard Empson [aged 54] was knighted.
On 1st September 1504 [his mother] Edith Latimer [aged 54] died at Turvey, Bedfordshire. She was buried at All Saints Church, Turvey [Map].
On 11th September 1504 [his father] John Mordaunt [aged 48] died at Turvey, Bedfordshire. He was buried at All Saints Church, Turvey [Map].
Before 1508 John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 27] and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt were married.
In 1508 [his son] John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 28] and [his wife] Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt. He married (1) before 1538 Ellen Fitzlewis and had issue (2) after 1543 Joan Fermor.
In 1520 [his daughter] Elizabeth Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 40] and [his wife] Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt. She married in or before 1540 Sylvester Danvers and had issue.
Around 1520 [his daughter] Winifred Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 40] and [his wife] Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt. She married in or before 1540 John Cheney and had issue.
In June 1520 Henry VIII [aged 28] hosted Field of the Cloth of Gold at Balinghem [Map].
Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess Dorset [aged 42] carried the Sword of State.
Bishop John Stokesley [aged 45] attended as Henry VIII's chaplain.
Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye [aged 36], Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth [aged 42], Anthony Poyntz [aged 40], William Coffin [aged 25], William "Great" Courtenay [aged 43], Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 37], William Paston [aged 41], William Denys [aged 50], Richard Cecil [aged 25], William Parr 1st Baron Parr of Horton [aged 37], Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 22], John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 40], Henry Guildford [aged 31], Marmaduke Constable [aged 40], William Compton [aged 38], William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy [aged 42], Thomas Cheney [aged 35], Henry Willoughby [aged 69], John Rodney [aged 59], John Marney 2nd Baron Marney [aged 36], William Sidney [aged 38], John de Vere 14th Earl of Oxford [aged 20], John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 49], Edmund Walsingham [aged 40], William Skeffington [aged 55] and Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West [aged 63] attended.
William Carey [aged 20] jousted.
William Sandys 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne [aged 50] organised.
Jane Parker Viscountess Rochford [aged 15] attended.
Thomas Brooke 8th Baron Cobham [aged 50], Robert Willoughby 2nd Baron Willoughby 10th Baron Latimer [aged 48], Anthony Wingfield [aged 33], William Scott [aged 61], Thomas Wriothesley [aged 32], Bishop Thomas Ruthall [aged 48], Margaret Dymoke aka Mistress Coffin [aged 20] and Edward Chamberlayne [aged 36] were present.
In 1529 John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 49] was created 1st Baron Mordaunt. [his wife] Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt by marriage Baroness Mordaunt.
On 15th May 1536 Queen Anne Boleyn [aged 35] tried at the King's Hall in the Tower of London [Map].
Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 63] was appointed Lord High Steward and presided. Henry Howard Earl of Surrey [aged 20] attended. Henry Pole 1st Baron Montagu [aged 44] was one of the judges. Elizabeth Browne Countess of Worcester [aged 34] was the principal witness.
The jurors were:
Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 52].
Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln [aged 24].
Thomas Fiennes 9th Baron Dacre Gilsland [aged 21].
George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 49].
Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland [aged 44].
John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 56].
Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 38].
Henry Parker 11th Baron Marshal 10th Baron Morley [aged 55].
Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby [aged 27].
Thomas Stanley 2nd Baron Monteagle [aged 28].
John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 65].
Thomas Wentworth 1st Baron Wentworth [aged 35].
Henry Somerset 2nd Earl of Worcester [aged 40].
Henry Percy 5th Earl of Northumberland.
Thomas Burgh 7th Baron Cobham 5th Baron Strabolgi 1st Baron Burgh [aged 48].
Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 40].
William Fitzalan 11th or 18th Earl of Arundel [aged 60].
Henry Fitzalan 12th or 19th Earl of Arundel [aged 24].
Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley Walden [aged 48].
Edward Powers Lord Powers.
William Sandys 1st Baron Sandys of the Vyne [aged 66].
Thomas Ware.
Andrew Windsor 1st Baron Windsor [aged 69].
George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham [aged 39].
She was found guilty and sentenced to be beheaded. John Spelman [aged 56] signed the death warrant.
After Anne's trial her brother George Boleyn Viscount Rochford [aged 33] was also tried and found guilty.
On 12th November 1537 Queen Jane Seymour [deceased] was buried in the Henry VIII Vault in St George's Chapel in Windsor [Map].
Queen Mary I of England and Ireland [aged 21] was Chief Mourner.
Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 60], Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 53], John Gage [aged 58], Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk [aged 20], Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 64], Thomas Manners 1st Earl of Rutland [aged 45], Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland [aged 39], Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 54], John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford [aged 66], Bishop Robert Parfew aka Warton and Henry Courtenay 1st Marquess Exeter [aged 41] attended.
John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 57] carried the banner.
Before 1538 [his son] John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt [aged 29] and [his daughter-in-law] Ellen Fitzlewis [aged 15] were married.
In or before 1540 [his son-in-law] Sylvester Danvers [aged 21] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Mordaunt [aged 19] were married.
In or before 1540 [his son-in-law] John Cheney [aged 24] and [his daughter] Winifred Mordaunt [aged 19] were married.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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After 1543 [his son] John Mordaunt 2nd Baron Mordaunt [aged 35] and [his daughter-in-law] Joan Fermor [aged 27] were married.
Before 1561 [his wife] Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt died.
On 8th July 1561 [his daughter] Elizabeth Mordaunt [aged 41] died.
On 8th July 1561 [his daughter] Winifred Mordaunt [aged 41] died.
On 18th August 1562 John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [aged 82] died at Bedford, Bedfordshire [Map]. His son John [aged 54] succeeded 2nd Baron Mordaunt.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 3rd September 1562. The sam tyme they be-gane to make for my lord Mordant [deceased] in Bedfordshyre furst a standard and a gret baner of armes, and (blank) banar-rolles and vj skochyons of armes of [silk,] and of bokeram (blank) dosen, and of paper (blank) dosen skochyons, and a targett, sword, helme, and crest, mantylls and (blank) dosen of sylke, and a cott armur, and grett skochyons of armes for the herse [of] past [paste] papur, and goodly bordurs rond abowt the herse.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 16th September 1562. The xvj day of September was bered my lady [Note. A mistake for Lord!] Mordantt [deceased] in the conte of Bedford [Map].
Note. P. 292. Funeral of lord (not lady) Mordaunt. John first lord Mordaunt, summoned to parliament in 1558, died 28 Aug. 1562, at Turvey, co. Bedford, where he was buried, and a sumptuous monument erected with effigies of himself and lady, of which there is an engraving in Halstead's Genealogies, fol. 1785, p 593.
On 16th September 1562 John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt [deceased] was buried at All Saints Church, Turvey [Map].
A curious monument to John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt and [his former wife] Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt with effigies that appear correct for the time of death, Elizabethan Period, whereas the surrounding monument appears a hundred years later. The carving of his head and torso also appear somewhat out of date. No explanation for his missing right foot. Sculpted by T Kirkby.
Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt: she was born to Henry Vere. Before 1508 John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt and she were married. In 1529 John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt was created 1st Baron Mordaunt. She by marriage Baroness Mordaunt. Before 1561 she died.
The Mordaunt Crest has changed to a Blackamoor's Head.
[his daughter] Edith Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt.
[his son] Edmund Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt.
[his daughter] Anne Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt.
[his daughter] Dorothy Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Before 1479 John Greene and [his mother] Edith Latimer were married.
[his son] William Mordaunt was born to John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Mordaunt.
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings France: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Grandfather: William Mordaunt 
father: John Mordaunt
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Peake
Grandmother: Margaret Peake
John Mordaunt 1st Baron Mordaunt 17 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Latimer 11 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Latimer 12 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Latimer 13 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Latimer 14 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Grandfather: Nicholas Latimer 15 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
mother: Edith Latimer 16 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Hody
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hody
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cole of Nitheway in Brixham
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Cole
Grandmother: Joan Hody
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Jewel of Whitfield, Wiveliscombe, Somerset
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Jewel
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Pillesden of Pilsdon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Alice de Pillesden
