Paternal Family Tree: Lisle
Maternal Family Tree: Bertrade Mainwaring 1197-1246
Before 20th January 1288 [his father] Warin Lisle [aged 25] and [his mother] Alice Montfort Baroness Fitzwalter were married.
On 20th January 1288 Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle was born to Warin Lisle [aged 25] and Alice Montfort Baroness Fitzwalter at Campton, Bedfordshire.
Before 7th December 1296 [his father] Warin Lisle [aged 33] died at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.
On 9th July 1301 Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 13] and Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Lisle [aged 6] were married. They were fourth cousin twice removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
In 1308 [his daughter] Elizabeth Lisle was born to Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 19] and [his wife] Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Lisle [aged 13] at Harewood. She married Edmund Peverell and had issue.
After 10th May 1308 [his step-father] Robert Fitzwalter 1st Baron Fitzwalter [aged 61] and [his mother] Alice Montfort Baroness Fitzwalter were married. She by marriage Baroness Fitzwalter. They were fifth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
In 1311 Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 22] was created 1st Baron Lisle of Rougemont. [his wife] Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Lisle [aged 16] by marriage Baroness Lisle of Rougemont.
Around 3rd May 1318 [his son] John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle was born to Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 30] and [his wife] Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Lisle [aged 23]. He married before 6th May 1336 Maud Grey Baroness Lisle, daughter of Henry Grey 3rd Baron Grey of Wilton, and had issue.
On 16th March 1322 the rebel army led by Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln [aged 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 [aged 52]. Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere [aged 46], Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 34], John Botetort 1st Baron Botetort [aged 57] and John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers [aged 32] fought for the rebels. Roger Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford [aged 22], Nicholas Longford [aged 37], Thomas Plantagenet 2nd Earl of Leicester, 2nd Earl Lancaster, Earl of Salisbury and Lincoln, John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray [aged 35] were captured.
Warin Lisle [aged 51] was hanged after the battle at Pontefract [Map].
Following the battle Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester [aged 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 [aged 22], Ralph Greystoke 1st Baron Greystoke [aged 22], William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby [aged 46], Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 34], Domhnall Mar II Earl of Mar [aged 29] and Peter Saltmarsh [aged 42] fought for the King.
Adam Everingham 1st Baron Everingham of Laxton [aged 43] was captured.
Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex [aged 46] was killed. His son John [aged 15] succeeded 5th Earl Hereford, 4th Earl Essex.
Piers Grandison 2nd Baron Grandison [aged 31] fough for the rebels, and was captured.
Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley [aged 55] surrendered before the battle and was imprisoned in Wallingford Castle [Map] for the rest of his life
John Giffard 2nd Baron Giffard Brimpsfield [aged 34] was captured.
Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March was imprisoned at Tower of London [Map].
After 16th March 1322 Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 34] went on pilgrimage at Santiago de Compostela.
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Before 6th May 1336 [his son] John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle [aged 18] and [his daughter-in-law] Maud Grey Baroness Lisle [aged 18] were married.
In 1339 [his wife] Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Lisle [aged 44] died at Woodburn.
On 4th January 1344 Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle [aged 55] died. He was buried at Greyfriars Church Farringdon Within [Map]. His son John [aged 25] succeeded 2nd Baron Lisle of Rougemont. Maud Grey Baroness Lisle [aged 26] by marriage Baroness Lisle of Rougemont.
Around 1400. Window in the Chicheley Chapel at St Andrew's Church, Wimpole [Map] from the late 14th early 15th Century depicting alliances of the Ufford family (who are thought to have owned the manor of Wimpole before the Chicheleys) and the Plantagenets through the marriage of Ralph Ufford and Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster, daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster .
From top to bottom, left to right:
Tiptoft Arms. The Tiptoft family owned the nearby manor of Harleston.
Avenell Arms. The Avenell family once held a manor in Wimpole.
Telemache Arms.
Ufford Arms. Believed to be the arms of William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk. Note the difference of an annulet argent (white) in the top left corner.
Bohun Arms. Possibly William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton.
Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster 1281 1345 Arms. Possibly Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster although the label doesn't appear to have the fleur de lys of France.
Bassingbourne Arms.
Engaine Arms. John de Engaine lived in Huntingdonshire.
Lisle Arms. Possibly Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle. Robert settled at nearby Rampton.
Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk who married Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk whose father Walter Norwich owned the manor of Cobbs in Wimpole.
Ufford Arms with a label three points. Believed to be Robert Ufford who predeceased his father Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk.
Bassingbourne Arms.
The figure in the middle is believed to represent William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk.
From an original description by James C Powell 1903.
[his daughter] Alice Lisle was born to Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle and Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Lisle. She married Thomas Seymour.
[his son] Robert Lisle was born to Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle and Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Lisle.
[his son] Thomas Lisle was born to Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle and Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Lisle.
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Lisle
Grandfather: Robert Lisle 9 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Fitzgerald 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Fitzgerald 8 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby 
6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Ferrers 6 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil de Braose Countess Derby 
5 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermentrude Ferrers 7 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boclande
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Boclande
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Saye 
father: Warin Lisle 10 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Muscgros
Grandmother: Mabel Muscgros
Robert Lisle 1st Baron Lisle 9 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Montfort 8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thurstan Montfort 4 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adeline Beaumont 
3 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Montfort 5 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thurstan Montfort 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Grandfather: Peter Montfort 7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Cantilupe 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cantilupe Baron
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mabel Cantilupe
mother: Alice Montfort Baroness Fitzwalter 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Audley 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Liulf Audley
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aldgyth Unknown
Great x 2 Grandfather: Adam Audley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mabella Stanley 
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Audley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Emma Fitzorm
Grandmother: Alice Audley
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Mainwaring
Great x 1 Grandmother: Bertrade Mainwaring
