John Arundell (1421–1473)

Sir John Arundell, born in Bideford, Devon in about 1421, son of John Arundell, Esq. by Margaret Burghersh, widow of Sir John Grenveville and daughter of Sir John Burghersh.[1] He became the largest free tenant in Cornwall. He was Sheriff of Cornwall and admiral of Cornwall, and a general for Henry VI in his French wars, but was attainted in 1483.[2]

Sir John Arundell VII
Born	circa 1421 Bideford, Devon
Died	1473 Lanherne, Cornwall
Noble family	Arundell of Lanherne
Spouse(s)	1st, Elizabeth de Morley 2nd, Katherine Chideocke
Issue Anne Arundell, Lady Tyrrell Catherine Arundell Elizabeth Arundell, Baroness Daubeney Thomasine Arundell, Baroness Marney Margaret Arundell, Lady Capel Ellen Arundell Dorothy Arundell Jane Arundell Sir Thomas Arundell
Father	Sir John Arundell
Mother	Margaret Burghersh
Occupation	Sheriff of Cornwall

Career

He was knighted by Edward IV in 1463 and fought at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.[3]

Ancestry

Ancestors of John Arundell (1421–1473)

Sir John Arundell John Arundel V Elizabeth Carminow John Arundell of Lanherne Sir William Luscot Joan Luscote ? John Arundell VI William Lambourne Sir William Lambourne Joanna Lansladrou Annorah Lambourne Ralph le Soor Joan le Soor ? John Arundell VII (1421 - 1473) Robert de Burghersh (d. 1306), Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports John de Burghersh ? Sir John de Burghersh of Ewelme, Oxon Edmund Bacon Maud Bacon Joan de Broase Margaret Burghersh Jamania / Ismania de Hanham

Marriage and issue

He married, firstly, Elizabeth de Morley, daughter of Thomas de Morley, 5th Baron Morley. They had one child;

• Anne Arundell, who married Sir James Tyrrell, best known for allegedly confessing to the murders of the Princes in the Tower under the orders of King Richard III of England.

He married secondly, Katherine Chideocke, the widow of William Stafford, on 5 March 1451. They had eight children;

• Catherine Arundell
• Elizabeth Arundell (m. Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney)
• Thomasine Arundell (m. Sir Henry Marney, KG, 1st Baron Marney of Leyre-Marney)
• Margaret Arundell (m. Sir William Capel, Lord Mayor of London)
• Ellen Arundell
• Dorothy Arundell
• Jane Arundell
• Sir Thomas Arundell

John Arundell died in November 1473 at Lanherne, in Cornwall.

See also

• Arundell family

References

1. Dictionary of National Biography: John Burghersh
2. "Arundell of Cornwall (DNB00) - Wikisource, the free online library". En.wikisource.org. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
3. Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition By Douglas Richardson (page 421)