HUNGERFORD, Sir Edmund

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• Name	HUNGERFORD, Edmund
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	9 Oct 1409	Down Ampeny, Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Mar 1484	Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England
  Burial	Apr 1484
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  Father	HUNGERFORD, Baron Walter ,   b. 22 Jun 1378, Hungerford, Berkshire, England Hungerford, Berkshire, Englandd. 9 Aug 1449, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 71 years)
  Mother	PEVERELL, Baroness Katherine ,   b. Mar 1382, Park Hamatethy, Penhale, Cornwall, England Park Hamatethy, Penhale, Cornwall, Englandd. 14 Jun 1426, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	Bef 18 Sep 1402	Penhale, Cornwall, England
  Family ID	F23665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BURNELL, Margaret
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  SIR EDMUND HUNGERFORD OF DOWN AMPNEY was born 9 October 1409, in Farleigh Castle, Farleigh, Hungerford, Somerset, England to Sir Knight Walter (MP; 1st Baron of Hungerford) Hungerford (1378-1449) Walter Hungerford, the 1st Baron Hungeford, was the son of Thomas Hungerford and Joan, daughter of Sir Edmund Hussey. He was Speaker of Parliament in 1414, and Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. He was a soldier during the Hundred Year’s War, distinguishing himself at Calais in 1406, and fought in the battle of Agincourt in 1415. For his many services, he was granted lordship and the castle of Hommet in Normandy. He was installed Knight of the Garter 3 May 1421. The Hungerford barony was created in 1426. He was Steward to the Household of Henry V and later, to Henry VI. He was an executor of the will of Henry V and was on the Council of Regency 1n 1422 and Lord High Treasurer 1426-1432. He was Constable of Windsor Castle in 1447. He was buried in Salisbury Cathedral. and Katherine Peverell (1382-1426.) He married Margaret Burnell before 8 November 1416. Sir Edmund Hungerford died 26 March 1484 of Down Ampney, Gloucester, England, age 75. bataille de Verneuil, par Martial d'Auvergne, enluminure issue de l'ouvrage Vigiles de Charles VII, Paris, France, XV°siècle. Somerset County, England SirEdwardHungerfordBustHungerfordMarket Farleigh Hungerford Castle A north view of Farleigh Castle in 1733 from an engraving by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck. The beginning of its decay is evident in the two towers on the right of the picture. • Farleigh Castle stood four miles west of Trowbridge and was situated on a ledge of terrace of a rocky eminence at the foot of which ran the river Frome. Henry Bayntun purchased the castle in 1686 from the Hungerford family and resided there for a few years prior to this death in 1691. Farleigh Hungerford Castle was built sometime between 1370 and 1380 by Sir Thomas Hungerford, of Heytesbury – the first Speaker of the House of Commons (c1377). His family and their descendants continued to live here for nearly 300 years and were much connected with Wiltshire. They were one of the richest families in England for many years and owned land from Farleigh to as far as Salisbury. Sir Thomas Hungerford served as Steward of the Household of John of Gaunt and Bailiff for the Bishop of Salisbury. He bought Farleigh Monford House in Somerset in 1369 and transformed it into Farleigh Hungerford Castle. He was knighted in 1377 and became Speaker of "The Bad Parliament" through the patronage of his friend John of Gaunt, the First Duke of Lancaster. He was also Sheriff of Wiltshire (1355 - 1360). At that time, Farleigh Castle comprised of four lofty towers, 60 feet high, and two embattled gatehouses as part of its fortifications with high embattled walls and a moat and a drawbridge thrown across it. It was a strong fortress, set on a steep hill, with a stream at the rear. But Sir Thomas had neglected to procure the Royal Licence to execute these works and was obliged to pay a fine of 1000 Marks to King Richard II as a conditional pardon. He was married to Joan Hussey, the daughter and co-heiress of Sir Edmund Hussey of Holbrook and died on the 3rd December 1398. Sir Thomas was buried in the Chapel of St. Anne, the parish chapel outside the castle. His wife, Joan, died on the 1st March 1412 and was buried beside him. He was succeeded by his son, Sir Walter. This Sir Walter Hungerford was known as the First Lord Hungerford. His principal residence was Heytesbury and he was married to Catherine Peverill, the daughter and heiress of Thomas Peverill. He was Lord High Treasurer of England (1426 - 1432) and First Lord Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. He was also Sheriff of Wiltshire (1404 - 1407). Like his father, he was also Speaker of the House of Commons and in 1426 was admitted to the House of Lords as Baron Hungerford. He distinguished himself in the French wars of Henry V, especially at Calais, and was rewarded for his services by a grant of 100 Marks per annum, payable out of the town and Castle of Marlborough. He fought at Agincourt and at the Siege of Rouen and was the Executor of Henry V's will and a Member of Council under Henry VI. In his time at Farleigh he greatly enlarged the outer court of Farleigh Castle, enclosing the parish church. When he died on the 9th August 1449 he was succeeded by his son, Robert. Robert Hungerford was the 2nd Baron Hungerford and was married to Margaret Botreaux, the daughter of William Botreaux of the ancient Cornish family of that name. Like his father, he was a staunch supporter of the House of Lancaster and befitted the descendant of a Steward of John of Gaunt and proudly wore the collar of SSs of that House. He was taken prisoner after the battle of Hexham and later beheaded on the 18th May 1459. He was buried in the Hungerford Chapel in Salisbury Cathedral and was succeeded by his son, who was also called Robert. This Robert Hungerford was known as Baron Hungerford and Lord Moleyns by right of his wife. He was married to Eleanor, the daughter of William Lord Moleyns. While fighting abroad he was captured at Castillon in 1453 – the very last battle of the Hundred Years' War – and imprisoned for seven years in France. When he returned to England, he joined the Lancastrian army in the Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1485), but was again taken prisoner at the Battle of Hexham in 1464 and was attained. As a result, by a Bill of Attainer, King Edward IV declared Robert Hungerford guilty of treason, and without the inconvenience of any trial, his estates were forfeited to the Crown and he was beheaded in 1464 for his support of the Lancastrian cause. His body was laid to rest in Salisbury Cathedral. His eldest son, Thomas Hungerford, supported Edward IV but afterwards falling off, and endeavouring the restoration of King Henry VI, he was seized on and tried for his life at Salisbury, where he was judged a traitor and beheaded in 1469. For almost 20 years Farleigh was crown property. Then in 1483 King Edward granted Farleigh Castle to his brother, Richard, the Duke of Gloucester – later King Richard III, who in turn, granted it to John Howard, Duke of Norfolk. However when King Richard was defeated by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, John Howard lost his life at the same battle. Sir Walter Hungerford of Heytesbury and Farley, a nephew of the above mentioned Sir Robert Hungerford, the last proprietor of Farleigh, was knighted on the same battlefield by Henry VII and a year later he recovered Farleigh Castle in 1486 when the King gave it back to the Hungerford family. He had been an Esquire of the Body of Edward IV and had served under him in France in 1475, appointed Lieutenant of Dover Castle in 1472 and Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1510 and served as a Privy Councillor. He was married to Jane Bulstrode, the daughter of William Bulstrode and when he died in 1516 he was buried in Farleigh Castle and was succeeded by his son, Sir Edward. This Sir Edward Hungerford was Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1517 and was married three times. When he died, just six years after his father in 1522, he left his estate to his widow, Agnes, but she was arrested and hanged at Tyburn in 1523 on a charge of arranging the murder of her previous husband, John Cotell, after she strangled him and burnt his remains in the kitchen furnace. Sir Edward was succeeded by his son, Walter. Like his father, Walter Hungerford was married three times. His first wife was Susan Danvers, the sister of Lucy Danvers who was married to Sir Henry Bayntun of Bromham House, Wiltshire and the daughter of Sir John Danvers, of Dauntsey, Wiltshire. After the death of his first wife he married Alice Sandys, the daughter of William, Lord Sandys in 1527 but she was accused of poisoning her husband some years later and hanged, along with one of her servants. In 1533 he was remarried, for the third time, to Elizabeth, the daughter of John Lord Hussey and in the same year he was made Sheriff of Wiltshire. He is said to have abused Elizabeth terribly and he imprisoned her for more than three years in the south-west tower of the castle, with little to eat or drink, allowing her to see no one but his chaplain. This tower is still standing and since then has been known as 'The Lady Tower'. Upon her release from imprisonment in 1536 she was driven to appeal to Thomas Cromwell for protection, fearing she might be locked up again and claimed he had tried to poison her on a number of occasions. Cromwell however ignored her plea, seeking to protect her husband who was his friend. In fact Cromwell suggested he be rewarded and the same year Sir Walter was made Lord Hungerford of Heytesbury, with the right to sit in the House of Lords and a 'Squire of the Body' to Henry VIII. But his favour at Court did not last long and he was charged with treason in 1540. The same year his friend Oliver Cromwell also fell from power and they were both beheaded on Tower Hill, the same day, on the 28th July 1540. He therefore lost his Manors in Chippenham, Sheldon and Lowdon and a very considerable number of good Wiltshire manors elsewhere – not to mention Farleigh Castle. As a result, and for the second time, Farleigh Castle passed to the King and the lands were passed onto Sir Thomas Seymour. However Seymour was also beheaded for treason in 1549 and in 1554 Queen Mary restored Farleigh back to Walter's eldest son, Sir Walter Hungerford, later called 'The Knight of Farleigh'. The main entrance to the castle (pictured left) as it stands today. This Sir Walter Hungerford was Sheriff of Wiltshire (1557, 1572, 1581 and 1587). He was married to Anne Bassett but later remarried Anne Dormer, the daughter of Sir William Dormer. He accused his second wife of adultry and attempted poisoning her, however the charges were dismissed. But rather than pay the legal fees, he went to prison instead. He died in 1596 without