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Lord Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland John Sutton, VI

Male 1400 - 1487  (86 years)


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  1. 1.  Lord Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland John Sutton, VI was born 25 Dec 1400, Barton Under Needwood, Staffordshire, England (son of John Sutton, V and Constance); died 30 Sep 1487.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 13769

    Notes:

    John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley (December 25, 1400 - September 30, 1487), was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1428-30.
    He was born at Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, became 1st Baron Dudley and a Knight of the Garter, and died at Stafford, Staffordshire.
    His Father was John Sutton Vth.
    John 1st Baron Dudley married Elizabeth de Berkeley of Beverstone, sometime after March 14, 1420. The sons of Dudley by this marriage were:
    Edmund Sutton,
    John Sutton Dudley Kt. of Atherington.
    William Dudley Bishop Of Durham: (1476-1483)
    Oliver Dudley.
    As Lord Steward in 1422 he brought home the body of King Henry V to England, and was chief mourner and standard bearer at his funeral. He fought in several campaigns throughout the period of the wars with France and was a resolute defender of the House of Lancaster early on in the Wars of the Roses, but changed his allegiance for political safety along with many others later on.
    Dudley was summoned to Parliament from February 15, 1440, by writs directed: 'Johanni de Sutton de Duddeley militi', whereby he obtained a Barony by writ as Lord Dudley. He was the first of his family to adopt the surname of Dudley as an alias for Sutton. "John Dudley, Knyght, Lord Dudley" died testate in his 87th year. His will is dated August 17, 1487.
    The barony was inherited by his son, Edmund de Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley, whose son was Edward 2nd lord Dudley.
    Battle of St Albans 1455
    Found amongst the Lancastrian army at the first Battle of St Albans on 22 May 1455 were John Sutton of Dudley, Worcestershire and his son Edmund Sutton of Dudley, Worcestershire. Lord Dudley was taken prisoner along with King Henry VI.
    Battle of Blore Heath 1459
    Dudley was present at the Battle of Blore Heath on September 23, 1459, along with his son Edmund Sutton. Dudley was wounded and captured.
    Battle of Towton 1461
    Lord Dudley was rewarded after the battle for his participation on the side of Edward, Earl of March, son of Richard, Duke of York. On June 28 of that year, Edward IV was proclaimed King in London.
    Battle of Bosworth Field 1485
    Following the battle, Dudley was created Sheriff of Sussex by the new King Henry VII.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sutton,_1st_Baron_Dudley

    John married Elizabeth De Berkeley Aft 14 Mar 1420. Elizabeth (daughter of John Berkeley) was born 1400, Beverstone, Gloucestershire, England; died 8 Dec 1478, Dudley, West Midlands, England. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Edmund Sutton was born 1425, Dudley, West Midlands, England; died Aft 6 Jul 1483.
    2. John Sutton Dudley
    3. William Dudley
    4. Oliver Dudley

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Sutton, V was born 1380, Coleshill, Warwickshire, England (son of John Sutton, IV and Joanna De Clinton); died 29 Aug 1406.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 13768

    John — Constance. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Constance (daughter of Walter Blount and Sancha De Ayala).

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    • Reference Number: 3174

    Children:
    1. 1. John Sutton, VI was born 25 Dec 1400, Barton Under Needwood, Staffordshire, England; died 30 Sep 1487.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Sutton, IV was born 6 Dec 1361, Coleshill, Warwickshire, England (son of John Sutton, III and Katherine De Stafford); died 10 Mar 1395.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 13767

    John — Joanna De Clinton. Joanna (daughter of John De Clinton) was born Abt 1362. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Joanna De Clinton was born Abt 1362 (daughter of John De Clinton).

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    • Reference Number: 3760

    Children:
    1. 2. John Sutton, V was born 1380, Coleshill, Warwickshire, England; died 29 Aug 1406.

  3. 6.  Walter Blount

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    • Reference Number: 1844

    Walter — Sancha De Ayala. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Sancha De Ayala (daughter of Diego Gomez De Toledo).

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 3712

    Children:
    1. 3. Constance


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Sutton, III was born 1339, Malpas, Chester, England (son of John Sutton, II and Isabel De Cherleton); died Abt 1370.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 13766

    John married Katherine De Stafford 25 Dec 1357. Katherine (daughter of Ralph De Stafford and Margaret De Audley) was born 1347, Staffordshire, England; died 1361. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Katherine De Stafford was born 1347, Staffordshire, England (daughter of Ralph De Stafford and Margaret De Audley); died 1361.

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    • Reference Number: 3881

    Children:
    1. 4. John Sutton, IV was born 6 Dec 1361, Coleshill, Warwickshire, England; died 10 Mar 1395.

  3. 10.  John De Clinton

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 3761

    Children:
    1. 5. Joanna De Clinton was born Abt 1362.

  4. 14.  Diego Gomez De Toledo

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 3896

    Children:
    1. 7. Sancha De Ayala