Attention: Age at marriage (November 5, 1440) below 16 years (11).
Executed for Treason
He is married to Eleanor MOLEYNS.
They got married on November 5, 1440, he was 11 years old.
Child(ren):
Lord Moleyns and Hungerford. He m. Eleanor, daughter of Sir William DE MOLEYNS, and was called to parliament as Lord de Moleyns in 1445. He is chiefly remembered through his dispute with John Paston over the possession of the Norfolk manor of Gresham. After losing this case he was taken prisoner in France in 1452, not securing his release until 1459. During the Wars of the Roses he fought for Henry VI., with whom he fled to Scotland. This brought against him a charge of treason. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Hexham, and was executed at Newcastle in May 1464.
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