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Personal data Sir Richard Pigot 

  • He was born in the year 1401 in Clotherham, Yorkshire, England.
  • He died on December 30, 1460 in Battle of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, he was 59 years old.
  • He is buried on January 1, 1461 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
  • A child of Geoffrey Pigot and Johanna de Ledes
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Sir Richard Pigot

(1) He is married to Lady Alicia Fennel.

They got married in the year 1423 at Clotherholme, Ripon, West Riding, he was 22 years old.


(2) He is married to Joan Darrel.

They got married before 1447 at Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sir Richard Pigot

Randolph Pigot
1334-1404
Joan de Clotheram
± 1351-1420
Roger de Leeds
1346-1437
Jane de Tilli
± 1350-????

Sir Richard Pigot
1401-1460

(1) 1423

Lady Alicia Fennel
1401-1460

(2) < 1447

Joan Darrel
± 1405-1510


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Historical events

Day of death December 30, 1460

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1460: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 4 » Basel University is founded.
    • June 26 » Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, and Edward, Earl of March, land in England with a rebel army and march on London.
    • July 10 » Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, defeats the king's Lancastrian forces and takes King Henry VI prisoner in the Battle of Northampton.
    • December 30 » Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.

Day of burial January 1, 1461

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1461: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 2 » Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England.
    • March 4 » Wars of the Roses in England: Lancastrian King Henry VI is deposed by his House of York cousin, who then becomes King Edward IV.
    • March 29 » Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses.
    • June 28 » Edward, Earl of March, is crowned King Edward IV of England.
    • August 7 » The Ming dynasty Chinese military general Cao Qin stages a coup against the Tianshun Emperor.
    • August 15 » The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmed II. This is regarded by some historians as the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered.


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