Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney
Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney, KG PC (1 June 1451 – 21 May 1508)[1] was an English soldier, diplomat, courtier and politician.
Origins
Giles Daubeney was the eldest son and heir of Sir William Daubeney (1424-1460/1) of South Ingelby in Lincolnshire, and
Career
In 1475 he went over to France with
He was consulted before anyone else by
Under Henry VII
His fortunes were revived when Henry became King Henry VII in 1485. His attainder was reversed in Henry's first parliament, and he became a
On 15 December 1486 he was named at the head of a major embassy to treat for a league with
Military operations
In 1489 he crossed to Calais, raised the siege of Diksmuide, and took Ostend from the French. In 1490 he was sent to the Duchess Anne in Brittany to arrange the terms of a treaty against France, and later in the year he was appointed commander of a body of troops sent to her assistance. In June 1492, Brittany having now lost her independence, he was again sent over to France, but this time as ambassador, with Foxe, then bishop of Bath and Wells, to negotiate a treaty of peace with Charles VIII. No settlement, however, was arrived at, and the king four months later invaded France and besieged Boulogne. The French then at once agreed to treat, and Daubeney was commissioned to arrange a treaty with the Sieur des Querdes, which was concluded at Étaples on 3 November.
In 1495, after the execution of
In 1497 the king had prepared an army to invade Scotland to punish
Later life
In 1500 Daubeney accompanied Henry VII to Calais, and was present at his meeting with the
He had in his will appointed Westminster Abbey as his place of sepulture, and his body rests now under a monument in St Paul's chapel (Westminster Abbey) with alabaster effigies of himself and his wife by his side.[4] A Latin epitaph was written for him by Bernard André, and may have been inscribed on his tomb.
Family
His wife Elizabeth, was a daughter of
Notes
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (March 2014) |
- ^ Cokayne 1916, pp. 102–5.
- ^ Cokayne, The Complete Peerage, new edition, Vol.IV, p.102
- History of Parliament biog.[1]
- ^ a b c "Giles Daubeney". www.westminster-abbey.org. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ The mastership of the king's harthounds had been granted to him on 12 October before. He had also the offices of constable of Winchester Castle, constable of Bristol Castle, steward of the lands of the duchy of Lancaster in Hampshire and Dorset, steward of the lands of the earldom of Salisbury in Somerset, and various minor appointments given him about the same time.
References
- Cokayne, George Edward (1916). Gibbs, Vicary (ed.). The Complete Peerage. Vol. IV (2nd ed.). London: St. Catherine Press.
- Luckett, Dominic. "Daubeney family". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52785. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Gunn, S. J. "Daubeney, Giles". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7185. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Luckett, Dominic (1995), "Crown Patronage and Political Morality in Early Tudor England: The Case of Giles, Lord Daubeney", English Historical Review, 110 (437): 578–95,
Attribution This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gairdner, James (1888). "Daubeney, Giles". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 14. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 90–92. Endnotes:
- Burke's Extinct and Dormant Peerage
- Collinson's Somerset, iii. 109
- Polydore Vergil
- Hall's Chronicle
- Gairdner's Memorials of Henry VII
- Gairdner's Letters, &c. of Richard III and Henry VII
- Leland's Collectanea, iv. 230, 236, 238, 240, 245, 247, 259, 260
- Spanish Calendar, vol. i.
- Venetian Calendar, vol. i.
- Campbell's Materials for the Reign of Henry VII
- Halliwell's Letters, i. 179
- Anstis's History of the Garter
- Will (Bennett, 16) in Somerset House