Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf
Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf (22 December 1369 – 19 February 1408)[1] was an English baron who was the Lord of Wormegay in Norfolk, of Shelford and Stoke Bardolph in Nottinghamshire, and of Hallaton (Hallughton) in Leicestershire, among others, and was "a person of especial eminence in his time".[2]
A supporter of the rebellion of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, against King Henry IV of England after the death of Percy's son Harry Hotspur, he died from wounds received at the Battle of Bramham Moor.
Life
The eldest son of William Bardolf, 4th Baron Bardolf of Wormegay and his wife Agnes de Poynings, Thomas inherited his father's titles as the 5th Baron Bardolf. He was summoned to the Parliament of England from 12 September 1390 to 25 August 1404.
He joined
Finally, in 1408, at the Battle of Bramham Moor, the rebels suffered a total defeat. Northumberland was slain, and Lord Bardolf was "so much hurt" that he died of his wounds soon after.
Bardolf had married Avicia (or Amice),[1] daughter of Ralph de Cromwell, 2nd Baron Cromwell. He left two daughters, Anne and Joan, his co-heirs. However, his honours and lands had already been forfeited to the Crown by attainder.
Aftermath
The estates were divided between
Also, on "27 April 1407. The King to the
Arms
Bardolf’s coat of arms was blazoned Azure, three cinquefoils, or, meaning three gold cinquefoil flowers on a blue shield.
Notes
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- ^ Banks, T.C., The Dormant & Extinct Baronage of England &c., from the Norman Conquest to the year 1806, London, 1808, vol II: 28.
- Roger de Clifford, 5th Baron Clifford, who was sheriff of both Westmoreland and Cumberland and governor of Carlisle Castle.
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- ^ Bain, Joseph, editor, Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland, vol.iv, 1357 - 1508, Edinburgh, 1888, p.150, number 732.
References
- Burke, Sir Bernard, Norroy King of Arms, The Extinct Peerage of England, Ireland, and Scotland, p. 22-23.
- Burke, Messrs., John and John Bernard, The Extinct & Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, 2nd edition, 1841, p. 594.
- Bulwer, Brigadier-General, editor, The Visitation of Norfolk, 1563, Norwich, 1895, p. 270, where he is designated "Thomas Bardolf of Spixworth, Knight".