Walter Manny, 1st Baron Manny
Walter Manny, 1st Baron Manny | |
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| Born | c. 1310 |
| Died | 14 or 15 January 1372 Anne Manny |
| Father | Jean de Borgne |
| Mother | Jeanne de Jenlain |
Walter Manny (or Mauny), 1st Baron Manny, KG (c. 1310 – 14 or 15 January 1372[1]), soldier of fortune and founder of the Charterhouse, was from Masny in Hainault, from whose counts he claimed descent. He was a patron and friend of Froissart, in whose chronicles his exploits have a conspicuous and probably an exaggerated place.[2]
Ancestry and early life
Born about 1310, Walter Manny was the fourth of five sons[1] of Jean "le Borgne" de Masny and Jeanne de Jenlain. His father, who was Lord of Masny (situated some twelve miles west of Valenciennes), was slain in 1324 at La Réole near Bordeaux. In 1346 Walter recovered his father's body, and had it sent to Valenciennes for burial in the church of the Cordeliers. Jean le Borgne's epitaph refers to his son Walter as one "qui fut merveilles en armes aux gueres des Anglois".[3]
Manny entered the service
In December 1327, Manny came to England as a page in the household of Edward III's bride, Philippa of Hainault, Count William's daughter.[1] Froissart describes him as the Queen's esquire carver, and Keeper of the Queen's Greyhounds.[3]
Military career
Manny played a distinguished role in the Scottish wars of Edward III, being present at the Battle of Dupplin Moor and the Siege of Berwick.[1] He captured the pirate John Crabbe, whose expertise in fighting at sea would become of great value to the king.
In 1337 Manny was appointed Admiral of the Northern Seas, and in the following year accompanied King Edward to the continent, where in the campaigns of the next few years he proved himself one of the boldest and ablest of the English king's military commanders.[2] He distinguished himself at the Battle of Sluys.[4]
Manny figured prominently in the defense of
In 1346, after the Breton War of Succession, Manny was captured, despite having been offered safe conduct, and thrown into prison at
In 1347, he bought the parish of Tunstall, Kent.[8]
Manny also took part in the campaigns of the
Philanthropy
Manny is remembered for his share in the foundation of the
Family
At the beginning of 1354, Manny married
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Sumption 2004.
- ^ a b c d e One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Manny, Sir Walter de Manny, Baron de". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 591.
- ^ a b c Cokayne 1932, p. 571.
- ^ Hendriks, Lawrence. The London Charterhouse, London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1889, p. 19
- ^ Mortimer, Ian (2008). The Perfect King The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation. Vintage. pp. 204–205.
- ^ Mortimer (2008), pp.252–253
- ^ Froissart, John (1844). The Chronicles of England, France and Spain. London: William Smith. pp. 192–5.
- ^ Hasted, Edward (1798). "Parishes". The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. 6. Institute of Historical Research: 80–98. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Beltz 1841, p. cli.
- ^ Davies 1921, pp. 318–19.
- ^ Knowles & Grimes 1954, pp. 48–49, 87–92.
References
- Beltz, George Frederick (1841). Memorials of the Order of the Garter. London: William Pickering. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- Cokayne, George Edward (1932). The Complete Peerage, edited by Vicary Gibbs. Vol. VIII. London: St. Catherine Press.
- Davies, Gerald S. (1921). Charterhouse in London: Monastery, Mansion, Hospital, School. London: John Murray. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- Knowles, David; Grimes, W.F. (1954). Charterhouse: the medieval foundation in the light of recent discoveries. London: Longmans, Green & Co.
- Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G. (ed.). Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Vol. II (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City. ISBN 978-1449966348.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Sumption, Jonathan (2004). "Mauny, Sir Walter (c. 1310–1372)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17985. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
Bibliography
- Oeuvres de Froissart, I. Chroniques, edited by Baron Kervyn de Lettenhove(Brussels, 1867–1877)
- Globe edition of Froissart's Chronicles (Eng. trans., London, 1895)
- Chronicon Angliae 1323-1388, edited by Rolls series64, London, 1874)
- Philip Bearcroft, An Historical Account of Thomas Sutton and of his Foundation in Charterhouse (London, 1737)
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