Sir Walter de Hungerford, KG, Lord Hungerford

1378 - 1449  (71 years)

• Name	Walter de Hungerford
  Born	22 Jun 1378  [2, 5]
  Land/House	1399  [1]
  In consideration of his eminent services obtained, upon the accession of King Henry IV, a grant of £100 per annum to be received out of the lands of Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk.
  Military	Abt 1402  [1]
  He was engaged in the wars in France. For his expenses in those wars, and especially at Calais, were he acquired great honor by encountering a knight of France, he received a further grant of 100 marks per annum payable out of the town and castle of Marlborough in Wiltshire.
  Offices Held	1405  [1, 2, 8]
  He was made the Sheriff of Wiltshire.
  Land/House	Abt 1412  [2]
  In the 13th year of the reign of Henry IV, upon the death of his mother, he had livery of the manors of Heytesbury and Teafount-Ewyas, in Wiltshire; and Farle-Mountfort in Somersetshire.
  Offices Held	1414  [5]
  He was speaker of the House of Commons.
  Offices Held	Oct 1414  [2]
  He was one of the ambassadors nominated to treat for a league with the Emperor Sigismund and was present at the Council of Constance.
  Military	25 Oct 1415  [2, 5, 6]
  He fought at the Battle of Agincourt.
  	Battle of Agincourt
  Offices Held	Abt 1416  [1, 2]
  In the 4th year of the reign of Henry V, he was made the admiral of the fleet under John, Duke of Bedford, and he spent the next two years engaged in the War in France. During the later part of this time, he was the Steward of the King's household. He was granted the Barony of Homet in Normandy for his service at the siege of Roan. In the 9th year of Henry V's reign, he recieved the Castle of Neville and the territory of Breant in Normandy.
  Offices Held	May 1416  [2, 6]
  He was one of the ambassadors nominated to treat with the Archbishop of Cologne.
  Military	Aug 1416  [2, 6, 8]
  He commanded the naval expedition to Harfleur.
  Offices Held	1 Nov 1417  [2, 6]
  He was appointed the Constable of Windsor Castle.
  Knighted	3 May 1421  [2, 4, 6]
  He was installed as a Knight of the Garter.
  Estate Administered	1422  [1]
  He was one of the executors of the will of Henry V.
  Offices Held	From 7 Jan 1425 to 2 Jan 1448  [6]
  He was a Member of Parliament.
  Offices Held	From 1426 to 1432  [1, 6, 7]
  He was appointed the Lord Treasurer of England.
  Offices Held	1431	Paris, Île-de-France, France   [2]
  He was carver at the coronation of Henry VI in Paris.
  Will	1 Jul 1449  [1, 2, 3]
  He made his will. In it he styled himself Lord of Hungerford, Heytesbury, and Homet, which last title he acquired by a grant of the Barony of Homet for his services in the French Wars.
  Died	9 Aug 1449  [2, 3, 5]
  Web References	2019
  Buried	Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England   [1]
  William Hamilton Rogers (1877) wrote as follows concerning the monument: "He was buried with his wife in the Hungerford Chapel in the nave, a beautiful structure composed chiefly of iron and which has since been removed to the choir. Their tombs, joined together and despoiled of their brass effigies, remain in the nave. The matrices exhibit the proportions of a knight on the one and of a lady on the other, both stones were powdered over with sickles and a ledger line outside all. The whole has now disappeared, except the stones in which the brasses were set. Forty shields of arms, according to Hutchins (who minutely describes these chapels previous to their removal) were set round outside exhibiting the various alliances of the family. Among these were Hungerford impaling Strange and Mohun, Peverell, Courtenay, St John, Mules, etc." [8]
  	Tombs of Sir Walter Hungerford and his wife, Katherine Peverell
  Person ID	I7857	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas Hungerford,   d. 3 Dec 1397, England
  Mother	Joan Hussey,   d. 21 Mar 1411, Farley Hungerford, Somersetshire, England
  Married	1376	England
  Family ID	F5650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Katherine Peverell,   c. 1394, Park Hamitilly, Penhale, Cornwall, England ,   bur. Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Married	18 Sep 1402  [2, 5, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He was 24 years - She was 8 years
  Children	1. Walter de Hungerford   2. Robert de Hungerford   3. Edmund de Hungerford + 4. Elizabeth Hungerford,   d. 14 Dec 1476   5. Margaret de Hungerford
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F5523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eleanor Berkeley, Countess of Arundel  [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Married	8 May 1439  [2, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He was 60 years - She was ??
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F8092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Offices Held - 1431 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Buried - - Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Arms of Sir Walter de Hungerford

  
  

• Sources

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