John de Cherleton, 1st Baron of Cherleton

John Charlton (also Charleton, Cherleton or Charlestone), 1st Baron Charlton of Powys (1268–1353) came from a family of minor landowners near Wellington, Shropshire. He was the son of Robert Charlton (and elder brother to Alan, and Thomas, Bishop of Hereford of Apley castle near Wrockwardine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Charlton,_1st_Baron_Charlton

Family

He married Hawise de la Pole, "The Lady of Powys" who had been orphaned as a child and brought up as a ward of the English Court. Her uncles had conspired to deprive her of her Welsh inheritance, but Hawise had appealed to King Edward, found a champion in John de Charlton and married him, enabling John Charlton title to his wife's property according to English law. John de Charlton received livery of Powys Castle, becoming a powerful figure in the court of Edward ll. Hawise de la Pole inherited the lordship in 1309. She married John Charleton, and their descendants owned the lordship until the late 16th century.

He was succeeded by his son John Charleton, 2nd Baron Cherleton. A daughter, Isabella, married John Sutton II. Their descendant Edmund Sutton would marry Joyce Tiptoft, daughter of Joyce de Cherleton, co-heiress of Edward Charleton, 5th Baron Cherleton, last to hold the title Baron Cherleton.

Primary Sources

13 April 1319 Kirkham
Licence for John de Cherleton and Hawisia, his wife, to grant to Master Thomas de Cherleton, king's clerk, their reversions in two parts of the manor of Grenehalle and of the land of Megheyn Ughcoyt, and Moghnanf Ughraider in the Marches of Wales, held in chief, and which Peter Giffard and Ela his wife hold in dower of the said Ela of the inheritance of the said Hawisia, and also of the remaining third part of the said manor and lands, which Sybil, late the wife of Louis de la Pole, holds in dower of the same inheritance ; licence also for the said Thomas to regrant the same reversions to the said John and Hawisia for their lives, with remainder, and to John son of John de Cherleton and Matilda his wife and the heirs of the body of the said John son of John, and failing such issue to Owen (Amheno) son of John de Cherleton and the heirs of his body, to Edward son of John de Cherleton and the heirs of his body, to Humphrey son of John de Cherleton and the heirs of his body and finally to the right heirs of the said Hawisia. By p.s.
Source: Calendar of the patent rolls preserved in the Public Record Office: Edward II, A.D. 1307-1327. Page 327

See Peter Batrum, http://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/5572/Bleddyn%... (May 6, 2017; Anne Brannen, curator)

• John de Cherleton

John de Charleton, (or Charlton) 1st Lord Cherleton of Powys (born 1268 died 1353) came from a family of minor landowners near Wellington, Shropshire. He was the son of Robert de Charleton (and elder brother to Alan[1]%29 of Apley castle near Wrockwardine[2] [3][4].

He had entered the service of the crown as a page, and when Prince Edward became king, Charleton remained in the royal household. He was recorded as a king's yeoman on 18th September 1307 and was styled as a knight shortly afterwards. In January 1308 he accompanied the king to France for his wedding, and in 1309 served in Ireland. He held the post of Chamberlain in the Royal Household before 1314, although the importance of the post is unclear.[5]

On 26th July 1309 he married Hawise Gadarn (the Hardy), heiress of the Lordship of Powys from her father the last Prince of Powys Owen de la Pole. Charleton acquired Pole castle (today's Welshpool) on his marriage, and from 1310 to 1315 he built the basis of the present Powis Castle. Strengthening the English authority over his Welsh lands, in 1310 he and Hawise's uncle Griffin de la Pole raised 400 footsoldiers from the lordship of Powis to fight against the Scots.

King Edward summoned him to Parliament as the 1st Lord Cherleton on 26 July 1313. A title partly acquired through the inherited right of his wife Hawise to Powys, which explains the common informal addition to his title of "Lord of Powis", "dominus de Powis" or "seigneur de Powis".

John Charleton's authority in Powys grew too much for Hawise's uncle Griffin, who was aided in his opposition by the Le Strange lords of Knockin, Shropshire.

By 1314, John was governor of Builth castle, with a constabulary role over the Welsh which included opposing Welsh rebels in 1316. In 1317 he raised another 300 foot soldiers for the king, and in 1319 raised a further 500 soldiers for service against the Scots.[6]

John had taken action against Hawise's uncle Griffin by 1320, finally recovering all of his wife's estates, as well as having the lands of her four uncles settled on her, in default of their male issue. [7]

Following the confiscation of the Gower Lordship from the de Braose family in breach of Marcher autonomy by King Edward and its gift to his favourite Hugh Despenser the Younger, in 1321 John Cherleton joined in the baronial rebellion of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster against the Despenser family and the King. On 11 September 1322 he was very quickly pardoned for his part in the rebellion having returned to the King's side, raising another 500 men for him in 1325.

John de Charleton's authority on the Welsh border was threatened by The Earl of Arundel who became Justice of Wales in 1322, and Warden of the Welsh Marches in 1325, establishing his base as Constable of Montgomery Castle. In the autumn of 1326, Charleton's former ally Roger Mortimer (whose daughter Maud was married to Charleton's son John), and Queen Isabella took action against the Despenser family and other unpopular advisers to King Edward. Arundel remained loyal to the king, which gave Charleton the opportunity to rid himself of his rival by arresting and executing him (at Shrewsbury [8] or, possibly, Hereford) under the orders of the Queen.

Thomas Charlton, Bishop of Hereford who was Lord Privy Seal from 1316-1320 was John's brother. On 29th June 1337, after King Edward III had taken power from Queen Isabella, John Charleton was appointed Chief Justiciar or viceroy of Ireland and his brother Thomas Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Within a year John had returned to England, following a dispute.[9][10]

John Charleton split his last years between his properties at Apley Castle in Shropshire, Charlton Hall in Shrewsbury (the site now occupied by the theatre) and Powis Castle in Mid-Wales. In his later life he was a patron of Strata Marcella abbey, and was buried at the Franciscan Greyfriars Abbey in Shrewsbury, next to his wife, her father and grandfather. A fourteenth-century stained glass Jesse window, now in St Mary's church, Shrewsbury, but originally in the Greyfriars, shows at the bottom right hand corner, a knight bearing the arms of Powys who is probably Charleton [11].

He was succeeded by his son John Charleton, 2nd Baron Cherleton.

References

• Collectanea Archæologica". 1862. 204. http://books.google.com/books?id=kjcGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA201#PPA204,M1. Retrieved on 2009-22-02.

1. "The Shropshire gazetteer". 1824. 483. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5e8HAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover.... Retrieved on 2009-22-02.
2. "Welsh Biography online". http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-CHER-LET-1300.html. Retrieved on 2009-22-02.
3. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 160.
4. "The English Baronetage". 1741. 13. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KmUUAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage. Retrieved on 2009-22-02.
5. "The Journal of the British Archaeological Association". 1861. 25. http://books.google.com/books?id=_QErAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA25&dq=John+Cherl.... Retrieved on 2009-22-02.
6. "The Shropshire gazetteer". 1824. 483. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5e8HAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover.... Retrieved on 2009-22-02.
7. Stubbs, Chron. Ed. I and II, ii. 87
8. "John Cherleton". http://www.gaskellfamily.com/JohnCherleton1289.htm. Retrieved on 2009-22-02.
9. "Dictionary of National Biography". 1888. 134. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Dictionary_of_National_Biography.... Retrieved on 2009-22-02.
10. Owen and Blakeway (1825). "History of Shrewsbury". 318. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9Y0uAAAAMAAJ&printsec=toc#PPA318,M1. Retrieved on 2009-22-02.

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11. ID: I1190
12. Name: John De Cherleton
13. Given Name: John De
14. Surname: Cherleton
15. Sex: M
16. Birth: 1269 in Cherleton Inn, Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England
17. Death: 1353 1
18. Change Date: 21 Sep 2005 at 15:22
19. Note: >LDS Baptism note: LIVE

Marriage 1 Hawis "Gadarn The Hardy" De La Pole b: Jul 1291 in Montgomeryshire, Wales

   * Married: 26 Jul 1309

* Change Date: 21 Sep 2005
Children

  1. Has Children Isabelle De Cherleton b: 1308 in Malpas, Cheshire, England

Sources:

  1. Abbrev: Lewis Family Tree

Title: Lewis Family Tree
Author: Joe Lewis <joelewis@donet.com>
Publication: rootsweb.com WorldConnect
Date: 29 Jan 2001

Coat of Arms John, 1st Lord Cherleton of Powys

John, 1st Lord Cherleton of Powys1

b. 1268, d. after 25 July 1353

John, 1st Lord Cherleton of Powys|b. 1268\nd. a 25 Jul 1353|p419.htm#i25634|Sir Alan de Charlton Knt., of Appley Castle

Father Sir Alan de Charlton Knt., of Appley Castle2

John, 1st Lord Cherleton of Powys got Powys Castle, by right of his wife, as well as her arms (Or, a lion rampant, gules.).3 He was born in 1268.4 He was the son of Sir Alan de Charlton Knt., of Appley Castle.2 John, 1st Lord Cherleton of Powys was born circa 1279?. He was born circa 1290?. He married Hawys Gadarn, daughter of Owen ap Griffith, Prince of Powys Wenwynwyn and Johanna Corbet.1 John was summoned to parliament between 26 July 1313 and 25 July 1353 as Baron Charlton.2 He had a royal charter confirming all his, by marriage, lands and castles in North Wales, South Wales, and Powys in 1313/14 at 7 Edward II.2 Justice of Ireland.2 He died after 25 July 1353.2

Family

Hawys Gadarn b. 1291

Children

   * John, 2nd Lord Cherleton of Powys+ b. s 1299, d. b 30 Aug 13601

* Isabel de Cherleton+ b. 1309?, d. 1400?5
Citations

  1. [S1522] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, pg. 198.

2. [S1185] British Families, FTM CD 367 (Burkes), GHHC, Vol 1, pg. 27.
3. [S1216] C.B., L.L.D., Ulster King of Arms Sir John Bernard Burke, B:GA, pg. 189.
4. [S603] C.B., LL.D., Ulster King of Arms Sir Bernard Burke, B:xP, pg. 115.
5. [S1388] Tudor Place, online http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/index.htm, Sutton.

John Cherleton, 1st Lord Cherleton was born circa 1268.1 He was the son of Robert Cherleton.1 He married Hawyse ap Owen, daughter of Owen ap Griffith, Prince of Upper Powys and Joan Corbet, in 1309.1 He died in 1353.1 He was buried at Grey Friars, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.1

    John Cherleton, 1st Lord Cherleton was created 1st Lord Cherleton [England by writ] on 26 July 1313.1 He was Chamberlain to King Edward II before 1314.1 He held the office of Constable of Builth, co. Brecon in 1313/14.1 In 1319 he was required to raise 500 soldiers, and was engaged in the wars with France.1 In 1321/22 he joined in the rebellion of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster.1 On 11 September 1322 he was pardoned for his part in the rebellion.1 He held the office of Chief Governor of Ireland from 1337 to 1338.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.2

Children of John Cherleton, 1st Lord Cherleton and Hawyse ap Owen

1.Isabella de Cherleton+ d. 10 Apr 1397

2.John Cherleton, 2nd Lord Cherleton+ d. b 30 Aug 13603

Citations

1.[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 160. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

2.[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), Cherleton, John. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

3.[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 161.

source: http://thepeerage.com/p285.htm#i2844