Randolf Dacre, 1st Lord Dacre of the North of Gilsland

• Randolf DACRE (9º B. Dacre of Gillesland)
• Born: ABT 1412, Naworth, Brampton, Cumberland, England
• Died: 29 Mar 1461, Battle of Towton, Yorkshire, England
• Buried: Sp, Saxton, Yorkshire, England

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He was buried in the churchyard with his horse (A Medieval Potpourri, (https://www.tumblr.com/amedievalpotpourri) Jan 3rd 2023)

• Notes: being slain 29 Mar 1461 at the battle of Towton and was buried at Saxton, Yorkshire when his honours became extinct. By act of Parliament, his brother Humphrey became 2nd Lord and was attainted.
• Father: Thomas DACRE (6º B. Dacre of Gillesland)
• Mother: Phillippa NEVILLE (B. Dacre of Gillesland)
• Married: Eleanor FITZHUGH (B. Dacre of Gillesland) ABT 1452
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/DACRE.htm#Randolf DACRE (9º B. Gillesland) _____________________
• THIS IS RANDOLF, HE HAD A BROTHER RALPH
• Ralph Dacre, 1st Lord Dacre (of Gilsland)1
• M, #17428, d. 29 March 1461
• Last Edited=21 Feb 2011
• Consanguinity Index=0.02%
• Ralph Dacre, 1st Lord Dacre (of Gilsland) was the son of Thomas Dacre, 6th Lord Dacre and Lady Philippe Neville.1 He married Eleanor FitzHugh, daughter of Henry FitzHugh, 6th Lord FitzHugh.1 He died on 29 March 1461, killed in action.1
• He was also known as Randolf.1 He was created 1st Lord Dacre, of Gilsland [England by writ] on 9 October 1459.1 He fought in the Battle of Towton on 29 March 1461, on the Lancastrian side.1 In 1461/62 he was posthumously attainted.1
• Citations
• 1.[S37] Volume 1, page 1013. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p1743.htm#i17428 _________________________
• Sir Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre of Gillesland1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13
• M, #33674, b. 27 October 1387, d. 5 January 1458
• Father Sir William de Dacre, 5th Lord Dacre of Gilsland13 b. 1357, d. b 1388
• Mother Joan de Douglas13 b. c 1365
• Sir Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre of Gillesland was born on 27 October 1387 at Naworth Castle, Cumberland, England.2,3 He married Philippa Neville, daughter of Sir Ralph Neville, 1st Earl Westmoreland, 4th Baron Neville and Margaret Stafford, before 20 July 1399; They had 8 sons (Sir John; Sir Thomas; Sir Randolph, 1st Lord Dacre of the North; Sir Humphrey, 2nd Lord Dacre of the North; Ralph; Richard; George; & John) and 2 daughters (Joan, wife of Thomas, 8th Lord Clifford; & Margaret).2,14,3,4,12,13 Sir Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre of Gillesland died on 5 January 1458 at age 70; Buried at Lanercost Priory, Cumberland.3,13
• Family Philippa Neville d. bt 8 Jul 1453 - 5 Jan 1458
• Children
  • Margaret Dacre15,2 d. a 18 Sep 1452
  • Joan Dacre+16,2,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 d. b May 1453
  • Sir Thomas Dacre+3,13 b. c 1402, d. bt 1453 - 5 Jan 1458
  • Sir Humphrey Dacre, 2nd Lord Dacre of the North, Governor of Carlisle Castle, Warden of the West Marches+3,13 b. c 1418, d. 30 May 1485
• Citations
• 1.[S10473] Unknown author, The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 7; Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists, by David Faris, p. 76.
• 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 250-251.
• 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 16.
• 4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 248.
• 5.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 369.
• 6.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 41-42.
• 7.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 98.
• 8.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 155.
• 9.[S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 408-409.
• 10.[S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 670.
• 11.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 572-573.
• 12.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 246-247.
• 13.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 372.
• 14.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 540-544.
• 15.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XI, p. 569.
• 16.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 216.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1121.htm#... _____________
• Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre of Gilsland (27 October 1387 – 5 January 1458), was born at Naworth Castle, Cumberland, on 27 October 1387, the son of William Dacre, 5th Baron Dacre of Gilsland, by Joan Douglas, the illegitimate daughter of Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas.
• Dacre married, before 20 July 1399, Philippa Neville, the third daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, by his first wife, Margaret Stafford.[1]
• They had seven sons and two daughters:[2]
  • Sir Thomas Dacre (d. before 5 January 1458), who married Elizabeth Bowet, and by her had two daughters, Joan Dacre, suo jure 7th Baroness Dacre, wife of Richard Fiennes, and Philippa Dacre, wife of Sir Robert Fiennes.[3]
  • Randolph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre of the North, who married Eleanor FitzHugh[citation needed], by whom he had no issue. He was slain at the Battle of Towton on 29 March 1461, and attainted, whereby his title was forfeited.[4]
  • Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre of Gilsland (d. 30 May 1485), who married Mabel Parr (d. 14 November 1508), and by her had six sons and three daughters.[5]
  • Ralph Dacre.
  • Richard Dacre.
  • George Dacre.
  • John Dacre.
  • Joan Dacre, who married Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford.
  • Margaret Dacre, who married John le Scrope.
• Dacre died 5 January 1458. The date of his wife Philippa's death is unknown, although she was living 8 July 1453.
• From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dacre,_6th_Baron_Dacre ______________________

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He died on 29 March 1461, killed in action. He was also known as Randolf. He was created 1st Lord Dacre, of Gilsland [England by writ] on 9 October 1459 He fought in the Battle of Towton on 29 March 1461, on the Lancastrian side. In 1461/62 he was posthumously attainted.