Baron William BONVILLE, Of Chewton, Kg, Sir^[1]

1393 - 1461  (67 years)

• Name	William BONVILLE  [2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Baron
  Suffix	Of Chewton, Kg, Sir
  Birth	13 Aug 1393	Shute, Axminster, Devonshire, England   [2, 5]
  Christening	Shute, Axminster, Devonshire, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	370F0B31F4F848A9BF407C744A57BEA55273
  Death	18 Feb 1460-1461	Beheaded After Battle Of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I20824	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	John BONVILLE,   b. Abt 1366, Of Shute, Devonshire, England d. 21 Oct 1396 (Age ~ 30 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth FITZROGER,   b. 1370, Of Chewton, Somerset, England d. 10 Apr 1414 (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1392	Chewton, Somerset, England
  Family ID	F10090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret De GREY,   b. 1395, Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales d. Aft 15 May 1426 (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1418	Chewton, Somerset, England   [2]
  Children	1. Philippa BONVILLE,   b. Abt 1405, Of Stow, Cornwall, England d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth BONVILLE,   b. Abt 1420, Shute, Axminster, Devonshire, England d. 14 Feb 1490-1491 (Age ~ 71 years)   3. William BONVILLE, Of Shute, Sir,   b. Abt 1423, Shute, Axminster, Devonshire, England d. 31 Dec 1460, Battle Of Wakefield, Yorkshire, England (Dvp) (Age ~ 37 years)   4. Margaret BONVILLE,   b. Abt 1424, Of Powderham Castle, Powderham, Devonshire, England d. Bef Jul 1487, France (Age ~ 63 years)
  Family ID	F9909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth COURTENAY   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 Oct 1427	Powderham, Devonshire, England
  Family ID	F9910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 3	Isabelle KIRKEBY   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 Oct 1427
  Family ID	F9911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Sir William Bonville, KG, b. 13 Aug 1393, beheaded 18 Feb 1460/1, Lord Bonville, sheriff of Devon, Seneschal of Aquitaine; m. (1) c 12 Dec 1414 Margaret Grey, daughter of Reginald, 3rd Lord Grey, of Ruthyn, co. Denbigh, by Margaret Ros; m. (2) c 9 Oct 1427, Elizabeth, d. 1471, widow of John, Lord Harrington, and daughter of Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devon, by Maud, daughter of Thomas Camoys. [Ancestral Roots] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Lord (Baron) Bonville, so created by writ of summons to Parliament 10 March 1448/9). [Burke's Peerage] --------------------------------------------------------------------- BARONY OF BONVILLE (I) William Bonville, of Chewton, Somerset, son and heir, of John Bonville, by Elizabeth, daughter and heir of John Fitz Roger, of Chewton aforesaid, was b. at Shute, near Colyton, co. Devon, 20 Aug 1393, succeeded his grandfather, Sir William Bonville, of Shute, 14 Feb 1407/8 (who had m. Alice (Inq.p.m. 1425-6), and survived John Bonville, abovenamed, his son and heir apparent), and succeeded his mother in the lands of Chewton, etc., 15 Apr 1414. He was knighted before 1417. Seneschal of Aquitaine 7 Jan 1442/3, for 12 months. From 10 Mar 1448/9 to 30 July 1460, he was summoned to Parliament by writs directed (mostly) "Willelmo Bonville domino Bonville et de Chuton", whereby he is held to have become Lord Bonville. Nominated KG 8 Feb 1460/1, at a Chapter held at the Bishop of London's Palace, near St. Paul's. Having joined the fortunes of the House of York, he was, after the Lancastrian victory at St. Albans, 17 Feb 1460/1, executed the next day, by order of Margaret, the Queen Consort, in spite of a promise of safety from the King. He m. 1stly Margaret (who was living 15 Kal. May 1426). He m. 2ndly "per verba presenti, nontamen in facie ecclesie" (bull confirming the marriage 9 Oct 1427), Elizabeth, widow of John, Lord Harington (who d. 11 Feb 1417/8), daughter of Edward (Courtenay), Earl of Devon, by Maud, daughter of Thomas Camoys. He d. aged 67, being beheaded as aforesaid, 18 Feb 1460/1, but never attainted, as within 3 weeks of his death the Yorkist King was enthroned. Inq.p.m. 1 Edward IV. Admon. 17 July 1461 at Lambeth. His widow, for her husband's services, was assigned a large dower. She dsp 18 Oct 1471, Inq.p.m. 11 Edward IV. [Complete Peerage II:218-9]

  
  

• Sources

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