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'''Robert Preston, 1st Viscount Gormanston''' (1435–1503) was an [[Irish peer]] and statesman of the fifteenth century who held the offices of Deputy to the [[Lord Chancellor of Ireland]] and [[Lord Deputy of Ireland]]. |
'''Robert Preston, 1st Viscount Gormanston''' (1435–1503) was an [[Irish peer]] and statesman of the fifteenth century who held the offices of Deputy to the [[Lord Chancellor of Ireland]] and [[Lord Deputy of Ireland]]. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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He was the son of Christopher Preston, 3rd [[Baron Gormanston]] and Jane d'Artois: his mother was the daughter of Sir [[Jenico d'Artois]] and his first wife Joan Taffe. Her father Sir Jenico was a |
He was the son of Christopher Preston, 3rd [[Baron Gormanston]] and Jane d'Artois: his mother was the daughter of Sir [[Jenico d'Artois]] and his first wife Joan Taffe. Her father Sir Jenico was a soldier from [[Gascony]] who had entered the English royal service in the 1390s and who later became a substantial landowner in Ireland (hence the unusual boy's name Jenico, which became common in later generations of the Preston family).<ref>''Journal of the Co. Kildare Archeological Society 1902''</ref> Robert succeeded his father as 4th Baron Gormanston in 1450; his mother later remarried [[Giles Thorndon]], formerly [[Lord Treasurer of Ireland]].<ref>''Journal of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society 190''2</ref> |
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Robert had close ties to [[Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester]], who married as his third wife Robert's cousin, Marguerite d'Artois, and became a supporter of Portlester's son-in-law, the 8th or "Great Earl" of Kildare. With Lord Portlester, he was one of the original Companions of the [[Brotherhood of Saint George]], a short-lived military guild designed for the defence of [[the Pale]] (the four counties which were under secure English rule). Another useful marriage connection was through his sister Elizabeth, who married as his second wife [[Christopher Plunkett, 1st Baron of Dunsany]]. |
Robert had close ties to [[Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester]], who married as his third wife Robert's cousin, Marguerite d'Artois, and he became a supporter of Portlester's son-in-law, the 8th or "Great Earl" of Kildare. With Lord Portlester, he was one of the original Companions of the [[Brotherhood of Saint George]], a short-lived military guild designed for the defence of [[the Pale]] (the four counties which were under secure English rule). Another useful marriage connection was through his sister Elizabeth, who married as his second wife [[Christopher Plunkett, 1st Baron of Dunsany]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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| ⚫ | In 1460, during the brief period when [[Richard of York]] controlled the royal government in the name of [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]], the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was held by [[John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham]], and Preston was appointed his deputy. He was summoned to sit in the [[Irish House of Lords]] "as his father and grandfather had been". The [[Parliament of Ireland]] passed acts in 1460 and 1462 restoring Gormanston's [[Order of precedence|precedence]] over [[David Fleming, 5th Baron Slane|David Fleming]], 5th [[Baron Slane]], but their dispute dragged on until 1478, when Gormanston was raised to the superior degree of [[viscount]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Richardson|first=H. G.|date=October 1943|title=The Irish Parliament Rolls of the Fifteenth Century|journal=The English Historical Review|publisher=Oxford University Press |jstor=553673|volume=58|issue=232|pages=448–461: 456}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Betham|first=William |author-link=William Betham (1779–1853)|title=The origin and history of the constitution of England, and of the early parliaments of Ireland |chapter=Henry VI |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/originandhistor01bethgoog#page/n406/mode/2up|year=1834|publisher=William Curry|location=Dublin|pages=368–375}}</ref> The following year [[Edward IV]] appointed his second son [[Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York|Richard]], who was only four years old, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]], and Gormanston was appointed Lord Deputy.<ref>Otway-Ruthven J.A. ''A History of Medieval Ireland'' Barnes and Noble reissue 1993</ref> In 1470 the Crown granted him an allowance of £20 per annum, payable from the rents of certain lands in [[County Meath]].<ref >''Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters c.1244-1509''</ref> |
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In 1460, during the brief period when [[Richard of York]] controlled the royal government in the name of [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]], the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was held by [[John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham]], and Preston was appointed his deputy. He was summoned to sit in the |
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After the downfall of the [[House of York]], Gormanston, like most of the [[Anglo-Irish]] nobility, supported the claims of the [[pretender]] to the Crown, [[Lambert Simnel]] against the new [[Tudor dynasty]]. Simnel's cause was decisively crushed at the [[Battle of Stoke Field]] in 1487. Like nearly |
After the downfall of the [[House of York]], Gormanston, like most of the [[Anglo-Irish]] nobility, supported the claims of the [[pretender]] to the Crown, [[Lambert Simnel]] against the new [[Tudor dynasty]]. Simnel's cause was decisively crushed at the [[Battle of Stoke Field]] in 1487. Like nearly of his peers, Gormanston was [[pardoned]] for this act of [[treason]] in 1488 and restored to favour. |
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In 1493 [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] reappointed him Lord Deputy: he held a [[Parliament of England|Parliament]] at [[Drogheda]], and a council at [[Trim, County Meath|Trim]], attended by [[Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare]] ("the Great Earl") and most other leading Anglo-Irish magnates, where Gormanston bound them all over to keep the peace.<ref>Otway-Ruthven '' History of Medieval Ireland''</ref> The council does not seem to have produced any useful results: soon afterwards Gormanston, Kildare and other nobles were summoned to England to account for their governance of Ireland. Gormanston died in May 1503. |
In 1493 [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] reappointed him Lord Deputy: he held a [[Parliament of England|Parliament]] at [[Drogheda]], and a council at [[Trim, County Meath|Trim]], attended by [[Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare]] ("the Great Earl") and most other leading Anglo-Irish magnates, where Gormanston bound them all over to keep the peace.<ref>Otway-Ruthven '' History of Medieval Ireland''</ref> The council does not seem to have produced any useful results: soon afterwards Gormanston, Kildare and other nobles were summoned to England to account for their governance of Ireland. Gormanston died in May 1503. |
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Robert Preston married Janet Molyneaux, daughter of Sir Richard Molyneaux of [[Sefton, Merseyside|Sefton]] and his first wife Jane Haydock, daughter of Sir Gilbert Haydock of Bradley. They had at least four children: |
Robert Preston married Janet Molyneaux, daughter of Sir Richard Molyneaux of [[Sefton, Merseyside|Sefton]] and his first wife Jane Haydock, daughter of Sir Gilbert Haydock of Bradley. They had at least four children: |
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*William Preston, 2nd Viscount Gormanston (died 1532)<ref>Burke's '' |
*William Preston, 2nd Viscount Gormanston (died 1532)<ref>Burke's ''Complete Peerage''</ref> |
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*Elizabeth, who married [[Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh]], [[Lord Chancellor of Ireland]] |
*Elizabeth, who married [[Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh]], [[Lord Chancellor of Ireland]] |
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*Anne, who married Christopher Nugent, 3rd [[Baron Delvin]] |
*Anne, who married Christopher Nugent, 3rd [[Baron Delvin]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:18, 12 August 2023
Robert Preston, 1st Viscount Gormanston (1435–1503) was an Irish peer and statesman of the fifteenth century who held the offices of Deputy to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and Lord Deputy of Ireland.
Background
[edit]He was the son of Christopher Preston, 3rd Baron Gormanston and Jane d'Artois: his mother was the daughter of Sir Jenico d'Artois and his first wife Joan Taffe. Her father Sir Jenico was a soldier from Gascony who had entered the English royal service in the 1390s and who later became a substantial landowner in Ireland (hence the unusual boy's name Jenico, which became common in later generations of the Preston family).[1] Robert succeeded his father as 4th Baron Gormanston in 1450; his mother later remarried Giles Thorndon, formerly Lord Treasurer of Ireland.[2]
Robert had close ties to Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester, who married as his third wife Robert's cousin, Marguerite d'Artois, and he became a supporter of Portlester's son-in-law, the 8th or "Great Earl" of Kildare. With Lord Portlester, he was one of the original Companions of the Brotherhood of Saint George, a short-lived military guild designed for the defence of the Pale (the four counties which were under secure English rule). Another useful marriage connection was through his sister Elizabeth, who married as his second wife Christopher Plunkett, 1st Baron of Dunsany.
Career
[edit]In 1460, during the brief period when Richard of York controlled the royal government in the name of Henry VI, the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was held by John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham, and Preston was appointed his deputy. He was summoned to sit in the Irish House of Lords "as his father and grandfather had been". The Parliament of Ireland passed acts in 1460 and 1462 restoring Gormanston's precedence over David Fleming, 5th Baron Slane, but their dispute dragged on until 1478, when Gormanston was raised to the superior degree of viscount.[3][4] The following year Edward IV appointed his second son Richard, who was only four years old, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and Gormanston was appointed Lord Deputy.[5] In 1470 the Crown granted him an allowance of £20 per annum, payable from the rents of certain lands in County Meath.[6]
After the downfall of the House of York, Gormanston, like most of the Anglo-Irish nobility, supported the claims of the pretender to the Crown, Lambert Simnel against the new Tudor dynasty. Simnel's cause was decisively crushed at the Battle of Stoke Field in 1487. Like nearly of his peers, Gormanston was pardoned for this act of treason in 1488 and restored to favour.
In 1493 Henry VII reappointed him Lord Deputy: he held a Parliament at Drogheda, and a council at Trim, attended by Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare ("the Great Earl") and most other leading Anglo-Irish magnates, where Gormanston bound them all over to keep the peace.[7] The council does not seem to have produced any useful results: soon afterwards Gormanston, Kildare and other nobles were summoned to England to account for their governance of Ireland. Gormanston died in May 1503.
Family
[edit]Robert Preston married Janet Molyneaux, daughter of Sir Richard Molyneaux of Sefton and his first wife Jane Haydock, daughter of Sir Gilbert Haydock of Bradley. They had at least four children:
- William Preston, 2nd Viscount Gormanston (died 1532)[8]
- Elizabeth, who married Thomas FitzGerald of Laccagh, Lord Chancellor of Ireland
- Anne, who married Christopher Nugent, 3rd Baron Delvin
- Katherine, who married Patrick Bermingham, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.
References
[edit]- ^ Journal of the Co. Kildare Archeological Society 1902
- ^ Journal of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society 1902
- ^ Richardson, H. G. (October 1943). "The Irish Parliament Rolls of the Fifteenth Century". The English Historical Review. 58 (232). Oxford University Press: 448–461: 456. JSTOR 553673.
- ^ Betham, William (1834). "Henry VI". The origin and history of the constitution of England, and of the early parliaments of Ireland. Dublin: William Curry. pp. 368–375.
- ^ Otway-Ruthven J.A. A History of Medieval Ireland Barnes and Noble reissue 1993
- ^ Calendar of Irish Chancery Letters c.1244-1509
- ^ Otway-Ruthven History of Medieval Ireland
- ^ Burke's Complete Peerage
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