John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1392 – 19 October 1432) was an
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
nobleman.
He was the younger son of
Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of NorfolkThomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk was an English nobleman.Mowbray was the son of John de Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray , and Elizabeth Segrave, Baroness Mowbray and suo jure 5th Baroness Segrave...
, and succeeded his elder brother
ThomasThomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk and 2nd Earl of Nottingham , English nobleman and rebel, was the son of Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk and Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan....
as
5th Earl of Norfolk and
3rd Earl of Nottingham in 1405. He was appointed
Earl Marshal of EnglandEarl Marshal is an ancient chivalric title used separately in England, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and formerly in Scotland.- England :...
in 1412 and in 1415 sat in judgment on
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of CambridgeRichard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge the younger son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and Isabella of Castile....
. In 1425 he was restored to his father's confiscated
Dukedom of NorfolkThe Duke of Norfolk is the Premier Duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the Premier Earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the...
.
He married
Lady Katherine NevilleKatherine Neville or Catherine de Neville was the eldest daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Joan Beaufort , daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster by his mistress Catherine de Roet. Katherine was married firstly to John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk...
, daughter of
Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of WestmorlandRalph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland was born in Raby Castle, County Durham, England, the son of John de Neville and Maud Percy....
, and had only one son,
JohnJohn Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk was an important player in the Wars of the Roses.He was the son of John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and Lady Katherine Neville...
, later 3rd Duke of Norfolk.
He went to France with
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and took part in the siege of
HarfleurHarfleur is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.It was the principal seaport in north-western France for six centuries, until Le Havre was built about five kilometres downstream in the sixteenth century to take advantage of anchorages less...
. He was too ill to fight at
AgincourtThe Battle of Agincourt was an English victory against a much larger French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday 25 October 1415 , in northern France...
.
He died in 1432 at Epworth, where his father had founded a monastery.
See also
- Dukes of Norfolk family tree
The following chart is a family tree of the Dukes of Norfolk, who were members of the Plantagenet, Mowbray and Howard families. It shows how every Duke of Norfolk was a descendant of King Edward I of England....
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Thomas de MowbrayThomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk was an English nobleman.Mowbray was the son of John de Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray , and Elizabeth Segrave, Baroness Mowbray and suo jure 5th Baroness Segrave...
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Duke of NorfolkThe Duke of Norfolk is the Premier Duke in the peerage of England, and also, as Earl of Arundel, the Premier Earl. The Duke of Norfolk is, moreover, the Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England. The seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle in Sussex, although the title refers to the...
1425–1432
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John de MowbrayJohn Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk was an important player in the Wars of the Roses.He was the son of John Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and Lady Katherine Neville...
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Thomas de MowbrayThomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk and 2nd Earl of Nottingham , English nobleman and rebel, was the son of Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk and Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan....
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Earl of NorfolkEarl of Norfolk is a title which has been created several times in the Peerage of England. Created in 1070, the first major dynasty to hold the title was the 12th and 13th century Bigod family, and it then was later held by the Mowbrays, who were also made Dukes of Norfolk...
1405-1432
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Earl of NottinghamEarl of Nottingham is a title that has been created seven times in the Peerage of England.-Earls of Nottingham, Second creation :* Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk , Lord Mowbray...
1405-1432