George Lumley, 3rd Baron Lumley, (1445–1509) was an English nobleman and soldier. Depending on the source, he may be referred to as either the 2nd Baron Lumley (of the second creation) or the 3rd Baron Lumley (of the first creation), due to the attainder of his ancestor Ralph Lumley.

Family

George Lumley was the only son of

Thomas Lumley, 2nd Baron Lumley Thomas Lumley, 2nd Baron Lumley (29 September 1408–1 April 1485) was an English nobleman, soldier, and favourite of King Edward IV. Depending on the source, he may be referred to as either the 1st Baron Lumley (of the second creation) or the ...

, by his wife Margaret Harington. Burke, John
"A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland"
pg. 326 His direct paternal ancestor, Ralph Lumley, had been created

Baron Lumley There have been four creations of the title Baron Lumley, all in the Peerage of England: The first creation was in 1384 for Sir Ralph Lumley but after being beheaded by the citizens of Cirencester for his part in the Epiphany Rising, he was p ...

in the reign of

Richard II Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father died ...

, but was later attainted and executed for his role in the

Epiphany Rising The Epiphany Rising was a failed rebellion against King Henry IV of England in early January 1400. Background Richard II rewarded those who had supported him against Gloucester and the Lords Appellant with a plethora of new titles. Upon the usur ...

against Henry IV."Surrey Archaeological Collections, Vol. 3"
pp. 332-3 George Lumley's father, Thomas, had the attainder reversed and was raised to the peerage in 1461 by his cousin,

Edward IV Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England ...

. George Lumley succeeded to the barony upon his father's death in 1485.

Career

George Lumley held a number of positions of trust over the course of his lifetime, including

Sheriff of Northumberland This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries ...

from 1462-3, Knight of the Shire in 1466, and Sheriff of Northumberland again from 1468-1471. He was one of the commanders of the forces of the

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that retook Berwick, and served in Scotland again in 1502 under the Earl of Surrey. He was part of the English escort of

Princess Margaret Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the younger sister and only sibling of Queen Elizabeth ...

to Scotland in 1503.Milner, Edith
"Records of the Lumleys of Lumley Castle"
pp. 22-25

Marriage and children

Lumley married Elizabeth Thornton, daughter of Roger Thornton, a wealthy Newcastle merchant, by his wife Elizabeth Greystoke (daughter of

John Greystoke, 4th Baron Greystoke John Greystoke, 4th Baron Greystoke (''c.'' 1390–1436), son and heir of Ralph Greystoke, 3rd Baron Greystoke, was a member of the northern English nobility in the early fifteenth century. Royal service Born ''c.'' 1390, on his father's death a ...

). They had three sons (Thomas, Ralph, and Roger). The eldest son and heir, Thomas, married a natural daughter of Edward IV by Elizabeth Lucy. While Lumley's wife, as the legal heir of her father, brought significant wealth with her, the marriage also brought a family conflict with it. Lumley acquired several manors by marriage, but the inheritance of these lands was disputed by his wife's half-brother, Giles Thornton, an illegitimate son of Roger Thornton. The dispute was bitter and violent, ultimately culminating in Lumley slaying his unacknowledged brother-in-law "in the ditch of Windsor Castle."

Death and succession

Lumley is stated to have died in the last year of Henry VII (1509), though other sources give the date as 1508. His eldest son and heir, Thomas, had predeceased him, and as a result the barony passed to his heir,

Richard Lumley, 4th Baron Lumley Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong ...

References

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