John Arundell (1392–1423)
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Sir John Arundell of Bideford (1392–1423), was an English knight who inherited large estates in
Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
from his father, John Arundell of Lanherne. He was
Sheriff of Cornwall Sheriffs and high sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list: The right to choose high sheriffs each year is vested in the Duchy of Cornwall. The Privy Council, chaired by the sovereign, chooses the sheriffs of all other English counties, oth ...
, as was his father before him.


Career

He was appointed by
Henry of Monmouth Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the Hu ...
,
Prince of Wales Prince of Wales ( cy, Tywysog Cymru, ; la, Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the heir apparent to the English and later British throne. Prior to the conquest by Edward I in the 13th century, it was used by the rulers ...
, as Sheriff of Cornwall in 1412, was
Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
for
Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...
in 1414, and for
Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
in 1419–1421


Marriage and issue

He was married by 1417, to Margaret Burghersh (circa 1376–circa 1421), the widow of Sir John Grenville. She was the daughter and coheir of Sir John Burghersh of
Ewelme Ewelme () is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, north-east of the market town of Wallingford. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,048. To the east of the village is Cow Common and to the ...
, Oxon Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 181. *
John Arundell (1421–1473) Sir John Arundell VII (1421–1473) of Lanherne in the parish of St Mawgan, St Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall, was Sheriff of Cornwall and Admiral of Cornwall, and served as a general for King Henry VI of England, Henry VI in his French wars. He beca ...
who married, 1 Elizabeth Morley and 2 Katherine Chideocke.


See also

*
Arundell family The Arundell family of Cornwall are amongst the few Cornish families of Norman origin, and there are still fewer of French extraction who have for so long a period (at least five or six centuries) been, like them, traceable in that county. Lanh ...


References

1392 births 1423 deaths English MPs November 1414 English MPs 1419 English MPs December 1421 English MPs 1422 English knights Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Cornwall Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Devon High Sheriffs of Cornwall John (1392) 15th-century English landowners Politicians from Bideford {{devon-stub