John de Charneles was a 14th century English knight and administrator who served as

Keeper of the Great Wardrobe The King's Wardrobe, together with the Chamber, made up the personal part of medieval English government known as the King's household. Originally the room where the king's clothes, armour, and treasure were stored, the term was expanded to descr ...

(1344), lieutenant of the Seneschal of Gascony (1351) and Constable of Bordeaux (1351).

Life

Charneles was the son of William de Charneles of Bedworth and Margaret. He served as Keeper of the Great Wardrobe in 1344. Appointed on 13 September 1350, as Constable of Bordeaux. John was captured by the French in 1351 at Sainte-Foy-la-Grande and spent a period in captivity before being ransomed. He died without issue with his wife Elizabeth surviving him.''The Antiquities of Warwickshire Illustrated: From Records, Leiger-books, Manuscripts, Charters, Evidences, Tombes, and Armes: Beautified with Maps, Prospects, and Portraictures, Volume 1, 2nd Edition''. William Dugdale. J. Osborn and T. Longman, 1730. p. 120.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Charneles, John de Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 14th-century English people Medieval English knights