John Rivers, 1st Baron Rivers (died 1311), Lord of Aungre was an English noble. He served in English campaigns in Gascony and Scotland. He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to

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in 1301.

Biography

John was the son of John de Rivers. He served in the wars in Gascony and Scotland. He fought at the

Battle of Falkirk The Battle of Falkirk (''Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice'' in Gaelic), on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scots, led by William Wal ...

in 1298 and the

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in 1301, and was summoned to parliament by writ of summons on 6 February 1299. He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.Burke, p.454. He was succeeded by his son John, by his widow Ellen.

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*Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. United Kingdom, Harrison, 1866. *Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Vol. VI (1895). {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivers, John, 1st Baron Year of birth unknown 1311 deaths 13th-century English people 14th-century English people