Sir Richard Waldegrave (died 2 May 1434) was the son of
Sir Richard Waldegrave. He had served in the
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of France, France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French Crown, ...
and in 1402, was appointed to keep the seas (with the
4th Baron Clinton, the
5th Baron Fauconberg and Sir John Howard – grandfather of the
1st Duke of Norfolk), in which time he landed 10,000 men in
Brittany and captured
Le Conquet and the
Île de Ré.
He married Jane Montchensey and they had one son, William (later Sir William Waldegrave).
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1436 deaths
People from Babergh District
Richard Waldegrave (d. 1436)
Year of birth unknown
People of the Hundred Years' War
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