Sir Richard Waller was an English soldier and official. His most notable achievement was the capturing of the

Duke of Orléans Duke of Orléans (french: Duc d'Orléans) was a French royal title usually granted by the King of France to one of his close relatives (usually a younger brother or son), or otherwise inherited through the male line. First created in 1344 by King ...

at the

Battle of Agincourt The Battle of Agincourt ( ; french: Azincourt ) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France. The unexpected English victory against the numerica ...

, which earned him a

knighthood A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Gr ...

History

Richard was born in Groombridge,

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

around the year 1395. His father was John Waller and his mother was Margaret Waller (née Landsdale). His mother was originally from

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

and his grandfather, Thomas Waller, also hailed from Sussex. Richard served in the English army under Henry V during 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, ...

. He fought in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, where he captured Charles d'Orléans, the Duke of Orléans. He was knighted on the battlefield for his actions by his king. Richard also fought in the

Battle of Verneuil The Battle of Verneuil was a battle of the Hundred Years' War, fought on 17 August 1424 near Verneuil-sur-Avre in Normandy between an English army and a combined Franco- Scottish force, augmented by Milanese heavy cavalry. The battle was a sig ...

. After his military service, Richard served as an official. He served as sheriff of Surrey and Sussex from 1433 until the following year; additionally, he was made sheriff of Kent in 1437 and again only remained in office until the following year.

Family

He had seven sons and 2 daughters with his wife Silvia: two sons named Richard and John, a daughter named Alice and a daughter named Ann. His son John became a member of Parliament for Hindon.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Waller, Richard People from Groombridge People of the Hundred Years' War Medieval English knights 1395 births 1462 deaths