William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre (''ca.'' 1319–1361) was an

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peer. In the final months of his life, he was also 3rd Baron Multon of Gilsland. In some sources, he is called William de Dacre.

Life

Dacre was the son of

Ralph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre Ralph (or Ranulph) Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre (ca. 1290 – April 1339) was an English peer. Dacre was the son of Sir William Dacre of Cumberland. In 1321 he was summoned to the House of Lords as Lord Dacre. In 1331 he was appointed High Sherif ...

(''ca.'' 1290–1339), by his marriage to Margaret de Multon (died 1361), later ''suo jure'' Baroness Multon of Gilsland. Dacre inherited from his father (who commanded the English forces at the Battle of Dornock) the Barony of Dacre and from his mother that of Multon of Gilsland. He married Catherine Neville, daughter of

Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville de Raby Ralph Neville, 2nd Baron Neville of Raby (c. 1291 – 5 August 1367) was an English aristocrat, the son of Ralph Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby by Eupheme de Clavering. Neville led the English forces to victory against King David II of ...

, but died childless in 1361 and was succeeded in the baronies by his brother Ralph, who was later succeeded by another brother,

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. He was summoned to

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on 25 November 1350.John Harris Nicolas, ''A synopsis of the peerage of England'', vol. 1 (1825)
p. 166
/ref> Dacre held the

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manors of

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, Whiston,

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, and Parr, and he obtained a

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for the holding of a three-day

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and moveable

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, then also in Lancashire, to begin on the Wednesday following Corpus Christi. In this grant, Dacre is described as "parson of the church of Prescote", and he was undoubtedly its

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. In 1375, his brother Ralph was the

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of Prescot. Dacre died in 1361, holding also the manor of Halton in Lancashire.''Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire'', vol. 50 (Printed for the Society, 1900), p. 67

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dacre, William, 2nd Baron 1319 births 1361 deaths Year of birth uncertain

William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre (''ca.'' 1319–1361) was an English peer. In the final months of his life, he was also 3rd Baron Multon of Gilsland. In some sources, he is called William de Dacre. Life Dacre was the son of Ralph Dacre, 1st Baron ...

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