William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure (10 May 1529 – 12 September 1594) was a Tudor-era English nobleman, soldier, and official in the

Scottish Marches Scottish Marches was the term used for the Anglo-Scottish border during the late medieval and early modern eras, characterised by violence and cross-border raids. The Scottish Marches era came to an end during the first decade of the 17th century ...

Early life

William Eure was the son of Ralph Eure, eldest son of William Eure who had been created

Baron Eure Baron Eure was a title in the Peerage of England. It was granted to Sir William Eure by Henry VIII in 1544. The Baron was thereafter called Lord Eure. The title became extinct with the death of Ralph Eure in 1690. The family name is also spelt ' ...

in 1544, and Margery Bowes, daughter of Ralph Bowes of

Streatlam Castle Streatlam Castle was a Baroque stately home located near the town of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England, that was demolished in 1959. Owned by the Bowes-Lyon family, Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, the house was one of the family's three ...

. His father died at the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545, leaving William as the heir to his grandfather's peerage. Burke, Bernard
"Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire
pp. 190-1 He was appointed

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and Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire by Lord High Admiral Clinton in 1563.Institute of Historical Research
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The Scottish Marches

Like his father and grandfather before him, Eure spent much of his life in the borderlands of Scotland and England. Sometime before 1557, he was appointed, jointly with Thomas Wharton, Captain of

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, and he served under the

Earl of Sussex Earl of Sussex is a title that has been created several times in the Peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The early Earls of Arundel (up to 1243) were often also called Earls of Sussex. The fifth creation came in the Peera ...

in his 1570 invasion of Scotland. He was later dispatched with the

Earl of Rutland Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form ''jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particular ...

to negotiate a peace treaty with Scotland in 1587. Lodge, Edmund
"Illustrations of British History, Biography, and Manners"
pp. 390-2

Personal life

Eure had been contracted, at age 11, to marry Mary Darcy, daughter of the

Baron Darcy de Darcy Baron Darcy de Darcy, also known as Baron Darcy of Temple Hurst, was a title which was created twice in the Peerage of England. On 17 October 1509 Thomas Darcy was summoned to parliament, and the same year Lord Darcy was invested as a Knight of t ...

. (His prospective wife-to-be was age 4 at the time.) At some point after 1544, he repudiated this marriage contract and instead married Margaret

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, daughter of Edward Dymoke of Scrivelsby, Champion of England. Furnivall, Frederick James
"Child Marriages, Divorces, and Ratifications"
pg. 24 They had five sons and six daughters, including: *

Ralph Eure, 3rd Baron Eure Ralph Eure, 3rd Baron Eure (24 September 1558 – 1 April 1617), of Ingleby and Malton, Yorkshire, was an English nobleman and politician. The surname, also given as Evers, was at that time probably pronounced "Ewry". Life He was the son o ...

(1558–1593/4), who married Mary Dawnay, eldest daughter of Sir John Dawnay of Sessay. After her death, he married Elizabeth Carey (widow of George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon. *

Francis Eure Sir Francis Eure (ca. 1564–1621) was an English Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Scarborough (UK Parliament constituency), Scarborough and Chief Justice of North Wales. Serving from 1604 until 1614, he spent muc ...

(–1621), MP for

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, who married Elizabeth Lennard (sister of

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, MP) and ancestor of the

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and

8th 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

Barons. * William Eure (1585/6–1628/9), also MP for Scarborough, who married Catherine Bowes, ''

de jure In law and government, ''de jure'' ( ; , "by law") describes practices that are legally recognized, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality. In contrast, ("in fact") describes situations that exist in reality, even if not legally ...

suo jure ''Suo jure'' is a Latin phrase, used in English to mean 'in his own right' or 'in her own right'. In most nobility-related contexts, it means 'in her own right', since in those situations the phrase is normally used of women; in practice, especi ...

'' Baroness Scrope of Bolton, only child of Sir William Bowes of

and, his first wife, Mary Scrope (only child by his first wife of

Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton, KG (c. 1534 – 13 June 1592) was the son and heir of John Scrope, 8th Baron Scrope of Bolton and Catherine Clifford, daughter of Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland. Life Henry Scrope, a loyal ...

). * Charles Eure, who died young. * Charles Eure (d. after 1598), who married Elizabeth Ingham, daughter of Sir Thomas Ingham, of Goodneston. * Anne Eure, who married Sir John Mallory, of Studley Royal. * Meriol Eure, who married Sir Richard Goodricke of Ribston. * Martha Eure, who married William Armyne. * Mary Eure * Margaret Eure * Elizabeth Eure Margaret Eure predeceased her husband, dying in 1591, and was buried on 15 September 1591 at

Ingleby, Lincolnshire Ingleby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Saxilby with Ingleby, in the West Lindsey Non-metropolitan district, district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated less than north from the village of Saxilby, and north-west from the city and cou ...

. Lord Eure died on 12 September 1594 and was buried at Ingleby the next day. He was succeeded in his peerage by his eldest son,

Ralph Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

(father of

William Eure, 4th Baron Eure William Eure, 4th Baron Eure ( – 28 June 1646) was an English nobleman. Early life Eure was born around 1579. He was the only son of Ralph Eure, 3rd Baron Eure of Ingleby and Malton and, his first wife, the former Mary Dawnay. After his ...

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Eure family