John (V) de Mohun, 2nd Baron Mohun, 9th
feudal baron of Dunster
The feudal barony of Dunster was an English feudal barony with its ''caput'' at Dunster Castle in Somerset. During the reign of King Henry I (1100–1135) the barony (or "honour") comprised forty knight's fees and was later enlarged. In about 11 ...
,
KG (1320–1376) was a founder member and the 11th Knight of the Most Noble
Order of the Garter
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in 1348.
Life
John was the last in the senior male line of Mohun of Dunster. He was the son of John de Mohun (eldest son of John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun), who predeceased his father, having fought at the
Battle of Boroughbridge
The Battle of Boroughbridge was fought on 16 March 1322 in England between a group of rebellious barons and the forces of King Edward II, near Boroughbridge, north-west of York. The culmination of a long period of antagonism between the King a ...
in 1322 and died some time after in Scotland. He was grandson of
John de Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun and Sibyll Segrave; daughter of
John Segrave, 2nd Baron Segrave
John Segrave, 2nd Baron Segrave ( 1256 – 1325) was an English commander in the First War of Scottish Independence.
Segrave commanded the English in the battles of Roslin and Happrew. He also was involved with the execution of William Wallac ...
– son of
Nicholas de Segrave, 1st Baron Segrave
Nicholas Segrave, 1st Baron Segrave (also Seagrave; c. 1238 – bef. 12 November 1295) was an England, English baronial leader. Nicholas was grandson of Stephen de Segrave.
Segrave was one of the most prominent baronial leaders during the reign of ...
. His grandfather was Sire John de Mohun of Dunster, banneret, became the first Baron Mohun in 1299, and sealed the
Barons' Letter to the Pope in 1301; he bore at the
Battle of Falkirk
The Battle of Falkirk (; ), on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by Edward I of England, King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scottish people, Scots, led by William Wal ...
(1298), and at the Siege of Carlaverock (1300).
In 1328 and 1331, he served in the Kings service in
Brittany
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, with Sir Bartholemew de Burghersh. In 1332, he attended
Edward Prince of Wales KG, when
Edward III
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring royal authority after t ...
KG entered France by
Normandy
Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
, and continued in service at the
Siege of Calais, and again in 1333.
His last recorded military service was in attendance to the Prince of Wales into
Gascony
Gascony (; ) was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453). From the 17th century until the French Revolution (1789–1799), it was part of the combined Province of Guyenne and Gascon ...
in 1341.
He died on 14 September 1376, leaving no sons, and was buried in Bruton priory.
Heraldry
His Arms were ''Or, a cross engrailed sable''. His son bore the same with ''a label of three points gules''.
[Dictionary of Heraldry. . pg 140.]
Family
After the death of his grandfather (Sire John), John inherited the vast family estates at the age of 10, held by Henry Burghersh
Bishop of Lincoln
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The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of Nort ...
, until he came of age.
He married Joan, daughter of Sir
Bartholomew Burghersh the elder, who was sister to
Bartholomew the younger KG, one of the founders of the Garter.
He had 3 daughters and coheirs:
* Elizabeth, wife of
William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury
William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, 4th Baron Montagu, King of Mann, KG (25 June 1328 – 3 June 1397) was an English nobleman and commander in the English army during King Edward III's French campaigns in the Hundred Years War. He was on ...
*
Philippa
Philippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend", from the Greek Philippos, which is derived from ''philein'', meaning to love and ''hippos'', meaning ''horse''. The English masculine form is Philip, which was form ...
firstly wife of
Walter FitzWalter Lord FitzWalter, and then wife of
Edward, Duke of York
Edward, 2nd Duke of York, ( – 25 October 1415), known as the Earl of Rutland between 1390 and 1397 and again between 1399 and 1402 and as the Duke of Aumale between 1397 and 1399, was an English nobleman, military commander and magnate. He was ...
* Maud, wife of
John le Strange, 6th Baron Strange.
Maud's son
Richard
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'st ...
inherited the family estates after the deaths of his aunts, Elizabeth and Philippa, both of whom died without issue.
Notes
References
External links
The Medieval Combat Society: N.B. - some dates and details differ from this article
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Garter Knights appointed by Edward III
1320 births
1376 deaths
Barons in the Peerage of England