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Ralph 1St Baron De COBHAM, Sir

Ralph 1St Baron De COBHAM, Sir[1, 2]

Male Abt 1276 - 1326  (~ 50 years)

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  • Name Ralph 1St Baron De COBHAM  [3
    Suffix Sir 
    Born Abt 1276  Cobham, Strood, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID BD21CFBEC1C04A84B912DB3D09B14B2BCD1C 
    Died 5 Feb 1325-1326  [3
    Person ID I13365  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2012 

    Family ID F13590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary De BRAOSE,   b. Abt 1304, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 15 Jun 1362  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Married 1st Husband Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F6822  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BARONY of COBHAM (I)

      Sir Ralph de Cobham, son of John de Cobham (whose relationship to the other members of that large family is unknown), was summoned to Parliament from 30 Dec 1324 to 20 Feb 1324/5 by writs directed to Radulfo de Cobham, whereby he is held to have become Lord Cobham. He was a prominent soldier, and held a command under the Earl of Richmond at the battle of Byland Abbey in Yorkshire 14 Oct 1322, where the English were defeated by the Scots under Robert Bruce. He m. Mary. He d. 5 Feb 1325/6. His widow m. as 2nd wife, Thomas (of Brotherton), Earl of Norfolk and Marshal of England, who d. Aug 1338. She d. 1362, before 20 June. [Complete Peerage III:338]

  • Sources 
    1. [S579] Jim Weber.

    2. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    3. [S63] Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000, III:338, IX:598 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S63] Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000, IX:598 (Reliability: 3).