60845658. Earl Hugh de Audley & 60845659. Countess Margaret de Clare
1289, Hugh born in Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England, 2nd
s/o 60845650.
Hugh de Audley & 60845651. Iseult de Mortimer.
1293, Margaret born in England, d/o 4997382. Gilbert de
Clare & 4997383. Joan of Acre.
[–––Piers de Gaveston &
Margaret –––]
11/1/1307 at Berkhamsted castle, In a marriage arranged by
King Edward II, Margaret married 1st Piers Gaveston [supposed male
partner of Edward II.] (S) Weir, P21.
12/26/1307, King Edward appointed Piers as Regent while he
was on his trip to marry Isabella. [This was very unpopular.]
2/24/1308, Edward II crowned king of England. Piers and
Margaret attended, with Piers carrying the royal crown.
5/18/1308, The barons led by Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln,
again had Piers banished from England. (6/16) Edward named him as Lord Lt. of
Ireland. [Edward gifted Piers and Margaret with 1180 marks.]
6/27/1309, Piers and Margaret returned to England; his lands
and titles restored soon afterwards. They were to spend most of 1309-10 at King
Edward’s favorite residence – Langley.
11/1311, King Edward gave into the barons and again banished
Piers; who was required to leave through Dover. Margaret was pregnant and did
not accompany him, and was allowed to keep Wallingford castle.
12/1311, Queen Isabella sent John de Moigne from Westminster
to pregnant Margaret “with various precious foods” as a New Year’s gift.
1/1312, King Edward II went to Wallingford castle, got
Margaret and took her to Yorkshire. Margaret’s daughter Joan was born (1/12) at
Scarbarough castle in Yorkshire. [(1/13) Piers, still officially exhiled,
arrived soon after by way of Nottingham – likely to see Margaret and Joan.]
1/18/1312, King Edward revoked Piers’ exiled and declared
him “good and loyal.” [Piers’ lands and titles restored
2 days later.]
2/20/1312, Edward, Piers & Margaret celebrated Joan’s
birth at York.
3/1312, Piers excommunicated by the Archbishop of
Canterbury.
4/22/1312, King Edward, Piers and Queen Isabella were
together at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. [Closer to the Scottish border.]
5/4/1312 at Newcastle, Margaret and daughter Joan were
captured in Lancanster’s revolt.
5/19/1312, Piers captured at Scarborough castle. [Piers’
sister was captured with him.]
6/10/1312 at Deddington priory (Oxfordshire), Amyer made no
resistance when the Earl of Warwick seized Gaveston and carried him off,
turning him over to 3 other earls at Warwick castle.
6/19/1312 near Warwick, Piers executed. His body was found
by Dominicans who could not bury him because he had been excommunicated.
Margaret [with the help of Edward II] paid for “wax cere cloths” and a coffin
for Piers’ unburied body. Edward II also gave Margaret lands worth 2000 marks a
year. Joan was sent to Amesbury priory. [A common place for noble girls to be
raised. Edward granted the nuns 100 marks yearly for her sustenance. Many noble
daughters were nuns at the priory.]
[–––Margaret –––]
9/1310, Hugh de Audley a household knight serving in
Scotland with the king. (S) England and Scotland in the 14th
Century, King, 2007, P19.
11/1311, Hugh a knight in Edward II’s household.
6/24/1314, Hugh de Aulele, jun., in the retinue of William
de Montagy at the battle of Bonnockburn near Stirling, the largest lost of
English knights on a single day. (S) History of Staffordshire, V8, 1887, P34.
8/1314, Hugh de Audeleghe, junior, given wardship and
marriage of the younger daughter [Maria] of the late Edmond Comyn, with
wardship of half of Edmond’s lands.
By 1315, Hugh de Audley (60845658) with Roger Damory (30422770)
and William Montacute (2495306) highly influential with the king. [All 3 had
fought at the Battle of Bonnackburn.] (S) Edward II, Warner, 2017.
1315, Margaret de Gavaston, countess of Cornwall, appointing
John Waldeschef her attorney to receiver her pourparty of the inheritance of
Gilbert de Clare, sometime earl of Gloucester and Hertford, her brother. (S)
CIsPM.
6/1315, Edward wrote a note to the Chancellor requesting the
completion of business by Hugh so that he could return to court.
8/8/1316, Sir Gilbert de Clare the elder, sometime earl of
Gloucester and Hertford, espoused Lady Joan daughter of the late King Edward,
of whom he begat Gilbert the late earl, Eleanor the wife of Hugh le Despenser
the younger, Margaret late the wife of Peter de Gavaston, and Elizabeth late
the wife of John de Burgo; and thus the said Eleanor, Margaret, and Elizabeth
are sisters and heirs of the said earl, and the said Elizabeth is 17 and more.
(S) CIsPM.
2/1317 at Clarendon, in a council meeting, Hugh with Roger
Damory and William Montacute publicly
accused Thomas of Lancaster of treason.
[–––Hugh & Margaret
–––]
4/28/1317 in the King’s chapel at Windsor, Berkshire; Hugh
married Margaret, Countess of Cornwall with the King present.
5/22/1317, Whereas the king lately took the homage of Hugh
le Despenser the younger, who married Eleanor the eldest sister and one of the
heirs of Gilbert de Clare, late earl of Gloucester and Hertford, of Hugh de
Augele the younger, who married Margaret, another of the sisters and
co-heiresses … and of Roger Damory, who married Elizabeth, the third sister and
co-heiress, … (S) CPRs.
8/1317, Hugh de Audele, junior, served with the King in
Scotland [lost minor battles to the forces of James Douglas.]
11/15/1317, Margaret coheir to a third of the estates of her
brother Gilbert, Earl of Gloucester. She inherited many estates including
Tunbridge castle. Hugh granted the lordship of Newport and Netherwent as part
of the distribution of the estates. Hugh now owned lands in England, Wales and
Ireland worth £1,292 annually.
11/20/1317, “Hugh de Audley, Juniori” summoned to parliament
with his father.
3/15/1318, Allot to Maragret, the wife of Hugh de Audley,
her property in the inheritance of Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester, killed
at the battle of Bannockburn. (S) Report of the Royal Commission, Pt4, 1885,
P155.
1318, Hugh le Despenser, married to the sister of Margaret,
attempted to take control of Hugh’s lands in Gwynllwg. [3/1318, Edward II
intervened in Audley’s favor.]
7/1318, Hugh accompanied the king to parliament.
10/1318, Hugh le Despenser, the younger, confirmed as
Chancellor by parliament.
11/20/1318, Grant of fairs at Rotherfield, Sussex; Tonbridge
and Yalding, Kent by King Edward II to Hugh de Audele, the younger and Margaret
his wife, the king’s neice. (S) Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs.
3/20/1319, Writs sent to Hugh de Audele, father and son, to
be at Newcastle-upon-Tyne [eventually for July 22nd] with horses and
arms to proceed against the Scots. (S) History of Staffordshire, V8, 1887, P40.
1319, Hugh and Margaret petitioned parliament [unsuccessfully]
for the restoration of the lands of her deceased husband Piers de Gavaston,
which would make Hugh earl of Cornwall.
9/7/1319, Hugh and his son Hugh at the siege of
Berwick-on-Tweed, a port in Scotland, with 74 men.
9/7/1319, King Edward at the siege of
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Scotland. He had not brought siege engines and had to have
them brought by ship. Learning of the invasion of York and the defeat at Myton,
Edward abandoned the siege and returned to England.
1320, On the death of Matilda, widow of Earl Gilbert,
Margaret’s inheritiance from her dower lands were worth £900 yearly. Margaret
spent most of the year at Tonbridge, Kent with about 100 persons in their
household.
5/12/1320, Hugh le Despencer the younger deceitfully
obtained Newport and Netherwent from Hugh in exchange for lessor manors in
England. (S) CPRs.
1320, Matilda de Burgh, wife of Gilbert de Clare, earl of
Gloucester, died. Her dower lands were divided among Gilbert’s sisters: Eleanor
de Clare (2954875), Margaret de Clare (60845659) and Elizabeth de Clare
(2498691), each receiving lands worth about £900 yearly.
1320, Hugh de Audele, the father and son, were in the
confederacy against Hugh le Despenser, father and son, with other barons and
men of note. (S) The Reliquary, V6, 1865, P71.
2/1321, Hugh de Audley, junior, at Pountfreyt with Thomas,
earl of Lancaster.
3/21/1321, Hugh le Despenser wrote to his allies that “Ser
Hughe d’Audele” nor any of his allies had the power to hurt any of them.
4/8/1321, Edward II confiscated Hugh’s estates in the
Marches.
5/1321, Hugh de Audley and Maurice de Berkeley at Newport in
Wales, with 800 archers, 10,000 foot soldiers, and 500 light horse soldiers;
attacked the De Spencers’ estates and captured tens-of-thousands of pounds in
cash, household items, and livestock. (S) Berkeley Manuscripts, Fosbroke, 1821.
8/1321, Hugh one of the barons that forced Edward II to send
the Despensers into exile.
8/20/1321, Pardon to Hugh Daudele, the son, … of any actions
by reason of anything done against Hugh le Despenser, the son, and Hugh le
Despenser, the father, … (S) CPRs.
1321, Hugh with others including Roger de Mortimer continued
to wage war against the Despensers in south Wales.
10/1321, King Edward II took to the field with a large army
to oppose the lords in revolt in the Despenser War.
12/6/1321, Writ of aid for Oliver de Ingham and Robert Lewer
appointed to seize into the king’s hands all the lands and goods of Roger
Dammory, Hugh Daudele, the younger, … Henry le Tyes, … John Mautravers, the
younger, … and Bartholomew de Badelesmere in the counties of Oxford, Berks,
Wilts and Gloucester. (S) CPRs.
1-2/1322, the Marcher lords were defeated by Edward II. The
remaining lords in opposition joined the Earl of Lancaster as part of his
revolt in the north.
3/16/1322, Hugh captured in the Earl of Lancaster’s revolt
at the battle of Boroughbridge. Hugh was imprisoned at Berkhamsted castle. (S)
Edward II, Warner, 2017, P175.]
5/16/1322, Margaret was sent to Sempringham Priory where she
was not allowed outside the gates.
5/20/1322, Order to the escheator beyond Trent, … held … the
manor of Litlyngton, co. Cambridge, of Roger Damory as of the right and
pourparty of Elizabeth (2498691) his wife, one of the sisters and heirs of
Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester … Hugh Daudele the younger as of the right
and pourparty of Margaret his wife, second of the sisters and heirs of the said
earl … the said Roger and Hugh adhered of late to certain the king's enemies
and rebels … (S) CFRs.
5/10/1324, Grant for Hugh le la Palice of the manors of
Welles and Warham, co. Norfolk, late of Hugh de Audele, the younger, … (S)
CPRs.
10/28/1325, The K. orders that Hugh de Audele and Richard de
Lymesy, prisoners in the castle of Berkhampstede, be transferred to Windsor
castle. (S) Cal. of Doc.’s Relating to Scotland, 1887, P159.
11/1325, Hugh, a prisoner, escaped when he was transferred
from Berkhampstead to Nottingham castle, where he was put in custody of Richard
Grey of Condor. [Hugh’s father died in prison.]
9/24/1326, Roger de Mortimer [the Queen’s lover] and Queen
Isabella invaded England, landing at Ipswich, joined up with Henry, Earl of Lancaster
and other opponents of the Despensers.
11/16/1326, Hugh le Despenser with King Edward and others
captured in Glamorgan, Wales hiding in Neath abbey.
12/3/1326, After the execution of the Despensers and the
deposition of King Edward II, Hugh summoned to parliament by writ.
1/13/1327, The lords mentioned came to the Guildhall, and in
the presence of the Mayor, Aldermen and a great Commonality to the oath to
safeguard Isabella, Queen of England, and Edward, eldest son of the king of
England and heir-apparent, in their cause against Hugh le Despenser the younger
and Master Robert de Baldock, … Earls: … Barons: Roger de Mortuo Mari, Hugh
Daudele, … Henry de Percy, … William de Roos, … (S) CPR&Ms.
1/14/1327, Licence, at the request of Hugh de Audele, for
Alesia [his sister] late the wife of Ralph de Greystok, tenant in chief, to
marry Ralph de Nevyll. (S) CPRs.
2/1/1327 at Westminster, Edward III, age 14, crowned king of
England.
2/1327, Hugh pardoned by Queen Isabella acting for her son
Edward III.
4/1327, Hugh de Audelegh and Margaret his wife appointed
sheriff of Rutland. (S) Lists & Indexes, V9, 1898, P112.
10/1327, After the death of Edward II, Hugh petitioned for
restoration of Tunbridge.
2/12/1328, To Giles de Wachesham. Order to deliver Hugh de
Audeleye all the issues received by him from Hugh’s lands, which were in the
king’s hands by reason of the quarrel of Thomas, late earl of Lancaster, … (S)
CCRs.
2/24/1328, Ratification of the grant by Hugh de Audele to
Ralph de Nevill of the wardship and marriage of William, son and heir of Ralph
de Greystok, previously granted to Hugh. (S) CPRs.
2/9/1329, Hugh de Audele acknowledges that he owes to the
king £10,000 … levied … co. Essex. (S) CCRs.
4/24/1329, Hugh pardoned 3000 marks of the total. (S) CCRs.
1329, Opposed to the rule of Roger de Mortimer and Queen
Isabella; Hugh went into exile in France.
10/18/1330 at Nottingham castle, King Edward III captured
his mother Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer [who was soon executed].
10/6/1331, General pardon … to Hugh de Audele, who came to
the aid of the king and his mother to pursue the Despensers. (S) CPRs.
1331, Hugh a member of an embassy to France concluding a
treaty about Guienne.
4/23/1332, Protection with clause … for Hugh de Audele going
behound the seas on the king’s service. … Ralph de Stafford going with him. [14
others also named after Ralph.] (S) CPRs.
8/1332, Hugh was in violent conflict with William la Zouche
of Mortimer in the marches of Wales; the king ordering them to keep the peace.
2/24/1333, Pardon, with the assent of Parliament, to Hugh de
Audele of a recognisance of 12,000£ wherein he became bound by order of the
council on submitting himself to the king’s will after the rebellion at
Bedford. (S) CPRs.
1333, Hugh licensed to go beyond the seas on pilgrimage.
11/22/1333, Sir Hugh de Audele patron of the church of
Cowden. (S) Archaeologia Cantiana, V21, 1895, P89.
1334, Hugh, having no male heirs, granted his nephew James
de Audley ownership of Marcle.
1334, Hugh attended the 2nd Dunstable tournament.
(S) Some Feudal Coats of Arms, Foster, 1902, P79.
10/9/1334, John de Stratford enthroned as archbishop at
Christ Church, Canterbury. Hugh de Audeley acted as steward and butler for the
heiresses of earl Gilbert de Clare. Also attending were John de Warrene, earl
of Surrey, and Richard FitzAlan, earl of Arundel. (S) Archbishop John
Stratford, Haines, 1986, P53.
3/26/1335, Ralph Basset of Drayton, Hugh de Audele, James de
Audeley, Henry de Ferrars, … summoned to Newcastle-on-Tyne against the Scots.
Bef. 2/28/1336, Hugh’s daughter Margaret was abducted in co.
Essex by, and married to, Ralph de Stafford. They filed a complaint, but King
Edward III supported Ralph. (S) CPRs.
6/1336, Hugh appointed guardian of the coasts of Wales.
1336, Hugh was in the King’s service in Scotland.
5/4/1336, Petitioners: William la Zouche de Mortimer;
Eleanor la Zouche, wife of William la Zouche de Mortimer and co-heir of Gilbert
de Clare; Hugh Daudelegh (Audley); Margaret Audley, wife of Hugh Daudelegh and
co-heir of Gilbert de Clare; Elizabeth de Burgh, co-heir of Gilbert de Clare.
The petitioners and their wives, the three co-heirs of Gilbert de Clare, Earl
of Gloucester and Hertford (d.1314) , request that the king order an inspection
of the records regarding debts owed to Edward I by Gilbert's father, Gilbert
(d.1295) . They state that these debts had been paid from the earl's goods and
chattels seized into his hands by Edward I, and had been discharged by the
Exchequer, but they are still being charged upon the executors of his son. (S)
UKNA.
3/16/1337, Edward appeased Hugh and Margaret by creating
Hugh the Earl of Gloucester with a fixed annuity of £20. [The year Margaret’s sister
and co-heir Eleanor died].
7/22/1337, Writ de intendendo directed to Hugh Daudele, earl
of Gloucester, and Margaret, his wife, late the wife of Peter de Gavaston, earl
of Cornwall, … manor and town of Henle, co. Oxford … (S) CPRs.
11/1337, Hugh, a Captain of the Army against the Scots,
participated in the siege of Dunbar.
9/2/1338, Commission of oyer and terminer to Hugh de
Audeleye, earl of Gloucester, … (S) CPRs.
1339, Hugh, Marshall of the English in Flanders.
6/24/1340, Hugh among the persons “by whose valour the
victory was obtained” as acknowldeged by the king at the battle of Sluys. In
this 10-hour sea battle the English lost about 4000, and the French about
25000. (S) A history of the Royal navy, from the earliest times to the wars of
the French revolution, Nicolas, 1847.
7/12/1340 at parliament, Earls Richard fitz Alan (Arundel, 2954972),
William de Clinton (Huntingdon, 3803074), and Hugh de Audley (Gloucester,
60845658) presented an open letter of King Edward III requesting money to fund
an impending military campaign.
5/1341, Hugh the English ambassador to the king of France.
2/13/1342, Commission of oyer and terminer to Hugh de
Courteneye, earl of Devon, … on complaint of Hugh de Audele, earl of
Gloucester, that, … [many persons including
knights] Baldwin Malet, knight, John Malet, knight, … took away cattle … felled his trees … depastured his
grass … assaulted his men … (S) CPRs.
4/9/1342, Margaret died in
France, buried in Tonbridge Priory, England.
[––Hugh––]
7/29/1342, Hugh set out for Brittany with his banneret, 20
knights, 78 esquires, and 100 archers on horse.
8/28/1343, Commission of oyer and terminer to Hugh de
Audele, earl of Gloucester, … (S) CPRs.
3/1/1344, Hugh de Audele earl of Gloucester and Ralph baron
of Stafford acknowledge that they owe to Adam de Veryngham of Rockele £500. (S)
CCRs.
11/16/1345, Order to pay Hugh de Audele, earl of Gloucester,
£10 … (S) CCRs.
7/12/1346, King Edward landed an invasion force of 10000 in
Normandy, which marched north plundering the countryside. King Philip VI, with
8000 horsemen and 4000 Genoese crossbowmen pursued.
9/4/1346, King Edward started the siege of Calais, France
[which fell 8/4/1347.]
11/10/1347, Hugh, Earl of Gloucester, died in France, buried
with Margaret.
11/11/1347, IPM of Hugh de Audele, late earl of Gloucester. Writ,
Whereas, on the death of the said earl, divers lands, &c. which he held, as
well by the courtesy of England as otherwise, ought to belong to Ralph de
Stafford and Margaret his wife, daughter of the said earl … Northampton: … Margaret,
wife of Ralph baron of Stafford, aged 30 years, is his heir. … Wilts: … He died
on 10 November, 21 Edward III. … [Many counties and properties] … (S) CIsPM.
(S) Archaeologia Cantiana, Kent Archaeological Society,
1886. (S) Weir, 2005. (S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P763. (S) Edward II, Warner,
2017.
Child of Hugh and Margaret:
i. Margaret de Audley (30422829), born ~1320 in England.
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