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Sir James de Audley

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Sir James de Audley

Birth
Nottinghamshire, England
Death
1 Apr 1386 (aged 72)
Fontenay-le-Comte, Departement de la Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
Burial
Abbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent Unitary Authority, Staffordshire, England Add to Map
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Son of Nicholas de Audley and Joan Martin, grandson of Nicholas de Audley, Katherine Giffard, Sir William Martin and Eleanor FitzPeter. Possibly born at Kneesall.

Husband of Joan de Mortimer, daughter of Roger de Mortimer by Joan Joinville. They were married before June 1330 and had the following children; two sons and two daughters:
* Sir Nicholas de Audley
* Sir Roger de Audley
* Joan, wife of John Tuchet
* Margaret, wife of Sir Roger Hillary

Secondly, he was the husband of an Isabel, married before 1347, and had four more sons and a daughter;
* Sir Thomas de Audley
* Oliver de Audley
* Roland de Audley
* Sir James de Audley
* Margaret, wife of Fulk FitzWarin (Blanche?)

James was co-heir to his mother's brother, William Martin, by which he inherited the barony of Barnstaple, Devonshire, and the castle and lordship of Newport, Pembroke, Wales. He was also co-heir to his great uncle, John Giffard, 2nd Lord Giffard, by which he inherited a moiety share of the manor of Ashton, Wiltshire. He was summoned to Parliament from 1330 to 1386, and was one of the founders of the knights of the Garter in 1348.

Cokayne's records state he died at Heleigh.
Son of Nicholas de Audley and Joan Martin, grandson of Nicholas de Audley, Katherine Giffard, Sir William Martin and Eleanor FitzPeter. Possibly born at Kneesall.

Husband of Joan de Mortimer, daughter of Roger de Mortimer by Joan Joinville. They were married before June 1330 and had the following children; two sons and two daughters:
* Sir Nicholas de Audley
* Sir Roger de Audley
* Joan, wife of John Tuchet
* Margaret, wife of Sir Roger Hillary

Secondly, he was the husband of an Isabel, married before 1347, and had four more sons and a daughter;
* Sir Thomas de Audley
* Oliver de Audley
* Roland de Audley
* Sir James de Audley
* Margaret, wife of Fulk FitzWarin (Blanche?)

James was co-heir to his mother's brother, William Martin, by which he inherited the barony of Barnstaple, Devonshire, and the castle and lordship of Newport, Pembroke, Wales. He was also co-heir to his great uncle, John Giffard, 2nd Lord Giffard, by which he inherited a moiety share of the manor of Ashton, Wiltshire. He was summoned to Parliament from 1330 to 1386, and was one of the founders of the knights of the Garter in 1348.

Cokayne's records state he died at Heleigh.


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