Hugh de Lowther V
Hugh de Lowther V | |
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 Arms of the Lowther family | |
| Monarchs | Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI |
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| Born | c. 1390 |
| Died | c. 1440s |
Hugh de Lowther V (c. 1390 - c. 1440s) of Lowther, was an English nobleman, knight and administrator. He served alongside Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) He later served as Sheriff of Cumberland in 1440. His ancestor, Hugh de Lowther, was attorney general for Edward I.[1][2][3]
Marriage and issue
He married a lady of the noble Dewentwater family and had a son, also named Hugh, who was born in 1420.
References
- ↑ Lysons, Daniel (1806). Magna Britannia.
- ↑ Kraus Reprint Corps, New York (1963). List of sheriffs for England and Wales, from the earliest times to A.D. 1831, compiled from documents in the Public Record Office.
- ↑ Hodgson, John (1810). A Topographical and Historical Description of Westmorland: Containing an Account of Its Towns, Castles, Antiquities, [etc.], Accompanied with Biographical Notices of Eminent and Learned Men to Whom this County Has Given Birth.