John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington
John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington (1328-1363)[2] of Aldingham in Furness, Lancashire, was an English peer, who inherited the title Baron Harington in 1347 on the death of his grandfather John Harington, 1st Baron Harington (1281–1347).[3]
Origins
He was the son of Sir Robert Harington (d.1334), who predeceased his own father the 1st Baron.[4] His mother was Elizabeth de Multon (born 1306), daughter of Thomas de Multon and one of the three sisters and co-heiresses of John de Multon.[5] She was the heiress of several estates including: Thurston in Suffolk; Moulton, Skirbeck and Fleet in Lincolnshire, of Egremont in Cumbria and of manors in County Limerick, Ireland.[6] Elizabeth outlived her husband and in about 1334 remarried to Walter de Birmingham.[7]
Career
In 1353 he confirmed the agreement made by his grandfather with the Abbot of Furness Abbey,[8] his feudal overlord at Aldingham.[9] In 1355 he nominated an attorney to act for him in Ireland, where he had inherited lands in County Limerick from his mother.[10] John Harington was granted a lease of the manor of Hornby by Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster and also held the manors of Bolton-le-Moors, Chorley and Aighton. In 1358 he moved to London to take part in services for king Edward III.
Marriage & progeny
The name of his wife is not known, possibly she was Joan de Birmingham, daughter of his step-father Walter de Birmingham.[11] By his wife he had progeny including:
- Robert Harington, 3rd Baron Harington (1356–1406)
Death & burial
He died on 28 May 1363 at his seat Gleaston Hall[12] in the manor of Aldingham,[13] and was buried in Cartmel Priory in Lancashire.[14]
Sources
- GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, pp. 314–321, Baron Harington, pp. 314–16, biography of John Harington, 1st Baron Harington
References
- ↑ Source: Burke's General armory 1884, p.459
- ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
- ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
- ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
- ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
- ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
- ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
- ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
- ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.314 & note (e)
- ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
- ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
- ↑ Rebuilt some time before 1389 as Gleaston Castle (GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.317)
- ↑ GEC Complete Peerage, Vol.6, p.316
- ↑ F. L. Weis, (1999) "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists", 7th Edition, Pages 34-31
Peerage of England | ||
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Preceded by John Harington, 1st Baron Harington |
Baron Harington 1347-1363 |
Succeeded by Robert Harington, 3rd Baron Harington |