Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Darcy

Thomas Darcy
Baron Darcy of Darcy
Arms of Lord Darcy
Bornc. 1467
Died30 June 1537 (aged 69–70)
Tower Hill, London
BuriedSt Botolph's Aldgate, London
51°30′50″N 0°04′34″W / 51.513889°N 0.076111°W / 51.513889; -0.076111
Noble familyDarcy
Spouse(s)Dousabella Tempest
Edith Sandys
IssueGeorge Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Aston
Richard Darcy
Sir Arthur Darcy
Mabel Darcy
Elizabeth Darcy
FatherSir William Darcy
MotherEuphemia Langton

Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Darcy or of Temple Hurst, KG, PC (c. 1467 – 30 June 1537)[1] was an English nobleman, the only son, and heir, of Sir William Darcy (1443 – 30 May 1488) and his wife, Euphemia Langton, the daughter of Sir John Langton.[1] Darcy was opposed to the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and for his role in the Pilgrimage of Grace was convicted of high treason for delivering up Pontefract Castle to the rebels.[2] He was executed on Tower Hill 30 June 1537.[3]

  1. ^ a b Hoyle & Jan 2008.
  2. ^ Cokayne IV 1916, p. 74.
  3. ^ DNB 14 1888, pp. 49–53.

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