John de Mowbray, 2nd Baron Mowbray

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John de Mowbray, 2nd Baron Mowbray (4 September 128623 March 1321) was the son of Roger de Mowbray, 1st Baron Mowbray.

De Mowbray served in the Scottish wars of Edward I. The baron held such offices as sheriff of Yorkshire, governor of the city of York, a warden of the Scottish marches, governor of Malton and Scarborough Castles.

He took part in the rebellion of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. He was captured at the battle of Boroughbridge and subsequently hanged at York.

John de Mowbray married Aliva de Braose, (b. 1291 d. ca 1331), daughter of William de Braose, Lord Braose of Gower. They had at least two sons:

[edit] References

Burke, Sir Bernard. "Mowbray-Earls of Nottingham, Dukes of Norfolk, Earls-Marshal, Earls of WArren and Surrey." A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, of the British Empire. London: Wm Clowes and Sons, Ltd., 1962. p. 387.

G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant",(1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume 9, page 379.

Peerage of England
Preceded by
Roger de Mowbray
Baron Mowbray
1298–1321
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Succeeded by
John de Mowbray