Thomas de Camoys, 1st Baron Camoys
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Thomas de Camoys, 1st Baron Camoys KG (d. 28 March 1419 or 1421), was an English peer and soldier.
de Camoys was the son of Sir John Camoys. In August 1383 he was summoned to the House of Lords as Lord Camoys. He fought in the Hundred Years' War and commanded the left wing of the English Army at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. He was made a Knight of the Garter the same year.
Lord Camoys married, firstly, Elizabeth, daughter of William Louches.
Issue:
- Richard Camoys, whose son Hugh de Camoys inherited the barony.
He married, secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March[1] in 1403.
Issue:
- Alice Camoys (d.1455) married Sir Leonard Hastings and had issue.
- Sir Roger Camoys (1406-1473
Camoys died in March 1419 or 1421 and was succeeded in the barony by his grandson Hugh.
| Peerage of England | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Camoys 1383–1419/1421 |
Succeeded by Hugh de Camoys |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Archer p. 306
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- www.thepeerage.com
- Archer, Thomas Andrew (1886). "Thomas de Camoys, fifth Baron Camoys". Dictionary of National Biography 8. 305-306.
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