Robert (1st Earl of Suffolk) (de) UFFORD

Robert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk, KG (10 August 1298 - 4 November 1369) was born in Thurston, Suffolk, England to Robert d'Ufford and Cecily de Valoines. He was made Earl of Suffolk in 1337. Life The second but eldest surviving son, Robert d'Ufford, was born about 10 August 1298, and succeeded to his father's estates. On 19 May 1318 he received livery of his father's Suffolk lands. He was knighted and received some official employments, being occupied, for example, in 1326 in levying ships for the royal use in Suffolk, and serving in November 1327 on a commission of the peace in the eastern counties under the statute of Winchester. In May and June 1329 he attended the young Edward III on his journey to Amiens.[1] He was employed on state affairs down to the end of the rule of Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, and on 1 May 1330 received a grant for life of Orford Castle in Suffolk, which had been previously held by his father; he also obtained grants of other lands. On 28 July he was appointed to array and command the levies of Norfolk and Suffolk summoned to fight "against the king's rebels". Nevertheless in October he associated himself with William de Montacute in the attack on Mortimer at Nottingham. He took part in the capture of Mortimer in Nottingham Castle, and was implicated in the deaths of Sir Hugh de Turplington and Richard de Monmouth that occurred during the scuffle; that on 12 February 1331 he received a special pardon for the homicide. He was rewarded by the grant of the manors of Cawston and Fakenham in Norfolk, and also of some houses in Cripplegate that had belonged to Mortimer's associate, John Maltravers, succeeding Maltravers in some posts. He was summoned as a baron to parliament on 27 January 1332. From that time he was one of the most trusted warriors, counsellors, and diplomats in Edward III's service.[1] Family On 13 November 1334 Robert d'Ufford married Margaret de Norwich, daughter of Sir Walter Norwich and Catherine de Hedersete. They had four children. Lady Catharine d'Ufford (born c. 1317, date of death unknown) married Sir Robert de Scales, 3rd Baron Scales[2] Lady Cecily d'Ufford (born c. 1327 - died before 29 March 1372) married John Willoughby Lady Margaret d'Ufford (born c. 1330 - died before 25 May 1368) married Sir William Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby William d'Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (1339-1382) married Lady Joan de Montacute, References familysearch.org Accessed March 5, 2008 Robert d'Ufford Accessed March 5, 2008 Notes ^ a b Sidney Lee, ed. (1899). "Ufford, Robert de". Dictionary of National Biography 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co. ^ Philip Morant, The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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