John Sutton

1400 - 1487  (87 years)

• Name	John Sutton  [1]
  Birth	25 Jun 1400	of Dudley in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Sep 1487  [2, 4]
  Burial	St. James's Priory, Dudley, Worcestershire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I23978	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DDB
  Last Modified	10 May 2019

  
  

  Father	John Sutton,   b. Abt 1380, of Dudley in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England d. 28 Aug 1406 (Age ~ 26 years)
  Mother	Constance Blount   d. 23 Sep 1432
  Family ID	F14393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Berkeley   d. Bef 8 Dec 1478
  Marriage	Bef 28 Jun 1421  [2]
  Children	+ 1. John Dudley   d. Between 1 Oct 1500 and 26 Jun 1501
  Family ID	F14391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Also called John Dudley. 1st Lord Dudley. Lieutenant of Ireland. Constable of Clun and Wigmore castles. Ambassador to Brittany and Burgundy. Treasurer of the Household to Henry VI. Constable of the Tower of London. Joint Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth Woodville. Summoned to Parliament by writ from 15 Feb 1440 to 1 Sep 1487. He served in France under Henry V and was a staunch Lancastrian under Henry VI, with whom he was taken prisoner at the 1st Battle of St. Albans in 1455. He was later wounded at the Battle of Blore Heath, 23 Sep 1459. Despite his loyalty to Henry VI, he was immediately received into favor on the accession of Edward IV.

  
  

• Sources

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