Thomas Fettiplace
Thomas Fettiplace (c. 1383–1442) was a prominent English esquire, landowner, and official who served as the Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire.[1] He is best known for his advantageous marriage to the Portuguese noblewoman Beatrice de Pinto, the wealthy widow of Gilbert, Lord Talbot, which significantly increased the Fettiplace family's status and wealth.[1]
Life and career
Born around 1383, likely a younger son of the Fettiplace family of North Denchworth, Berkshire. With limited prospects for inheritance, he pursued a career in manorial management.[1] Around 1422, he married Beatrice (Beatrix) de Pinto, a member of the Portuguese royal family's collateral line and the widow of Gilbert Talbot, 5th Baron Talbot, who died at the Siege of Rouen in 1418. This marriage brought substantial property, including the manors of East Shefford and Maidencourt in Berkshire, and Stokenchurch in Oxfordshire.
He held several positions, including:
- Steward to Gilbert, Lord Talbot, at the manor of Bampton (1413)
- Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxfordshire (1432)
- Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire (1435)
- Commissioner of Array for Berkshire (1436)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cokayne, George Edward (1953). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant · Volume 12, Part 1. St. Catherine Press, Limited. p. 619. Search this book on
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