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5 unusual facts about John Cornwall


Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter

That same year, Elizabeth married Sir John Cornwall, 1st Baron Fanhope and Milbroke.

John Cornwall

John Cornwall, 1st Baron Fanhope (died 1443), English nobleman, soldier and one of the most respected chivalric figures of his era

John Cornwall, 1st Baron Fanhope

Sir John continued his military service for King Henry V and King Henry VI during the Hundred Years' War, most notably during in the battle of Agincourt, where he led the English vanguard on the march from Harfleur.

He profited greatly from the ransoms of prisoners, and used the spoils to build Ampthill Castle, and to buy Oyster Hill Manor from the Mayor of London, William Walworth.

Elizabeth predeceased Sir John in death; she died on 24 November 1425 and was buried at Burford Church, Burford, Shropshire, England.



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