Robert Harington, 3rd Baron Harington

Robert Harington, 3rd Baron Harington (1356-1406)[2] of Gleaston Castle in the manor of Aldingham in Furness, Lancashire, was an English peer.

Arms of Harington: Sable, a fret argent; Crest: A lion's head erased or collared gules [1]

Origins

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He was born at Gleaston Hall in the manor of Aldingham, and was baptised at Aldingham. He was the son and heir of John Harington, 2nd Baron Harington (1328-1363) by his wife, whose name is not known, possibly she was Joan de Birmingham, his step-sister.[2]

Career

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The remains of Gleaston Castle in 2015

His father died in 1363 when Robert was a minor aged 7, and he became a ward of King Edward III, who granted the custody of his paternal lands to his daughter Isabella of England (1332–1382), wife of Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy, 1st Earl of Bedford (1340–1397).[2] He exited wardship having attained his majority of 21 and in 1377 was knighted at the coronation of King Richard II (1377-1399).[2] He rebuilt his ancestral seat as a castle, recorded for the first time in 1389 as Gleaston Castle.[2]

Marriages and children

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He married twice:

Death

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He died on 21 May 1406 at Aldingham.

Sources

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  • Cokayne, G. E. (1926). The Complete Peerage, or a history of the House of Lords and all its members from the earliest times (Gordon to Hustpierpoint). Vol. 6 (2nd ed.). London: The St Catherine Press. pp. 314–16.

References

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  1. ^ Source: Burke's General armory 1884, p.459
  2. ^ a b c d e Cokayne, Complete Peerage, new edition, Vol.6, p.316
  3. ^ a b c d Cokayne, Complete Peerage, new edition, Vol.6, p.317
Peerage of England
Preceded by Baron Harington
1363–1406
Succeeded by