Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh
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Henry FitzHugh | |
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 Arms of FitzHugh: Azure, three chevrons interlaced in base or a chief of the last | |
| Chamberlain of the Household | |
| Baron FitzHugh | |
| In office 1413–1425 | |
| Monarchs | Henry V Henry VI |
| Preceded by | The Lord Grey of Codnor |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Cromwell |
| Treasurer of England | |
| In office 1416–1421 | |
| Monarch | Henry V |
| Preceded by | Sir Robert Leche |
| Succeeded by | William Kinwolmarsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1363 |
| Died | 14 January 1425 |
| Resting place | Jervaulx Abbey, Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Administrator and diplomat |
Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh (c. 1363 – 11 January 1425) of Ravensworth Castle in North Yorkshire, was an administrator and diplomat who served under Kings Henry IV and Henry V.
FitzHugh was the first son of Hugh FitzHugh, 2nd Baron FitzHugh (A descendant of Akarius Fitz Bardolph,[1]), by his wife Joan Scrope, daughter of Henry Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Masham.
Royal service
He was summoned by writ to parliament in 1388, and became active in public affairs following the succession of Henry IV to the throne. He was engaged in Anglo-Scottish diplomacy and took part in the Battle of Humbleton Hill in 1402 and in the negotiation of the surrender of his uncle, Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York, in 1405. In 1406 he travelled to Denmark as part of the escort of Princess Philippa, daughter of King Henry IV, for her marriage to Eric of Pomerania, king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.[2]
At the coronation of King Henry V in 1413, FitzHugh served as Lord Constable.[1] During the reign of Henry V, he served as Chamberlain of the Household (1413–1425, and into the reign of Henry VI), and as Treasurer of England (1416–1421). He participated in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 and subsequent diplomacy with the French, which led to the Treaty of Troyes in 1420. He travelled with the king to France, and escorted the king's remains back to England following his death in 1422. He was an executor of Henry's will and was a feoffee of various lands in the will.[2]
He was appointed a Knight of the Garter in about 1409.[3]
Religious foundations
During his travels to the Scandinavian Peninsula in 1406, he visited the Bridgettine Vadstena Abbey in Sweden, where he volunteered to help establish a Bridgettine community in England, and to donate for that purpose his manor of Cherry Hinton in Cambridgeshire. The result was Syon Monastery, established by Henry V in 1415 at Twickenham, Middlesex.[2][4] He attended the Council of Constance in 1415.[2]
