Sir Louis Robessart
[56998]
|
Surname:
|
Robessart
|
|
Forename:
|
Sir Louis
|
|
Gender:
|
Male
|
|
Place of Origin:
|
Hainaut (Henaud) [modern: Belgium, France]
|
|
Origin: Nationality:
|
[Hainauter]
|
|
Social Status:
|
esquire
|
| Original Document: |
CPR 1416-22, p. 27 (letters of denization, 8 March 1417)
|
|
Notes:
|
No Notes
|
|
Biographical Notes:
|
After this grant of denization Robessart received several grants of lands and annuities from the Crown, along with confirmations of lands he had acquired for himself.
Robessart was a favourite of Henry V and in 1421 was made a Knight of the Garter. He died in battle in 1430 and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
|
| Relationships: |
No Relationships |