Sir Robert Burdet | |
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| Knight of the Shire for Warwickshire | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1320, 1325, 1327 | |
| Monarch | Edward II |
| Sheriff of Warwickshire | |
| In office 1329 | |
| Monarch | Edward III |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1333[2] |
| Spouse | Elizabeth de Camville |
| Children | Sir Gerard Burdet Sir Robert Burdet Isabel Burdet |
| Parent | Hugh Burdet[3] |
Sir Robert Burdet (died 1333) was a Member of Parliament for Warwickshire and was Sheriff of Warwickshire.
Origins
He was the son of Hugh Burdet and was a nephew of Sir William Burdet of Loseby who represented Leicestershire in Parliament in 1297.
Career
He was summoned to Parliament for Warwickshire and Leicestershire in 1320, 1325 and 1327 and served as Sheriff from 1328 to 1329.[4]
Marriage and children
He married Elizabeth de Camville, daughter and sole heiress of Sir Gerard de Camville, and by the marriage he inherited the manors of Arrow[b] and Seckington in Warwickshire.[3] By his wife he had children including:
- Sir Gerard Burdet[5] (d. abt 1349), of Arrow, Warwickshire, eldest son and heir apparent, predeceased his father.
- Sir Robert Burdet[5] (born Seckington, 1345[6]) of Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire, eldest surviving son and heir. Ancestor of the Burdett baronets of Bramcote, Warwickshire (cr.1619).
- Isabel Burdet[7] who married Sir John Berkeley of Wymondham, Leicestershire
Notes
- ^ the martlets were a difference added to the original Burdet arms based on the fact that Robert's father, Hugh Burdet, was a third son, the difference for whom is a martlet.
- ^ which had passed to the Camvilles upon their marriage to Albreda, daughter of Geoffrey, Baron Marmion of Llanstephan
References
- ^ ParlWrits 1827, p. 417.
- ^ Betham 1884
- ^ a b Betham 1884, p. 160
- ^ Harleian 1929, p. 157
- ^ a b Betham 1884, p. 161
- ^ 'Parishes: Seckington', in A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 4, Hemlingford Hundred, ed. L F Salzman (London, 1947), pp. 198-200 [1]
- ^ Taylor 1996, p. 95
Bibliography
- Betham, William (1884). The Baronetage of England. Vol. 1. London: Warde & Betham.
- Harleian (1929). The Knights of Edward I. Vol. I. London: Harleian Society.
- Nichols, John (1795). The History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester. Leicester: John Nichols.
- Parliamentary Writs. Vol. I. London: Public Record Office. 1827.
- Taylor, Ralph Penniston (1996). A History of Wymondham. Wymondham: Witmeha Press.
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