Harington, William (1389 - 1457/8)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 7
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 2
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1389 (possibly born ca. 1392)
Death Date: 1458-03-10 (possibly died 3 March 1457/8)

Siblings

Male

Harington, John (1384 - 1417/18)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Hill, Margaret ( - 1457/8)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1432
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Possibly married by 1423

Offspring

From Hill, Margaret ( - 1457/8)

  1. Female offspring: Harington, Elizabeth (d. 1458)

Primary Title

5th Baron Harington (or Haverington)

Titles

  • 5th Baron Harington (or Haverington)
    Assumed 1417/18-02-11
    Vacated 1457/8-03-10

General Offices Note

Kinsman of Sir William Harington of Hornby, Lanc. Due to confusion between the two, offices held before 1440 are not included.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Gleaston Castle, Lancashire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony (via brother)
    Acquired: 1417/18-02-11
    Divested: 1457/8-03-10

Lands

  • Cumberland
  • Lancashire: Aldingham Lordship & Manor
  • Lincolnshire
  • Somerset
  • Suffolk
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1447-1447 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Harington's Lutenist
Performance 1448-1448 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Harington's Minstrels
Performance 1449-1449 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Harington's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Harington's Lutenist Harington, William (1389 - 1458) Musicians 1
Lord Harington's Minstrels Harington, William (1389 - 1458) Entertainers/Minstrels 2

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Gleaston Castle Lancashire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Wedgwood, Josiah C., and Anne D. Holt. The History of Parliament: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House 1439–1509. London: HMSO, 1936.