Harington, John ( - 1460)

of Hornby Castle, Lancashire

Born / Died

Birth Date: n.d.
Death Date: 1460-12-29 (killed at the Battle of Wakefield )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Clifford, Maud ( - )

  1. Female offspring: Harington, Anne (1455 - 1489)

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1447-1447 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Mr John Harington's Minstrel
Performance 1447-1447 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Mr John Harington's Minstrel
Performance 1448-1448 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Mr John Harington's Minstrel
Performance 1449-1449 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Mr John Harington's Minstrel/s
Performance 1449-1449 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Mr John Harington's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr John Harington's Minstrel Harington, John (0 - 1460) Entertainers/Minstrels 3
Mr John Harington's Minstrel/s Harington, John (0 - 1460) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Mr John Harington's Minstrels Harington, John (0 - 1460) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Hornby Castle Lancashire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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)
Raine, James, Jr., ed. Testamenta Eboracensia: A Selection of Wills from the Registry at York. Part II. Surtees Society 30. Durham; London; London; Edinburgh: George Andrews; Whittaker & Co.; T. & W. Boone; Blackwood & Sons, 1855.
Wedgwood, Josiah C., and Anne D. Holt. The History of Parliament: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House 1439–1509. London: HMSO, 1936.