William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers

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William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers (21 December 1468 – 14 April 1524), also known as William Conyers of Hornby, was an English baron and aristocrat.

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[edit] Personal life

Conyers was a son of Sir John Conyers of Hornby and Lady Alice Neville,[1] daughter of William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent. His first wife was Mary le Scrope, daughter of Sir John Scrope, 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton. His second wife was Lady Anne Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland. He rebuilt Hornby Castle in Swaledale, Yorkshire, which the Conyers had inherited.

He served the king on several military expeditions to Scotland and also fought at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513.

[edit] Titles

Conyers was created 1st Baron Conyers on October 17, 1509.[2] He was succeeded by Christopher Conyers one of his sons by Anne.

[edit] Ancestry

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Peerage of England
Preceded by
New Creation
Baron Conyers
1509–1524
Succeeded by
Christopher Conyers


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