List of knights banneret of England

This is a list of men dubbed a knight banneret in England. It was an honour usually bestowed by a king after a battle, but the honour was occasionally bestowed at other times and by other men.

Edward III

Battle of Crecy

26 August 1346, Sir John de lisle, of Rougemont — by a writ of this date ^[1]
1348–1349, Sir Henry de Braylesford, of Brailsford, Derbyshire.^[2] He was allocated under Stafford^[3] and served under William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon until he returned home with the King's permission because he was invalided out of the King's division^[4] and had letters of protection. He was exonerated from assessment for lands in Derby and Stafford on 10 October.^[5]

Battle of Poitiers

Sir Ellis Hicks was knighted by Edward, the Black Prince (Eldest son of Edward III and father to Richard II), 1356.

Edward IV

Knights banneret made by Edward IV on that voyage and late journey; whose pennons and standards (in the difference of pennons) were rent by the King's commandment.

2

Kinghts banneret made in Scotland by the Richard, Duke of Gloucester [probably on the conclusion of Treaty of Fotheringhay (11 June 1482) between the Duke of Gloucester, Alexander, Duke of Albany and the Scottish nobles near Edinburgh]^[9]

2

Knights banneret made by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, in Scotland at Hoton Field beside Berwick [probably at the surrendering of Berwick to the English, which took place on the 24 August 1482].^[13]^[a]

22 August 1482, Thomas Pilkington.^[14]^[15]
22 August 1482, Robert Ryder.^[14]^[15]

Henry VII

Knights banneret made by Henry VII at the Battle of Stoke Field the first three were made before the battle and the other eleven after:^[16]

2

Knights banneret made by Henry VII after the Battle of Deptford Bridge (also called the Battle of Blackheath) which took place during the Cornish Rebellion of 1497.^[17]

2

Knights banneret made in Scotland by Thomas, Earl of Surrey, the King Henry VII's lieutenant in the north, on or before 30 September 1497:^[19]

2

Henry VIII

Knights banneret, made by King Henry VIII possibly at the Battle of the Spurs in France (16 August 1513) but they may have been made the followin year.^[22] ^[b]

2

Knight banneret made at Leith in Scotland on Sunday 11 May 1544, by Edward, Earl of Hertford, the King's lieutenant, at the burning of Edinburgh, Leith and others.^[25]

11 May 1544, Edward(?) Clinton, Lord Clinton — Uncertain.^[e]

Knight banneret made in Scotland by the Earl of Hertford, the King's lieutenant, being then encamped by our Lady Church by Norham Castle on his coming home after he had been in Scotland 15 days.^[26]

23 September 1545, John (Nevill), 4th lord Latimer — Uncertain.^[f]

Edward VI

Knights banneret were made in the camp beside Roxburgh (18–25 September 1547), in Scotland, in the first year of the reign of Edward VI. by the "hands of the high and mighty Prince Edward, Duke of Somerset, Lieutenant General of all the King's armies by land and sea, and Governor of his Royal person and Protector of all his realms, dominions and subjects".^[27]

18–25 September 1547, Francys Bryan.^[27]^[24]
18–25 September 1547, Ralph Sadler.^[27]^[24]
18–25 September 1547, Raufe Vane.^[27]^[24]
18–25 September 1547, William (Grey), 13th lord Grey of Wilton — Uncertain.^[g]

Charles I

King Charles I created several knights banneret after the Battle of Edgehill (1642) including:^[28]

Thomas Strickland of Sizergh for gallantry
John Smith for rescuing the royal standard from the enemy.

Great Britain and the United Kingdom

Whether any bannerets were granted after the Act of Union 1707 is debated by historians and there is no general agreement.

George II

George Cokayne notes in The Complete Peerage (1913) that King George II revived the order when he created sixteen knights banneret on the field of the Battle of Dettingen on 27 June 1743:^[29]^[h]

2

Although Cokayne's source for this, a diary entry by Miss Gertrude Savile, states "This honour had been laid aside since James I, when Baronets were instituted", which contradicts other sources,^[28] a news magazine published in the same year as the battle recorded the honours.^[30]

George III

Several sources, including Edward Brenton (1828) and William James (1827),^[31]^[32] record that captains Trollope and Fairfax and were honoured with bannerets by King George III for their actions during the Battle of Camperdown (1797). However, these awards were never recorded in The London Gazette and is much more likely that these knighthoods, which first appear in formal records in December 1797 without their nature being specified,^[33] were as knights bachelor.^[i]

Victoria

On 19 August 1843 James Bombrain, inspector general of Coast Guard in Ireland (knighted by the lord lieutenant of Ireland, on board a cruiser in Kingstown Harbour, after an inspection of the Irish squadron of revenue cruisers at Kingstown, Dublin, is erroneously supposed to have been a knight banneret in consequence of having been knighted under the Royal Standard).^[35]

Notes

^ Shaw and Metcalfe also list more knights and bannerets made by Richard, Duke of Gloucester on 11 August, but fails to distinguish them from each other:^[13]^[10]
2
^ Shaw 1906, p. 26 notes Harl MS. 5177 says anno 5, 6 (Henry VIII 5th year started on 22 April 1513 and ended on 21 April 1514, so the date of 16 August was either 1513 or 1514 (See Regnal years of English monarchs))
^ Utright can also be spelt Ughtred, Oughtred Owtred, Utreight (Shaw 1906, p. 231).
^ Metcalfe describes Sir Thomas's coat of arms thus: Gules, a fess dancettée Ermin between three cross-crosslets fitchée Argent, – a bendlet sinister Or. Crest—A talbot's head Gules earned Argent gorged with a fess dancettée Ermine.^[24]
^ Shaw 1906, p. 54 notes that Edward, lord Clinton, is referred to as "chevalier" in April, 1536, when he was summoned to Parliament. The knight in the text could not possibly be his son Henry, as this latter was only about 4 years old in 1544, so possibly lord Edward Clinton was made a knight banneret in 1544.
^ Shaw 1906, p. 57 notes John, lord Latimer is styled "chivaler" from at least 14 June 1543, in the writs summoning him to Parliament. Possibly he was made a knight banneret in 1545.
^ Shaw 1906, p. 57 notes William, lord Grey of Wilton, is described as chivaler in the writs summoning him to Parliament from November 1529 onwards. Possibly he was made a knight banneret in 1547.
^ 27 June 1743 was the date as it was recorded on the Continent using the Gregorian calendar, In Britain where the Julian calendar was in use the date was 16 June 1743 (see Old Style and New Style dates).
^ "When the fleet returned to the Nore [George III] signified his intention of visiting it there, and Trollope, as the senior captain, was appointed to the Royal Charlotte yacht to bring him from Greenwich. The king accordingly embarked on 30 Oct.; but the wind came dead foul, and after two days the yacht had got no further than Gravesend. He therefore gave up the idea and returned to Greenwich, knighting Trollope on the quarterdeck of the Royal Charlotte before he landed. The accolade conferred ‘under the royal standard’ was spoken of as making Trollope a knight banneret, and was apparently so intended by the king; but it is said to have been afterwards decided [by the Privy Council], as a question of precedence, that a knight banneret could only be made on the field where a battle had actually been fought; or presumably, in the case of a naval officer, on the quarterdeck of one of the ships actually engaged".^[34]

^ Shaw 1906, p. 6.
^ Wrottesley, George; British Library (1898), Crecy and Calais, from the original records in the Public record office, London: Harrison and Sons, OCLC 43086786
^ Pipe Roll of 20 Edward III
^ French Roll Edward III
^ Memoranda Roll of 22 Edward III
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Shaw 1906, p. 15.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Metcalfe 1885, p. 4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Shaw 1906, p. 16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v Shaw 1906, p. 17.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Metcalfe 1885, p. 6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Metcalfe 1885, p. 7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Shaw 1906, p. 18.
^ ^a ^b Shaw 1906, p. 20.
^ ^a ^b Shaw 1906, p. 21.
^ ^a ^b Metcalfe 1885, p. 5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Shaw 1906, p. 24.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Shaw 1906, p. 28.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Metcalfe 1885, p. 27.
^ Shaw 1906, p. 31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j On or before 30 September 1497 (Shaw 1906, p. 31)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Metcalfe 1885, p. 31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad Shaw 1906, p. 36.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Metcalfe 1885, p. 45.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Metcalfe 1885, p. 46.
^ Shaw 1906, p. 54.
^ Shaw 1906, p. 57.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Shaw 1906, p. 61.
^ ^a ^b Chisholm 1911, pp. 353–354.
^ Cokayne 1913, pp. 572–573.
^ Shaw 1743, p. 356.
^ Brenton 1823, p. 356.
^ James 1827, p. 78.
^ "No. 14075". The London Gazette. 19 December 1797.
^ Laughton 1899, p. 248, Marshall 1823, p. 153
^ Shaw 1906, p. 345.

References

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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911), "Banneret" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 3 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 353–354 {{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Cokayne, George Edward (1913), Gibbs, Gibbs; Doubleday, H. Arthur (eds.), The Complete Peerage, vol. III, London, pp. 572–573{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
James, William (1827), The Naval History of Great Britain, Volume 2, 1797–1799
Laughton, John Knox (1899). "Trollope, Henry" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 246–248. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Marshall, John (1823), Royal Naval Biography, vol. 1, p. 153
Metcalfe, Walter Charles (1885), A Book of Knights Banneret, Knights of the Bath, and Knights Bachelor made between the fourth year of King Henry VI and the restoration of King Charles II ..., London: Mitchell and Hughes
Shaw, Edward, ed. (1743), "July 1743", The London Magazine, and Monthly Chronologer, p. 356
Shaw, William Arthur (1906), The Knights of England: A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of knights bachelors, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland, vol. 2, London: Sherratt and Hughes

[14] Shaw and Metcalfe also list more knights and bannerets made by Richard, Duke of Gloucester on 11 August, but fails to distinguish them from each other:^[13]^[10]
2

[24] Shaw 1906, p. 26 notes Harl MS. 5177 says anno 5, 6 (Henry VIII 5th year started on 22 April 1513 and ended on 21 April 1514, so the date of 16 August was either 1513 or 1514 (See Regnal years of English monarchs))

[27] Utright can also be spelt Ughtred, Oughtred Owtred, Utreight (Shaw 1906, p. 231).

[28] Metcalfe describes Sir Thomas's coat of arms thus: Gules, a fess dancettée Ermin between three cross-crosslets fitchée Argent, – a bendlet sinister Or. Crest—A talbot's head Gules earned Argent gorged with a fess dancettée Ermine.^[24]

[30] Shaw 1906, p. 54 notes that Edward, lord Clinton, is referred to as "chevalier" in April, 1536, when he was summoned to Parliament. The knight in the text could not possibly be his son Henry, as this latter was only about 4 years old in 1544, so possibly lord Edward Clinton was made a knight banneret in 1544.

[32] Shaw 1906, p. 57 notes John, lord Latimer is styled "chivaler" from at least 14 June 1543, in the writs summoning him to Parliament. Possibly he was made a knight banneret in 1545.

[34] Shaw 1906, p. 57 notes William, lord Grey of Wilton, is described as chivaler in the writs summoning him to Parliament from November 1529 onwards. Possibly he was made a knight banneret in 1547.

[37] 27 June 1743 was the date as it was recorded on the Continent using the Gregorian calendar, In Britain where the Julian calendar was in use the date was 16 June 1743 (see Old Style and New Style dates).

[GIII-bannerets-43] "When the fleet returned to the Nore [George III] signified his intention of visiting it there, and Trollope, as the senior captain, was appointed to the Royal Charlotte yacht to bring him from Greenwich. The king accordingly embarked on 30 Oct.; but the wind came dead foul, and after two days the yacht had got no further than Gravesend. He therefore gave up the idea and returned to Greenwich, knighting Trollope on the quarterdeck of the Royal Charlotte before he landed. The accolade conferred ‘under the royal standard’ was spoken of as making Trollope a knight banneret, and was apparently so intended by the king; but it is said to have been afterwards decided [by the Privy Council], as a question of precedence, that a knight banneret could only be made on the field where a battle had actually been fought; or presumably, in the case of a naval officer, on the quarterdeck of one of the ships actually engaged".^[34]

[FOOTNOTEShaw19066-1] Shaw 1906, p. 6.

[2] Wrottesley, George; British Library (1898), Crecy and Calais, from the original records in the Public record office, London: Harrison and Sons, OCLC 43086786

[3] Pipe Roll of 20 Edward III

[4] French Roll Edward III

[5] Memoranda Roll of 22 Edward III

[FOOTNOTEShaw190615-6] Shaw 1906, p. 15.

[FOOTNOTEMetcalfe18854-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Metcalfe 1885, p. 4.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190616-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Shaw 1906, p. 16.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190617-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v Shaw 1906, p. 17.

[FOOTNOTEMetcalfe18856-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Metcalfe 1885, p. 6.

[FOOTNOTEMetcalfe18857-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Metcalfe 1885, p. 7.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190618-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Shaw 1906, p. 18.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190620-13] Shaw 1906, p. 20.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190621-15] Shaw 1906, p. 21.

[FOOTNOTEMetcalfe18855-16] Metcalfe 1885, p. 5.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190624-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Shaw 1906, p. 24.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190628-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Shaw 1906, p. 28.

[FOOTNOTEMetcalfe188527-19] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Metcalfe 1885, p. 27.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190631-20] Shaw 1906, p. 31.

[Shaw-p31-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j On or before 30 September 1497 (Shaw 1906, p. 31)

[FOOTNOTEMetcalfe188531-22] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Metcalfe 1885, p. 31.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190636-23] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad Shaw 1906, p. 36.

[FOOTNOTEMetcalfe188545-25] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Metcalfe 1885, p. 45.

[FOOTNOTEMetcalfe188546-26] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x Metcalfe 1885, p. 46.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190654-29] Shaw 1906, p. 54.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190657-31] Shaw 1906, p. 57.

[FOOTNOTEShaw190661-33] Shaw 1906, p. 61.

[FOOTNOTEChisholm1911353–354-35] Chisholm 1911, pp. 353–354.

[FOOTNOTECokayne1913572–573-36] Cokayne 1913, pp. 572–573.

[FOOTNOTEShaw1743356-38] Shaw 1743, p. 356.

[FOOTNOTEBrenton1823356-39] Brenton 1823, p. 356.

[FOOTNOTEJames182778-40] James 1827, p. 78.

[41] "No. 14075". The London Gazette. 19 December 1797.

[42] Laughton 1899, p. 248, Marshall 1823, p. 153

[FOOTNOTEShaw1906345-44] Shaw 1906, p. 345.

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