Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford
Politician
1378 – 1449
Who was Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford?
Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford KG was an English knight, landowner, from 1400 to 1414 Member of the House of Commons, of which he became Speaker, then was an Admiral and peer.
He won renown in the Hundred Years War, fighting in many engagements, including the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. He was an English envoy at the Council of Constance in 1415. In 1417 he was made admiral of the fleet. On the death of Henry V he was an executor of Henry's will and a member of Protector Gloucester's council. He attended the conference at Arras in 1435, and was a Member of the House of Lords sitting as Baron Hungerford from January 1436 until his death in 1449. For some years he was Treasurer of England.
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- Born
- Jun 22, 1378
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- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
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- Died
- Aug 9, 1449
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on July 23, 2013
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