Parents
Mother: Graas, Katherine ( - )
Father: Copplestone, John ( - 1433)
Marriages/Other Unions
- Type: marriageUnion began: n.d.Union ended: n.d.
Offspring
- Male offspring: Copplestone, Philip ( - )
- Male offspring: Copplestone, John ( - )
- Male offspring: Copplestone, Walter ( - )
Titles
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steward of Estates, Exeter Diocese | 1417 -9 -24 | 1440 | From Sept. 1419--29 Sept. 1420, Copplestone was joint Keeper of the diocese's temporalities; he was reappointed Steward in 1420 |
| Escheator, Devon | 1418 -11 -4 | 1419 -11 -23 | |
| Escheator, Cornwall | 1418 -11 -4 | 1419 -11 -23 | |
| MP, Devon | 1421 -12 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon | 1422 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Southampton | 1422 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wiltshire | 1422 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Somerset | 1422 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset | 1422 | ||
| Escheator, Cornwall | 1422 -5 -20 | 1423 -11 -13 | |
| Escheator, Devon | 1422 -5 -20 | 1423 -11 -13 | |
| Receiver-gen & Steward, Duchy of Cornwall | 1422 -5 -28 | Held jointly. Office purview initially only for the Duchy's Devon estates, but was expanded 24 Nov. 1422 to cover the Duchy's estates in all other counties | |
| Steward & Warden of the Stannaries, Duchy of Cornwall | 1422 -5 -28 | 1422/3 -02 -10 | Held jointly. The stannaries were in Cornwall & Devon |
| Steward of Earldom of Devon's Estates, England | 1422 -7 -3 | 1435 | During the minority of Thomas Courtenay, 13th Earl of Devon. Held solely, then jointly with Nicholas Radford from 16 Feb. 1422/3 |
| Escheator, Cornwall | 1425/6 -1 -24 | 1426 -12 -17 | |
| Escheator, Devon | 1425/6 -1 -24 | 1426 -12 -17 | |
| Surveyor of Warrens, Devon | 1428 -7 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cornwall | 1431 | 1432 | |
| JP, Devon | 1431 | ||
| JP, Cornwall | 1431 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Devon | 1432 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Devon | 1433 | ||
| JP, Devon | 1435 | ||
| MP, Devon | 1435 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Devon | 1435/6 | ||
| JP, Devon | 1438 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon | 1439 | ||
| MP, Devon | 1439 | 1440 | |
| JP, Devon | 1440 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Devon | 1442/3 | ||
| JP, Devon | 1443 | 1444 | |
| JP, Devon | 1447 | 1448 | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cornwall | 1451 | ||
| JP, Devon | 1453 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Devon | 1453/4 | ||
| JP, Devon | 1455 | 1458 | |
| Commissioner of Array, Devon | 1457 | ||
| Commissioner of Musters, Devon | 1457 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Devon | 1459 |
Lands
- Cornwall
- Devon: Copplestone, Exeter
Event Naming Patron
| Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | - | Exeter (Unknown), Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon | John Copplestone's Entertainer |
| Performance | - | Mayor's House, Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon | John Copplestone's Minstrel |
Patronized Troupes
| Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Copplestone's Minstrel | Copplestone, John (1395 - 1458) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| John Copplestone's Entertainer | Copplestone, John (1395 - 1458) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
Owned Venues
| Venue Name | County | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Copplestone House | Devon | Private Residence |
Bibliographic Sources
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- Alexander, J.J. 'Devon County Members of Parliament Part III: The Later Plantagenet Period (1399--1485).'. Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art 46 (1914):
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry V [1413–22]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1910--11
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VI [1422--61]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1901--11
- MacLean, John. The Parochial and Family History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor in the County of Cornwall. 3 vols. London: Nichols & Sons, 1873-79
- Radford, G.H. 'Nicholas Radford (1385?--1455).'. Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art 35 (1903): np.
- Roskell, J.S., Linda Clark and Carole Rawcliffe, eds. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1386–1421. 4 vols. Stroud: Alan Sutton Publishing for The History of Parliament Trust, 1992
- The Visitations of the County of Devon, comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, with additions by Lieut-Col J.L. Vivian. Exeter: For the Author by H.S. Eland, [1895]
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