Notes
Student of Lincoln's Inn, London 1488; Member, Council of Katharine Plantagenet, Dowager Countess of Devon (wife of the 18th Earl), 1511--27; Member, Council of Henry Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon & 1st Marquess of Exeter by 1530 until death
Parents
Mother: Tremayre, Jane ( - )
Father: Edgecumbe, Richard (1443 - 1489)
Marriages/Other Unions
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1499Union ended: n.d.
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1525Union ended: n.d.
Offspring
- From Dernford, Joan ( - )Male offspring: Edgcumbe, John ( - )
- From Dernford, Joan ( - )Male offspring: Edgcumbe, James ( - )
- From Dernford, Joan ( - )Female offspring: Edgcumbe, Anne ( - )
- From Dernford, Joan ( - )Female offspring: Edgcumbe, Elizabeth ( - )
- From Dernford, Joan ( - )Female offspring: Edgcumbe, Agnes ( - )
- From Dernford, Joan ( - )Female offspring: Edgcumbe, Mary ( - 1527)
Primary Title
- Knight
Titles
- Knight Assumed: 1494Vacated: 1539-08-14
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constable, Cornwall | 1489 -11 -15 | 1539 -08 -14 | |
| Escheator & Feodary, Duchy of Cornwall | 1489 | 1539 -08 -14 held office until death | |
| Sheriff, Devon | 1494 -11 -5 | 1495 -11 -5 | |
| Sheriff, Devon | 1497 -11 -5 | 1498 -11 -5 | |
| JP, Cornwall | 1498 | ||
| Undersheriff, Cornwall | 1498 | 1499 | Undersheriff to Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales |
| JP, Devon | 1501 | 1502 | |
| JP, Cornwall | 1502 | ||
| JP, Cornwall | 1504 | ||
| JP, Devon | 1504 | ||
| Sheriff, Cornwall | 1505 -12 -1 | 1506 -11 -27 | |
| JP, Cornwall | 1506 | ||
| JP, Devon | 1506 | ||
| JP, Cornwall | 1509 | 1515 | |
| JP, Devon | 1509 | 1515 | |
| Keeper, Cornwall | 1509 -6 -22 | 1539 -08 -14 held office until death | |
| Reciever gen, Earldom of Devon, Devon | 1510 -4 -18 | 1511 possibly held office until later date | |
| MP, Cornwall | 1515 | ||
| Sheriff, Cornwall | 1516 -11 -10 | 1517 -11 -9 | |
| JP, Devon | 1517 | ||
| Sheriff, Devon | 1517 -11 -9 | 1518 -11 -8 | |
| JP, Devon | 1519 | ||
| JP, Cornwall | 1520 | 1522 | |
| Recorder, Cornwall | 1521 | 1539 -08 -14 held office until death | |
| JP, Devon | 1522 | ||
| JP, Cornwall | 1523/4 | 1526 | |
| JP, Devon | 1523/4 | ||
| Assessor of the Stannaries, Duchy of Cornwall | 1525 -7 -11 | Stannaries in Cornwall and Devon | |
| JP, Devon | 1525/6 | ||
| Sheriff, Devon | 1528 -11 -7 | 1529 -11 -9 | |
| MP, Cornwall | 1529 | ||
| JP, Devon | 1530 | ||
| JP, Cornwall | 1530 | ||
| JP, Cornwall | 1531/2 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Cornwall | 1532 | ||
| JP, Devon | 1532 | ||
| Sheriff, Cornwall | 1534 -11 -14 | 1535 -11 -22 | |
| Chief Steward, Devon | 1535 | ||
| JP, Cornwall | 1536 | 1539 | |
| JP, Devon | 1536 | ||
| Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Cornwall | 1537 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cornwall | 1538 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon | 1538 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset | 1538 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hampshire | 1538 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Somerset | 1538 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wiltshire | 1538 | ||
| JP, Devon | 1538 | 1539 | |
| Commissioner of Musters, Cornwall | 1539 | ||
| Member, Council in the West, England | 1539 | Comprising Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset |
Lands
- Cornwall: Bodrugan, Tregehan & Tremodret ManorsAcquired: 1496/7-02-24Patrimony
- Cornwall: Rame ManorVia 1st wife
- Devon: Cornworthy Manor, Huish, Loddiswell, North Molton, Totnes Borough, Castle & ManorAcquired: 1496/7-02-24Patrimony
- Devon: Valletort Manor House, Plymouth & West Stonehouse ManorVia 1st wife
Event Naming Patron
| Event Type | Date | Location | Troupe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | - | Exeter (Unknown), Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon | Sir Piers Edgcumbe's Minstrels |
| Performance | - | Guildhall, Bodmin, Cornwall | Sir Piers Edgcumbe's Minstrels |
Patronized Troupes
| Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Piers Edgcumbe's Minstrels | Edgcumbe, Piers (1477 - 1539) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Sir Piers Edgcumbe's Minstrels | Edgcumbe, Piers (1477 - 1539) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
Owned Venues
| Venue Name | County | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Cotehele House | Cornwall | Private Residence |
Bibliographic Sources
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VII [1485–1509]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1914--16
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- Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981
- Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509--47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864--1932
- List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. London: HMSO, 1898
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- The Visitations of Cornwall, comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620, with additions by J.L. Vivian. Exeter: William Pollard & Co., 1887