Mordaunt, John (1598/9 - 1643)

Born / Died

Birth Date: by 1599-01-18 (date of baptism)
Death Date: 1643-06-19

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1621-4-7
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union began between 31 March 1621 (prenuptial settlement) and this date [CP], or 2 March 1620/1 [CP, vol. V, p. 10, n. e]

Offspring

From Howard, Elizabeth (1602/3 - 1671)

Primary Title

1st Earl of Peterborough

Titles

  • 5th Baron Mordaunt
    Assumed 1608/9-02-13
    Vacated 1643-06-19
  • 1st Earl of Peterborough
    Assumed 1627/8-03-09
    Vacated 1643-06-19

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Surrey n.d. n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire n.d. n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1626 n.d.
Bailiff, Northamptonshire 1627/8-3-7 n.d.
Chief Forester, Northamptonshire 1627/8-3-7 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1636 n.d.
Kepper of the King's Game, Bedfordshire 1638-10-3 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Northamptonshire 1640-7-16 1643

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Turvey, Bedfordshire
  • Drayton House, Northamptonshire

Lands

  • Northamptonshire: Farming Woods
  • Yorkshire: North Riding: Middleham & Richmond

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1638-1638 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Peterborough's Bearward

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Peterborough's Bearward Mordaunt, John (1599 - 1643) Performing Animals 1

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)