William Porter
Also known as: sir William Porter · Family: England · Role: archer commander · First appears: Henry IV 25
Life events
- 1412 · Henry IV sent an English force to aid John the Fearless against his French opponents.(Henry IV 25)
- With: Henry IV John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy Thomas FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel Gilbert Umfreville, Earl of Angus Robert Umfreville John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham John Grey
- “sent to the duke of Burgognie, Thomas earle of Arundell, Gilbert Umfreuill earle of Angus (commonlie called the earle of Kime) sir Robert Umfreuill, vncle to the same Gilbert, sir Iohn Oldcastell lord Cobham, sir Iohn Greie, and William Porter, with twelue hundred archers.”
- c. 1422 · William Philip and William Porter were entrusted with conducting Henry V's funeral.(Henry V 36)
- With: William Philip
- “The conduct of this dolorous funerall was committed to sir William Philip, treasuror of the kings houshold, and to sir William Porter, his chéefe caruer, and others.”
Henry IV 25
- sworn: Henry IV “sent to the duke of Burgognie, Thomas earle of Arundell, Gilbert Umfreuill earle of Angus (commonlie called the earle of Kime) sir Robert Umfreuill, vncle to the same Gilbert, sir Iohn Oldcastell lord Cobham, sir Iohn Greie, and William Porter, with twelue hundred archers”
- allies with John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy “where they found the duke of Burgognie, of whom they were ioifullie receiued, & from thence he appointed them to go vnto Peron”
Henry V 23
- sworn: Henry V “In Vernon was sir William Porter made capteine”
Henry V 36
- sworn: Henry V “The conduct of this dolorous funerall was committed to sir William Philip, treasuror of the kings houshold, and to sir William Porter, his chéefe caruer, and others.”
- with Henry V (William Porter was entrusted with conducting Henry's funeral.) “The conduct of this dolorous funerall was committed to sir William Philip, treasuror of the kings houshold, and to sir William Porter, his chéefe caruer, and others.”
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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.