Thomas St Leger
Also known as: Thomas Sentleger / sir Thomas Saintleger / sir Thomas Sentleger · Family: England · Role: commissioner · First appears: Edward IV 29
Life events
- c. 1483 · Richard III executed George Browne, Roger Clifford, Thomas St Leger, Thomas Rame, and others for supporting Henry VII.(Richard III 12 · 📍 London)
- With: Richard III George Browne Roger Clifford Thomas Rame
- “Amongst whome sir George Browne, sir Roger Clifford, and foure other were put to execution at London, and sir Thomas Sentleger which had married the duchesse of Excester the kings owne sister, and Thomas Rame, and diuerse other were executed at Excester.”
- c. 1483 · John Scrope, Lord Scrope held a session indicting alleged conspirators for high treason.(Richard III 12 · 📍 Torington)
- With: John Scrope, Lord Scrope Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset Peter Courtenay Thomas Fulford Robert Willoughby Thomas Arundel John Arundel David Hopton Oliver of Buckland Bartholomew St Leger William Chilson Thomas Greenfield Richard Edgecombe Robert Burnby Walter Courtenay Thomas Browne Edward Courtenay Hugh Lutterell John Crocker John Hallewell
- “Wherefore he sent downe Iohn lord Scroope with a commission to kéepe a session; who sat at Torington, & then & there were indicted of high treason, Thomas marquesse Dorset, Peter bishop of Excester, Thomas Sentleger, and Thomas Fulford knights as principals, and Robert Willoughbie and Thomas Arundell knights, Iohn Arundell deane of Excester, Dauid Hopton archdeacon of Excester, Oliuer abbot of Buckland, Bartholomew Sentleger, William Chilson, Thomas Gréenefield, Richard Edgecombe, Robert Burnbie, Walter Courtneie, Thomas Browne, Edward Courtneie, Hugh Lutterell, Iohn Crocker, Iohn Hallewell, and fiue hundred others were indicted as accessaries.”
- c. 1483 · Richard III had Thomas St Leger and John Rame brought to Excester and beheaded.(Richard III 12 · 📍 Excester)
- With: Richard III John Rame
- “sauing sir Thomas Sentleger, and one sir Iohn Rame; who were brought to Excester, and there at the Carefax were beheaded.”
Edward IV 32
- with Louis XI (The French king gave rewards to these English officials and nobles.) “to the lord Howard, to sir Thomas Montgomerie, to sir Thomas Sentleger, to sir Iohn Cheinie maister of the kings horsses, to the marques Dorsset, sonne to the queene, and diuerse other, he gaue great and liberall rewards”
- sworn: Louis XI “and to the lord Howard, to sir Thomas Montgomerie, to sir Thomas Sentleger, to sir Iohn Cheinie maister of the kings horsses, to the marques Dorsset, sonne to the queene, and diuerse other, he gaue great and liberall rewards”
Richard III 12
- enemies with Richard III “and sir Thomas Sentleger which had married the duchesse of Excester the kings owne sister, and Thomas Rame, and diuerse other were executed at Excester.”
- enemies with John Scrope, Lord Scrope “who sat at Torington, & then & there were indicted of high treason, Thomas marquesse Dorset, Peter bishop of Excester, Thomas Sentleger, and Thomas Fulford knights as principals”
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Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.