John Sutton

John Sutton

VI of Dudley

Born 25 DEC 1400
Christening , Barton-under-Needwood, co. Derby, ENG
Died 30 SEP 1487
Parents John de Sutton (Father) Family
Constance Blount (Mother) Family
Marriage Elizabeth Berkeley — AFT 14 MAR 1421 Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation 1st Lord Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1428-1430), Constable of Clun Castle (1435), M.P. (1440-1487), Constable of Wigmore Castle (1459)
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Henry IV
  • Birth
    25 Dec 1400
    Born
  • Age 5
    3 Sep 1406
    Father John died
  • Age 12
    21 Mar 1413
    Accession of Henry V
    Reigned 1413–1422
  • Age 14
    25 Oct 1415
    Battle of Agincourt
  • Age 20
    14 Mar 1421
    Married Elizabeth Berkeley
  • Age c. 22
    1422
    Daughter Jane born
  • Age 21
    1 Sep 1422
    Accession of Henry VI
    Reigned 1422–1461
  • Age c. 27
    1427
    Son John born
  • Age c. 27
    1427
    Son Edmund born
  • Age 31
    Sep 1432
    Mother Constance died
  • Age c. 33
    1433
    Son Oliver born
  • Age c. 34
    1434
    Son William born
  • Age 52
    17 Jul 1453
    Hundred Years' War ends
    Battle of Castillon; England loses almost all its French lands.
  • Age 54
    1455–1487
    Wars of the Roses begin
    First Battle of St Albans.
  • Age 60
    4 Mar 1461
    Accession of Edward IV
    Reigned 1461–1483
  • Age 60
    29 Mar 1461
    Battle of Towton
  • Age 70
    4 May 1471
    Battle of Tewkesbury
  • Age c. 76
    1476
    William Caxton sets up the first English printing press
    At Westminster.
  • Age c. 83
    1483
    The Princes in the Tower disappear
  • Age 82
    9 Apr 1483
    Accession of Edward V
  • Age 82
    26 Jun 1483
    Accession of Richard III
    Reigned 1483–1485
  • Age 84
    22 Aug 1485
    Accession of Henry VII
    Reigned 1485–1509
  • Age 84
    22 Aug 1485
    Battle of Bosworth Field
    Richard III killed; Tudor dynasty begins.
  • Age 86
    30 Sep 1487
    Died