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William Hopton

(Abt 1431 - 7 Jul 1484)

[[Category: Yorkshire]] [[Category: Suffolk]] } } == Biography ==: '''William Hopton, Knt''', of Westwood (in Blythburgh), Suffolk, England. He was Sheriff of Norffolk and Suffolk from 1466 to 1467. From 1479 to 1480 he was a member of '''King Richard IIIs''' Privy Council, Treasurer of the Household to '''King Edward IV''', son and heir by his father's first marriage. :: He married about April 1451 '''Margaret Wentworth''', daughter of '''Roger Wentworth, Esq.''' of Nettlestead, Suffolk, by '''Margery''', daughter and heiress of '''Philip Despencer, Knt.''' They had one son, '''George Hopton, Knt'''., and three daughters, '''Margaret''', '''Agnes''', and '''Audrey'''.: '''Margaret''' died in 20 April 1478, and '''Sir William''' died 7 February 1484. :: '''William Hopton''' is a descendant of '''William the Conqueror'''. Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, pg 402 == Sources ==:# Source: Image Citation: ''Medieval Brussels'' (wall tapestry). Representing the month of March, the original, woven for '''Archduke Maximillian''', hangs in ''Paris' Louvre Museum''. A Horseman, '''Emporor Charles V''' (1500-1558) is set against a backdrop featuring the ''Imperial Palace'', the town hall and the now, ''St Michael Cathedral''. Accessed: 12 March 2015. Image URL: http://www.llph.co.uk/FlemishWall2/medieval-brussels.jpg Main URL: http://www.llph.co.uk/flemish-tapestry-wall-hangings.htm :# Source: Ancestry.com family trees:# Source: '''Richardson, Douglas'''; Everingham, Kimball G. Editor'''. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Vol. III, pg 402. Salt Lake City, Utah. 2013.:# [http://www.bigenealogy.com/suffolk/westwood_lodge_parish.htm Westwood]. == Acknowledgements ==:* This page has been edited according to [http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Acknowledgements Style Standards] adopted January 2014. :* Thank you to [[Raber-23|Lynden Raber Castle Rodriguez]] for her contributions to the development of this profile on behalf of the Magna Carta Project on 16 February 2015.

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[[Category: Yorkshire]] [[Category: Suffolk]] } }
== Biography ==: '''William Hopton, Knt''', of Westwood (in Blythburgh), Suffolk, England. He was Sheriff of Norffolk and Suffolk from 1466 to 1467. From 1479 to 1480 he was a member of '''King Richard IIIs''' Privy Council, Treasurer of the Household to '''King Edward IV''', son and heir by his father's first marriage.
:: He married about April 1451 '''Margaret Wentworth''', daughter of '''Roger Wentworth, Esq.''' of Nettlestead, Suffolk, by '''Margery''', daughter and heiress of '''Philip Despencer, Knt.''' They had one son, '''George Hopton, Knt'''., and three daughters, '''Margaret''', '''Agnes''', and '''Audrey'''.: '''Margaret''' died in 20 April 1478, and '''Sir William''' died 7 February 1484.
:: '''William Hopton''' is a descendant of '''William the Conqueror'''. Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, pg 402

== Sources ==:# Source: Image Citation: ''Medieval Brussels'' (wall tapestry). Representing the month of March, the original, woven for '''Archduke Maximillian''', hangs in ''Paris' Louvre Museum''. A Horseman, '''Emporor Charles V''' (1500-1558) is set against a backdrop featuring the ''Imperial Palace'', the town hall and the now, ''St Michael Cathedral''. Accessed: 12 March 2015. Image URL: http://www.llph.co.uk/FlemishWall2/medieval-brussels.jpg Main URL: http://www.llph.co.uk/flemish-tapestry-wall-hangings.htm
:# Source: Ancestry.com family trees:# Source: '''Richardson, Douglas'''; Everingham, Kimball G. Editor'''. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Vol. III, pg 402. Salt Lake City, Utah. 2013.:# [http://www.bigenealogy.com/suffolk/westwood_lodge_parish.htm Westwood].

== Acknowledgements ==:* This page has been edited according to [http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Acknowledgements Style Standards] adopted January 2014. :* Thank you to [[Raber-23|Lynden Raber Castle Rodriguez]] for her contributions to the development of this profile on behalf of the Magna Carta Project on 16 February 2015.

    Events

    BirthAbt 1431Westwood (in Blythburgh), Suffolk, England
    Death7 Jul 1484Suffolk, England
    MarriageMargaret Wentworth
    Alt nameSir William Hopton
    Title (Nobility)Sir
    Reference No8857467
    Reference No9282151
    Reference No60

    Families

    SpouseMargaret Wentworth (1430 - 1478)
    ChildMargaret Hopton (1452 - 1535)
    ChildAgnes Hopton (1454 - )
    ChildGeorge Hopton ( - )
    FatherJohn Hopton (1405 - 1478)
    MotherMargaret Saville (1410 - 1451)
    SiblingMargaret Hopton (1415 - )
    SiblingElizabeth Hopton (1442 - 1489)
    FatherJohn Hopton (1405 - 1478)
    MotherMargaret Saville (1410 - 1451)