Anthony Ughtred

Anthony Ughtred
Coat of Arms of Sir Anthony Ughtred:
Quarterly —1 and 4, Gules, on a cross patonce Or 5 five mullets Gules; 2 and 3, Ermine, a cross moline Sable. On each a crescent Or for difference.[1]
Governor of Jersey
In office
August 1532[2] – 6 October 1534
MonarchHenry VIII
Preceded bySir Hugh Vaughan
Succeeded bySir Arthur Darcy
Personal details
Born
Anthony Ughtred

c. 1478
Kexby, Yorkshire
Died6 October 1534 (aged 55–56)
Jersey
Resting placeChapel of St George, castle of Mont Orgueil
49°11′58″N 2°01′09″W / 49.199444°N 2.019167°W / 49.199444; -2.019167
Spouse(s)Eleanor (Alianora)[3]
Elizabeth Seymour
ChildrenSir Henry Ughtred
Margery Ughtred
Parent(s)Sir Robert Ughtred
Katherine Eure

Sir Anthony Ughtred or Oughtred, Knight banneret[4][5] (c. 1478 – 6 October 1534[2]) was an English soldier and military administrator during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII. Ughtred fought in Ireland, the Anglo Scottish border and both on land and at sea in France. He served with distinction as captain of Berwick, marshal of Tournai and governor of Jersey.[2] In 1530, he married Elizabeth Seymour, sister to Jane, future third wife to Henry VIII.[6][7]

  1. ^ Metcalfe 1885, pp. 42, 45.
  2. ^ a b c MacMahon 2004.
  3. ^ Collins 1887a, pp. 24-30: Under the heading "1513–14—HILARY TERM, 5 HENRY VIII", "Anthony Ughtred, kt., and Alianora his wife" are listed.
  4. ^ Metcalfe 1885, p. 46.
  5. ^ Shaw & Burtchaell 1906b, p. 35.
  6. ^ Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, 5, 80(14).
  7. ^ Richardson 2011a, p. 111.