The Lord Langdale | |
|---|---|
 Marmaduke Langdale, 1st Baron Langdale of Holme | |
| Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire | |
| In office 1660–1661 | |
| Sheriff of Yorkshire | |
| In office 1639–1640 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1598 (baptised) Beverley, Yorkshire |
| Died | 4 August 1661 (aged 63) Holme Hall, Yorkshire |
| Resting place | All Saints church, Sancton |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Royalist |
| Spouse | Lenox Rodes (died 1639) |
| Children | 4 sons, 3 daughters; four survived to adulthood |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Landowner and soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  England |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | The Northern Horse |
| Battles/wars | Palatinate campaign Mannheim Wars of the Three Kingdoms Siege of Newcastle; Marston Moor; Relief of Pontefract Castle; Naseby; Rowton Heath; Preston; Siege of Candia |
Marmaduke Langdale, 1st Baron Langdale (c. 1598 – 5 August 1661) was an English landowner and soldier who fought with the Royalists during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
An only child who inherited large estates, he served in the 1620 to 1622 Palatinate campaign before returning home; during the period of Personal Rule by Charles I from 1629 to 1640, he opposed both the Forced Loan and Ship Money. Nevertheless, when the civil war began in 1642 he joined the Royalist Northern Army, although with little enthusiasm.
He proved a talented commander of cavalry; after defeat at Marston Moor in 1644, he formed the survivors into the Northern Horse, which quickly gained a reputation for ill-discipline. After Royalist defeat in the Second English Civil War in 1648, he went into exile and served briefly in the Venetian army before forced to retire by sickness. In 1653, he converted to Catholicism and later resided in Lamspringe Abbey, Westphalia.
Created Baron Langdale in 1658 by Charles II, after The Restoration in 1660 he returned home and was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. His health and finances had been destroyed by the war and he died at his home of Holme Hall in August 1661.