Thomas de Littleton

For other people named Thomas Littleton, see Thomas Littleton (disambiguation).

Sir Thomas de Littleton

KB SL
Sir Thomas Littleton
Born1407[1]
Died23 August 1481 (aged 73–74)
BuriedWorcester Cathedral
Noble familyLyttleton
Spouse(s)Joan Burley
IssueSir William Littleton
Richard Littleton
Thomas Littleton
Ellen Littleton
Alice Littleton
FatherThomas Westcote or Heuster alias Littleton
MotherElizabeth Littleton
OccupationJudge, Writer, Undersheriff, Knight
Arms of Sir Thomas de Lyttleton (Lyttleton impaling Burley alias Mylde), St Michael's Church, Munslow, Shropshire

Sir Thomas de Littleton or de Lyttleton KB SL(c. 1407–23 August 1481) was an English judge, undersheriff, Lord of Tixall Manor, and legal writer from the Lyttelton family. He was also made a Knight of the Bath by King Edward IV.[2]

  1. ^ Baker 2004.
  2. ^ Shaw, William Arthur (1970). The Knights of England: A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of All the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors. Incorporating a Complete List of Knights Bachelors Dubbed in Ireland. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-0443-4.