Anthony Ughtred
| Sir Anthony Ughtred | |
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| Governor of Jersey | |
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In office August 1532 – 6 October 1534 |
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| Monarch | Henry VIII |
| Preceded by | Sir Hugh Vaughan |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Darcy |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Anthony Ughtred c. 1478 Kexby, Yorkshire |
| Died | 6 October 1534 (aged 55–56) Jersey |
| Resting place | Chapel of St George, castle of Mont Orgueil 49°11′58″N 2°01′09″W / 49.199444°N 2.019167°W |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor (Alianora) Elizabeth Seymour |
| Children |
Sir Henry Ughtred Margery Ughtred |
| Parents | Sir Robert Ughtred Katherine Eure |
Sir Anthony Ughtred (also Oughtred, Owtred, Utrect, Utreight), Knight banneret, (c. 1478 – 6 October 1534), was as 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. Around 1531, he married Elizabeth Seymour, sister to Jane, the future third wife to Henry VIII.
The Ughtred family can be traced back to the early thirteenth century, however, it was Thomas Ughtred (1292 – 1365) who ensured their place as one of the most prominent families in Yorkshire. Following an outstanding military career, Thomas Ughtred was summoned to Parliament as Baron Ughtred from 1343 to 1364 and made a Knight of the Garter between May 1358 and April 1360. On his death in 1365, the barony became extinct as it was not passed on to his descendants. His son and heir, Sir Thomas, despite a distinguished career and a knighthood was never summoned to parliament.
Sir Anthony Ughtred was the third son of Sir Robert Ughtred (c.1428–c.1487) of Kexby, Yorkshire and Katherine, daughter of Sir William Eure of Stokesley, Yorkshire. Sir Robert and his wife had four sons and two daughters:
The Ughtreds were wealthy landowners. When Sir Robert Ughtred died in 1487, his second son, Sir Henry Ughtred, since the death of his eldest son, Robert, was his heir. After Sir Henry's death in 1510, his eldest son, Robert, still a minor, consequently inherited his father's assets. In 1520 he sold his manors of Skagglethorpe and Redhouse to his uncle, Anthony Ughtred and in May 1524, the newly knighted Sir Robert Ughtred released to his uncle the reversion of the manors of Kylneweke, Tolthorp, Fymour, and Owelesthrop in Yorkshire. They had been leased to Sir Anthony and his brother Christopher "for the life of the longer liver" by their father, the elder Sir Robert Ughtred.
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