Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere
| Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 August 1275 |
| Died | 14 April 1322 Blean near Canterbury |
| Title | 1st Baron Badlesmere |
| Tenure | 1309-1322 |
| Nationality | English |
| Residence | Leeds Castle |
| Offices | Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports |
| Successor | Giles de Badlesmere, 2nd Baron Badlesmere |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret de Clare |
| Issue | Margery de Badlesmere Maud de Badlesmere Elizabeth de Badlesmere Giles de Badlesmere, 2nd Baron Badlesmere Margaret de Badlesmere |
| Parents | Gunselm de Badlesmere, Joan |
Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere (18 August 1275 – 14 April 1322), English soldier, diplomat, Member of Parliament, landowner and nobleman, was the son and heir of Sir Gunselin de Badlesmere (died ca. 1301) and Joan FitzBernard. He fought in the English army both in France and Scotland during the later years of the reign of Edward I of England and the earlier part of the reign of Edward II of England. He was executed after participating in an unsuccessful rebellion led by the Earl of Lancaster.
The earliest records of Bartholomew's life relate to his service in royal armies, which included campaigns in Gascony (1294), Flanders (about 1297) and Scotland (1298, 1300, 1301–04, 1306–08, 1310–11, 1314–19). However, even at a relatively young age his activities were not limited to soldiering. In October 1300, was one of the household of Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln who were permitted by the King to accompany the Earl when he set out for Rome during the following month in order to complain to Pope Boniface VIII of injury done by the Scots.
A writ issued on 13 April 1301, presumably soon after the death of Jocelin, Sir Guncelin de Badlesmere, initiated inquests into the identity of the next heir of lands that he held direct from the King. This led to a hearing on 30 April of that year in relation to property in Kent at Badlesmere and Donewelleshethe, where it was confirmed that the heir was his son Bartholomew, then aged 26.
Bartholomew de Badlesmere and Fulk Payfrer were the knights who represented the county of Kent at the Parliament that sat at Carlisle from January 1306/7 until 27 March 1307. Also in 1307 Bartholomew was appointed governor of Bristol Castle. In that role he took charge of the subjugation of the city when it defied royal authority in 1316.
In 1310, Bartholomew acted as deputy Constable of England on behalf of the Earl of Hereford. Bartholomew served as his lieutenant when Hereford refused to perform his duties in the Scottish campaign of 1310-11. He was one of the retinue of the Earl of Gloucester at the Battle of Bannockburn on 24 June 1314, Bartholomew's own sub-retinue consisting of at least 50 men. He was criticised for not coming to his aid when Gloucester lost his life in an impetuous attack on the Scottish sheltron on that occasion.
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