Edward Hungerford (died 1522): Difference between revisions

Edward was the son and heir of Sir [[Walter Hungerford of Farleigh]] and his wife Jane, daughter of Sir [[William Bulstrode]].{{sfn|Lee|1891|p=257}}

He accompanied Sir Walter to Scotland in 1503. He served in the English army in France in 1513, when he was knighted at the [[battle of Guinegate (1513)|siege of Tournai]]. He was [[High Sheriff of Wiltshire|Sheriff of Wiltshire]] in 1517, and [[Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset]] in 1518.

In 1520, he attended Henry VIII at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. He died on 24 January 1522, survived by his second wife Agnes who was sole executrix of his will.<ref>{{harvnb|Harrison|1891|p=260}} cites: [[cf.]] ''Gent. Mag''. 1858, pt. i. p. 122.</ref>