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Stephen Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham

1345 – 1406

Medieval baron in the north of England

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About Stephen Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham

Lived 1345 – 1406 (aged 60–61).

Stephen Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham and Upsale (1345–1406) was the second surviving son of Henry Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Masham and his second wife Joan. Stephen Scrope had a brother, John, and a sister Joan, who married Hugh FitzHugh, 2nd Baron FitzHugh.

Career His early career was spent both on royal service, fighting in Edward III's French wars, as well as overseeing the activities of the local King's Bench of the West Riding. in and also on pilgrimage in the Middle East. He was knighted in Alexandria in 1365, and fought at the Battle of Nájera, part of England's involvement in the Castilian Civil War, two years later. and others in Nottinghamshire, in 1391, when he was around forty years old. He was summoned to parliament every year between 1399 and his death in 1406.

Family Stephen Scrope married Margery, daughter of John de Welles, 4th Baron Welles and Maud de Ros, and widow of John de Huntingfield, 1st Baron Huntingfield in about 1376. His eldest son Henry inherited the title and was beheaded in 1415 as a result of his involvement in the Southampton Plot against King Henry V. Stephen Scrope's younger son, also named Stephen, became Archdeacon of Richmond in 1400 and Chancellor of University of Cambridge in 1414.

Stephen Scrope died on 25 January 1406 and was buried in the family chapel in York Minster. His wife Margery died in 1422.

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Born
1345
Birth century
Died
1406

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Who was Stephen Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham?

medieval baron in the north of England

When was Stephen Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham born?

Stephen Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham was born in 1345.

When did Stephen Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham die?

Stephen Scrope, 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham died in 1406.

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