William Brokesby

William Brokesby or Brooksby of Shoby, Leicestershire was Marshall of Henry IV's Hall, represented Leicestershire in Parliament and was Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Early life Brokesby was the son of John Brokesby or Brooksby of Shoby, Leicestershire, and wife Agnes Frisby, from whom he inherited the manor of Shoby, Leicestershire, and also the advowson of Saxelby church.

Brokesby accompanied Henry's eldest daughter Princess Blanche to her marriage with Louis III, Count Palatine of the Rhine, at Cologne Cathedral on 6 July 1402, which was arranged to forge an alliance between England and Germany.

Brokesby died before 23 February 1416, perhaps due to an injury or sickness picked up in the Agincourt campaign. m. Sir Thomas Berkeley of Wymondham, Leicestershire

Brokesby's younger brother Bartholomew Brokesby also served repeatedly as M.P. for Leicestershire, and was appointed sheriff of Leicestershire and Warwickshire in 1411.