Henry de Tyeys - 1st Baron Tyeys

Lord of Chilton

Henry de Tyeys was an English Nobleman who fought in the wars in Wales, Flanders, and Scotland during the reign of Edward I.

 

Henry was born around 1268 in Oxfordshire, England, and was the son of another Henry de Tyeys and Joan de Foloit. In 1284, he married Hawise de Montagu, daughter of Simon de Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu, and Hawise de St. Amand. Henry and Hawise had three children: Henry, Peter, and Alice.

Henry was still a minor when he succeeded to the Foliot estates of Samson Foliot, his maternal grandfather. He became Lord of Chilton.

His military career started in Wales, where he served in 1287 and 1292. He was then summoned to serve in Flanders in 1297 and Scotland from 1299 to 1306.

He was summoned to attend the King or urgent business in 1294 and was called to the militia Council in 1297. On August 22nd, 1297, he was among the supporters of the Earls of Norfolk and Hereford to protest against the King's action.

On July 22nd, 1298, Henry fought in the vanguard at the Battle of Falkirk, where the English under Edward I routed the Scots and William Wallace, and was present at the siege of Caerlaverock Castle in July of 1300.

He was again summoned to Parliament from February 1298 to August 1307 and became Lord Tyeys.

He died on October 8th, 1307, in Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry. His son Henry was one of the rebels captured at the Battle of Boroughbridge in 1322 and was later hanged.