John Wake, 1st Baron Wake of Liddell ( - 4 October 1300) was an English nobleman and soldier. He was one of the first barons created by writ of summons to Parliament in 1295 by

King Edward I Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 ...

. G. E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant'', new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IX, page 281.

Biography

John Wake was born around 1268, the son of Baldwin Wake and Hawise de Quincy, who was the daughter of

Elen ferch Llywelyn Elen ferch Llywelyn (c. 1207 – 1253) was the daughter of Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd in North Wales by Joan, Lady of Wales, the natural daughter of King John of England. Elen married John of Scotland, 9th Earl of Huntingdon, in about 12 ...

and Sir Robert de Quincy He married Joan de Fiennes by 24 September 1291. She was the daughter of William de Fenes and Blanche de Brienne. John Wake took part in military campaigns in Gascony from 1288 to 1297 and against the Scots from 1297 to 1300. He was appointed Joint Captain of March of Scotland in Cumberland and Westmoreland in 1297. He fought at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298. In 1295 John Wake was made baron by writ. G. E. Cokayne, editor, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant'', volume VIII (1898), pages 36-37, William Pollard & Co., Exeter; George Bell & Sons, York Street, Covent Garden, London. John Wake died around 4 October 1300. He was succeeded by his son Thomas Wake.

Issue

John Wake and his wife Joan de Fiennes had the following children: # John Wake – died between 1320 and 1349 # Thomas Wake, 2nd Lord Wake born 20 Mar 1297/98, d. 30/31 May 1349 # Margaret Wake, born c. 1300, d. 29 September 1349 In 1408 after the death of Edmund Holland, 8th Baron Wake of Liddell and 4th Earl of Kent, the title went into abeyance, which has never been terminated. Edmund had six sisters, the youngest Bridget was nun, the oldest predeceased him and the second had no children.

References

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