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{{Short description|English peer}}

'''James Touchet, 5th Baron Audley''' was the son of John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley and his wife Isabel, was a distinguished veteran of the [[Hundred Years' War]]. In the opening phase of the [[Wars of the Roses]] he raised troops from his estates in [[Cheshire]], [[Shropshire]],[[Staffordshire]] and Derbyshire]]and commanded the Lanastrian force that moved to block the Yorkisst.

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{{infobox noble

| name = {{unbulleted list|{{small|{{nobold|The Right Honourable}}}}|The Baron Audley}}

| image = COA Tuchet.svg

| caption = Arms of Tuchet: ''Ermine, a chevron gules''

| birth_name = James Tuchet

| birth_date = {{circa|1398}}

| birth_place = [[Staffordshire]], [[England]]

| death_date = {{death date and age|1459|09|23|1398|df=yes}}

| death_place = [[Shropshire]], England

| resting_place = [[Darley Abbey]], [[Derby]], England

| title = [[Baron Audley]]

| predecessor = [[John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley]]

| successor = [[John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley]]

| tenure = 1408{{snd}}1459

| other_titles = [[Baron Tuchet]]

| spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Margaret de Ros|1415}}|{{marriage|Eleanor de Holland|1430}}}}

| issue = 10, including [[John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley|John]] and [[Edmund Audley|Edmund]]

| parents = {{unbulleted list|[[John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley|John Tuchet]]|Elizabeth Stafford}}

}}

'''James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley, 2nd Baron Tuchet''' (c. 1398 – 23 September 1459) of [[Heighley Castle|Heleigh Castle]] was an English peer.

was a general who led the [[House of Lancaster]] forces during the [[Battle of Blore Heath]] in the [[Wars of the Roses]]. He was born circa 1398.

'''James TouchetTuchet, 5th Baron Audley''' was the, son of Elizabeth Stafford and her husband [[John Tuchet, 4th Baron Audley and his wife Isabel]], was a distinguished veteran of the [[Hundred Years' War]]. In the opening phase of the [[Wars of the Roses]] he raised troops from his estates in [[Cheshire]], [[Shropshire]], [[Staffordshire]] and [[Derbyshire]] and commanded the LanastrianLancastrian force that moved to block the YorkisstYorkist Earl of Salisbury's route to Ludlow where he intended linking up with the rest of the Yorkist army.

AudleyThe diedtwo inforces theclashed afternoon of [[September 23]], [[1459]], when he was slain atin the [[Battle of Blore Heath]]. Iton is23 possibleSeptember that1459 heand Audley was killed by ''[[Sir Roger Kynaston'']] of Stocks near [[Ellesmere, EnglandShropshire|Ellesmere]] (Kynaston incorporated emblems of the Audley coat-of-arms into his own). [[Audley's Cross]] still stands on the battlefield to this day, and marksmarking the spot where he died.

Audley was buried in [[Darley Abbey]], north of [[Derby]], about {{Convert|40 miles|mi|km|abbr=out}} away from [[Blore Heath]]. Unfortunately, theThe Abbey no longer stands, so his final resting place is no longer marked.

Audley had two homes:

*[[Heighley Castle]] in [[Madeley, Staffordshire]]

*[[Hawkstone Park|Red Castle at Hawkstone Park]] near [[Market Drayton]], [[Shropshire]]

He also owned large estates in [[Shropshire]], [[Staffordshire]] and [[Derbyshire]].

Audley died in the afternoon of [[September 23]], [[1459]], when he was slain at the [[Battle of Blore Heath]]. It is possible that he was killed by ''Sir Roger Kynaston'' of Stocks near [[Ellesmere, England]] (Kynaston incorporated emblems of the Audley coat-of-arms into his own). [[Audley's Cross]] still stands on the battlefield to this day, and marks the spot where he died.

Audley was buried in Darley Abbey, north of [[Derby]], about 40 miles away from Blore Heath. Unfortunately, the Abbey no longer stands, so his final resting place is no longer marked.

==Marriages and children==

Audley married twice:

Audley was first married to Margaret de Ros on [[February 24]], [[1414]]/[[1415]]. She was daughter to [[William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros]] and Margaret Fitzalan. Margaret was daughter to [[John Fitzalan]] and [[Eleanor Maltravers]]. They were parents to two children:

*Firstly, having obtained a marriage licence dated 24 February 1415, to Margaret de Ros (c. 1400 - before 14 February 1430), daughter of Margaret FitzAlan (D'Arundel) and her husband [[William de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros]]. They were granted a Papal Dispensation for being related in the 3rd and 4th degrees of kindred.<ref name="richardson">Douglas Richardson. ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,'' Genealogical Publishing Company, Jul 30, 2005.</ref><ref name="richardson2">Douglas Richardson. ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,'' 2nd Edition, Vol. II.</ref><ref name="richardson3">Douglas Richardson. ''Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial and Medieval Families,'' Genealogical Publishing Com, Jun 30, 2004.</ref> Together they had three children:<ref name="richardson" /><ref name="richardson2" /><ref name="richardson3" />

*John Touchet, 6th Baron Audley (born circa 1420 - [[September 26]], [[1490]]).

**[[John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley]] (c. 1426 - 26 September 1490),<ref name="richardson" /><ref name="richardson2" /><ref name="richardson3" /> son and heir.

*Margaret Touchet (born circa 1422 - died before 1480). Married Richard Grey, 3rd [[Earl of Tankerville]].

**Elizabeth Touchet (c. 1420 - before 8 November 1464), who married [[Edward Brooke, 6th Baron Cobham]].<ref name="richardson" /><ref name="richardson2" /><ref name="richardson3" />

**Anne Touchet (bornc. circa 14271424 - [[1503]])., Shewho married Sir [[Thomas Dutton]]., Sir Thomas Duttonwho died inat the [[battleBattle of Blore Heath]] (1459) along with his father-in-law.<ref Jamesname="richardson" Touchet,/><ref Lordname="richardson2" Audley,/><ref 5thname="richardson3" Baron/> of Audley of Heighley Castle.

Audley*Secondly, washaving marriedobtained seconda tomarriage licence on 14 September 1430, he married [[Eleanor de Holland]], an illegitimate daughter toof [[Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent]] and his mistress, [[Constance of York]], daughter of [[Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York|Infanta Isabella of Castile]] and [[Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York]]. They too were parentsgranted toa atPapal leastDispensation, as they were related in the 3rd and 3rd degrees of affinity.<ref name="richardson" /><ref name="richardson2" /><ref name="richardson3" /> With Eleanor de Holland he had a further seven children as follows:<ref name="richardson" /><ref name="richardson2" /><ref name="richardson3" />

**Sir Humphrey Touchet (c. 1434 - 6 May 1471), who married Elizabeth Courtenay, widow of Sir James Luttrell (1426/7-1461) of [[Dunster Castle]] in Somerset, [[feudal baron of Dunster]],<ref name="richardson" /><ref name="richardson2" /><ref name="richardson3" /> (who died fighting for the [[House of Lancaster|Lancastrian]] cause at the [[Second Battle of St Albans|Battle of St Albans]] in 1461) and a daughter of [[Philip Courtenay (died 1463)|Sir Philip Courtenay]] (1404–1463) of [[Manor of Powderham|Powderham]] in Devon.<ref>[[John Lambrick Vivian|Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.]], (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the [[Heraldic visitation|Heralds' Visitations]] of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.246</ref> Like his father, he supported the [[House of Lancaster]]. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Tewkesbury and tried before Richard, Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Norfolk. Executed with other Lancastrian leaders in the Market Square he was buried under the pavement in the Chapel of St Nicolas, in the Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin.

*Elizabeth Touchet (born circa 1433). She married [[Edward Brooke, 6th Baron Cobham]].

**Thomas Touchet (c. 1440 - June 1507),<ref name="richardson" /><ref name="richardson2" /><ref name="richardson3" /> who married a certain Catherine.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

*Sir Humphrey Touchet (born circa 1435 - [[May 6]], [[1471]]). He married Elizabeth Courtenay, widow of Sir James Luttrell. Like his father, he supported the House of Lancaster. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Tewkesbury and tried before Richard, Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Norfolk. Executed with other Lancastrian leaders in the Market Square he was buried under the pavement in the Chapel of St Nicolas, in the Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin.

**[[Edmund Audley]] (bornc. circa 14371443 - [[23 August 23]], [[1524]])., Successivelywho served successively [[Bishop of Rochester]], [[Bishop of Hereford]] and [[Bishop of Salisbury]].<ref Hename="richardson" died/><ref inname="richardson2" 1524/><ref andname="richardson3" is/> buried under a canopied tomb chest in a Chantry Chapel in the east section of the North choir aisle of Salisbury Cathedral.

**Margaret Touchet (c. 1431 - before 2 February 1481), who at some time before 12 January 1459<ref name="richardson" /><ref name="richardson2" /><ref name="richardson3" /> married [[Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Tankerville]], son of Sir [[Henry Grey, 2nd Earl of Tankerville]] and [[Antigone Plantagenet]].

*Thomas Touchet (born circa 1439 - June [[1507]]). Married Catherine.

**Constance Touchet (born c. 1432), who in 1464 married (as his second wife) Sir Robert Whitney (1436 - aft. 1467), an active participant in the Wars of the Roses, son of Eustace Whitney (?-1468) and Jennet Trussell<ref name="richardson" /><ref name="richardson2" /><ref name="richardson3" /> and widower of Alice Vaughn, daughter of Thomas Vaughn.<ref>Genealogical and Personal Memoirs by [[William Richard Cutter]], p. 1398</ref>

*A daughter (Christian name unknown) who was born circa 1442. Known to have married Humphrey Grey. He was son of Henry Grey, 2nd [[Earl of Tankerville]], and [[Antigone of Gloucester]]. Antigone was reputed to be an illegitimate daughter of [[Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester]] and Eleanor Cobham.

**Eleanor Touchet (born circa 1442), who married Humphrey Grey, son of Sir [[Henry Grey, 2nd Earl of Tankerville]] and [[Antigone Plantagenet]], in 1460.<ref name="richardson" /><ref name="richardson2" /><ref name="richardson3" />

*Constance Touchet (born circa 1443). She married Sir Robert Whitney.

**Anne Touchet (born circa 1446), who married Sir Richard Delabere.<ref name="richardson" /><ref name="richardson2" /><ref name="richardson3" />

==DescendantsReferences==

Descendants of Lord Audley include U.S. Presidents [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Millard Fillmore]], and [[Warren G. Harding]] and the late [[Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales]].

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*Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham. ''Magna Carta ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval families,'' Genealogical Publishing Com, 2005. pg 831. [https://books.google.com/books?id=wHZcIRMhSEMC&dq=5th+Lord+Audley+of+Heleigh&pg=PA832 ''Google eBook'']

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