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Richard Abberbury the Elder

Field	Value
name	Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder
birth_date	1331
death_date	April 1399
occupation	Chamberlain to Anne of Bohemia
known_for	Serving as Chamberlain to Queen Anne of Bohemia, Founding Donnington Hospital charity
notable_works	Construction of Donnington Castle
spouse	Agnes Shareshull
children	Richard Abberbury the Younger
parents	Thomas Abberbury

Sir Richard Abberbury the Elder (1331–1399) was the Chamberlain to Anne of Bohemia, Queen to King Richard II of England.

Family

Richard was the son of Thomas Abberbury of Donnington in Berkshire and Steeple Aston in Oxfordshire. and inherited the Donnington estate from him in 1353. He married Agnes, the daughter of Chief Justice Sir William Shareshull and was knighted in 1359 by the Black Prince. They had two sons, including Richard Abberbury the Younger. He was a justice of the peace in Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire.

Career

Richard subsequently fought under the Prince in 1359 and then in Gascony in 1366 and 1368, remaining there until after 1371. He was at sea with his retinue of men-at-arms and archers in 1374, and in 1378, he sailed to France with Sir John Golafre to take up a post as Captain of Brest, undertaking the duties for a year. In 1382, he was appointed Chamberlain to Queen Anne of Bohemia.

In 1386 he was given permission by King Richard II to turn his manor at Donnington into a fortified castle, to become known as Donnington Castle. He died in April 1399.

References

Ford, David Nash. (2008). "Sir Richard Abberbury Senior (1331-1399)". Nash Ford Publishing.
He was elected MP for [[Oxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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