Walter Stonor
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Sir Walter Stonor (died 1551)[2] was the son of Thomas Stoner of North Stoke, Oxfordshire and Sybilla, the daughter of Sir David Brecknock.[3] He was a Knight of the Body and appointed Lieutenant of the Tower of London on 29 September 1546.[3] He had at least three probable brothers, John, Edmund and Robert.[4] He was knighted by Thomas Howard, then Earl of Surrey, after the Battle of Flodden in 1513.[3] He died in 1551 with no male heir.[5]
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Sir Walter Stonor | |
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Born | Walter Stoner |
Died | 1551 |
Nationality | English |
Title | Lieutenant of the Tower of London |
Term | 29 September 1546–1547[1] |
Predecessor | Sir Anthony Knyvett[1] |
Successor | Sir John Markham |
Spouse(s) | Anne Foliot Elizabeth Chamber |
Children | Elizabeth Stonor |
Parent(s) | Thomas Stonor Sybilla Brecknock |
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