A Knight, he was the 12th Earl of Warwick, succeeding his father of the same name in 1369.He was a Knight of the Garter, hereditary Chamberlain of the Exchequer, hereditary sheriff of Worcestershire, Warden of the Channel Islands and Admiral of the Fleet. He served his cousins the Kings of England in several battles mainly with John of Gaunt on his historic march from Calais to Bordeaux in 1373. In 1398 he was arrested by the King on a charge of high treason. Sentenced to perpetual imprisonment and banished for life to the Isle of Man, he was liberated by King Henry IV in 1399. He took part in the coronation of King Henry IV, where he carried the third sword (as he had done in 1377 at the coronation of King Richard II).He died testate.He married, before April 1381, Margaret Ferrers, daughter of William de Ferrers, Knight and 3rd Lord Ferrers of Groby, a descendant of King Edward I, by his wife Margaret, daughter of Robert de Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk. Their son Richard succeeded his father as Earl of Warwick.
A Knight, he was the 12th Earl of Warwick, succeeding his father of the same name in 1369.He was a Knight of the Garter, hereditary Chamberlain of the Exchequer, hereditary sheriff of Worcestershire, Warden of the Channel Islands and Admiral of the Fleet. He served his cousins the Kings of England in several battles mainly with John of Gaunt on his historic march from Calais to Bordeaux in 1373. In 1398 he was arrested by the King on a charge of high treason. Sentenced to perpetual imprisonment and banished for life to the Isle of Man, he was liberated by King Henry IV in 1399. He took part in the coronation of King Henry IV, where he carried the third sword (as he had done in 1377 at the coronation of King Richard II).He died testate.He married, before April 1381, Margaret Ferrers, daughter of William de Ferrers, Knight and 3rd Lord Ferrers of Groby, a descendant of King Edward I, by his wife Margaret, daughter of Robert de Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk. Their son Richard succeeded his father as Earl of Warwick.
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