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b. aft. 1410, 2nd. s. of Sir Thomas Harcourt (c.1377-1420) of Stanton Harcourt, Oxon. and Ellenhall, Staffs.; bro. of Sir Robert* and Sir William†. m. (1) by Mar. 1439, CIMisc. vii. 116. Edith (c.1425-aft.1462), 3rd. da. and coh. of Thomas St. Cler (1402-35) of Chalgrove, Oxon. by Margaret, sis. of Sir Thomas Hoo of Luton-Hoo, Beds. and aunt of Thomas Hoo I* and Thomas Hoo II*; CIPM Hen. VII, i. 205. wid. of John, s. of John Aston of Somerton, Oxon., 3s. (2 d.v.p.) inc. William†, In Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. 1914, p. 186, William is said to have been the s. of Richard’s 2nd w. Katherine, possibly on the basis of information given at an inquest of 1504: CIPM Hen. VII, iii. 1106. However, Katherine’s heirs in 1488 were her two das. by her former husband, Stapleton (ibid. i. 397), and William was b.c.1463, before Stapleton’s death. 2da.; (2) bef. Jan. 1468, Katherine (c.1416-14 Oct. 1488), CIPM Hen. VII, i. 397, 518, 1096-7. da. of Sir Thomas de la Pole (d.1420) of Grafton Regis, Northants. (a yr. s. of Michael, 1st earl of Suffolk), According to CP, vii. 64-65 he was the s. of the 2nd earl of Suffolk, but see G. Baker, Northants. ii. 161. Katherine’s mother was prob. Sir Thomas’s last wife, Anne. sis. and h. of Thomas de la Pole (d.1430), wid. of (Sir) Miles Stapleton*, CP, v. 397. 1da. Dist. Oxon. 1457/8, 1465; Kntd. 23 May 1465. Letters and Pprs. Illust. Wars of English ed. Stevenson, ii. [784]; Coronation Eliz. Wydevile ed. G. Smith, 7.
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Commr. to distribute tax allowances, Oxon. Aug. 1445, July 1446; of gaol delivery, Wallingford Nov. 1450, Oxford castle Jan. 1451, Sept. 1460, Dec. 1461, Wallingford castle Nov. 1456, June 1465, May 1485, Norwich castle Dec. 1471, Oxford castle Aug. 1478, Oct. 1481, May, Oct. 1484; C66/472, m. 20d; 490, m. 21d; 494, m. 11d; 513, m. 23d; 528, m. 20d; 543, m. 26d; 548, m. 2d; 555, m. 11d; 558, m. 8d; 559, m. 11d. to assign archers, Oxon. Dec. 1457; of arrest, Berks. Apr. 1463, Nov. 1466, Norf., Suff. Sept. 1469, Norf. Apr. 1472, Berks., Oxon. Nov. 1483; oyer and terminer Apr. 1464, Oxon. Apr. 1481, Berks., Essex, Herts., Kent, London, Mdx., Oxon., Surr., Suss. Aug. 1483; inquiry, Oxon. Dec. 1464 (Hungerford estates), Norf. Aug. 1473 (unpaid farms), Oxon. May 1476 (Baynton estates), Berks., Oxon. Mar. 1478 (possessions of George, late duke of Clarence), Oxon. Dec. 1483 (treasons, insurrections), Bucks., Oxon. Mar. 1486 (riots); sewers, river Thames in Bucks., Oxon. July 1468; array, Oxon. Apr. 1471, Norf. Mar. 1472, Oxon. May, Dec. 1484; to survey the Thames and enforce statutes relating to weirs Dec. 1476, June 1478; assess alien subsidies, Oxon. Apr. 1483; seize possessions of the rebels Dec. 1483.

Steward of Swindon, Wilts. for the earls of Shrewsbury by 27 Apr. 1452–?Oct. 1483, KB9/267/88, 89. of Bampton, Oxon. and Shrivenham, Berks. for the same bef. Oct. 1473, for the Crown during minority 28 Oct. 1473–?d., of Broughton and Bloxham, Oxon. during the minority of his gds. Richard, Lord Saye, 30 May 1477–d.

J.p. Oxon. 5 July 1455-May 1459, The earlier listing of a Sir Richard Harcourt as a j.p. on 17 Mar. 1447 was probably a mistake for Sir Robert, as Richard was not knighted until much later: C66/463, m. 22d. 17 Aug. 1460 – Feb. 1468, 14 Nov. 1468 – May 1469, 3 Dec. 1473 – Sept. 1485, 12 Dec. 1485 – d., Norf. 12 Feb. 1469 – Dec. 1470, 20 June 1471 – Nov. 1475, Oxford 26 Aug. 1483 – ?85.

Parker, Cornbury park, Oxon. 14 Nov. 1460 – 8 Mar. 1475; jt. (with his s. William) 8 Mar. 1475 – 20 Sept. 1485.

Sheriff, Oxon. and Berks. 18 Nov. 1460 – 18 Dec. 1461, 5 Nov. 1466–7.

Bailiff of the liberties of Bp. Waynflete of Winchester, Oxon. and Berks. c.Mich. 1464-aft. Easter 1485. Hants RO, bp. of Winchester’s pipe rolls, 11M59/B1/197, 200, 203, 206, 207 (formerly 155832, 155835, 15838, 155841–2); E368/238, rot. 6d; 258, rot. 4d.

Parlimentarian
HARCOURT, Richard (aft. 1410-86), of Minster Lovell, Oxon and Wytham, Berks. and Ingham, Norf.
Main residences: Minster Lovell, Oxon; Wytham, Berks.; Ingham, Norf.
Harcourte, Harecourt
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L.S.C.
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Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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