Sir Peter or Piers (1468/69-1539) Edgecombe, of West Stonehouse and Cotehele, Cornw^[1]

1469 - 1539  (70 years)

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  Name	Peter or Piers (1468/69-1539) Edgecombe  [1]
  Title	Sir
  Suffix	of West Stonehouse and Cotehele, Cornw
  Birth	1468/1469  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	1468/1469 (0 years)  [1]
  	born the son of Richard Edgecumbe of Meavy, Devon and Cotehele
  Name	8 Sep 1489 (20 years)	Cotehele, Calstock   [1]
  	succeeded his father in 1489
  Married	Abt 1495 (26 years)  [1]
  	first marriage was with Jane, the daughter and heiress of James Dernford of West Stonehouse and widow of Charles Dynham of Nutwell, Devon, with whom he had 3 sons, including his heir Richard Edgecumbe and 4 daughters
  Name	Abt 1504 (35 years)	[Award] Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)   [1]
  	created a Knight of the Bath by 1504
  Name	1513 (44 years)	France   [1]
  	In 1513 he accompanied Henry VIII to France where, in recognition of his bravery, he was made knight banneret
  Married	Abt 1524 (55 years)  [1]
  	married secondly by 1525, Katherine, the daughter of Sir John St. John of Bletsoe, Bedfordshire and the widow of Sir Griffith ap Rhys of Carmarthen, when in 1524–5, Sir Piers and Katherine were sent three gallons of wine “at their first homecoming.”[1] She was a lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves in 1540,[4] and a Lady of the Privy-Chamber to Queen Katherine Howard.[
  Death	1539  [1]
  Occupation	1494–95, 1497–98, 1518–19 and 1529–30 - pricked High Sheriff of Devon for 1494–95, 1497–98, 1518–19 and 1529–30 [1]
  	6 Mar 1488 (19 years) - Lincoln's Inn, London  - admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1488; educ. L. Inn, adm. 6 Mar. 1488 [1]
  	1489 (20 years) - [Office] Feodary (Escheator) in Cornwall and Devon (1403–1632) of the Duchy of Cornwall, Duchy of Cornwall  - escheator and feodary, duchy of Cornw. 1489-d.
  	1489 (20 years) - esquire of the body by 1489 [1]
  	1489 (20 years) - Launceston Castle, Launceston, Cornwall  - succeeded his father as constable of Launceston Castle from 1489 to his own death [1]
  	Abt 7 Sep 1497 (28 years) - [Event] Second Cornish uprising of 1497 (Perkin Warbeck abt 7 Sep-4 Oct), Cornwall  - In 1497, he enlisted the men of Devon and Cornwall to suppress Perkin Warbeck's rebellion and was involved in the relief of Exeter. [1]
  	1498–1499 (30 years) - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall  - High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1498–99, 1505–06, 1516–17 and 1534–35 [1]
  	1505–1506 (37 years) - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall  - High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1498–99, 1505–06, 1516–17 and 1534–35 [1]
  	1509 (40 years) - Keribullock/Carrybullock/Deer Park/Deer Park Farm, Luckett, Stoke Climsland  - keeper, Kerrybullock park, Cornw. 1509-d.
  	1515 (46 years) - [Office] MP Knight of the Shire, Cornwall  - knight of the shire for Cornwall in the Parliament of England in 1515 and 1529 [1]
  	1516–1517 (48 years) - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall  - High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1498–99, 1505–06, 1516–17 and 1534–35 [1]
  	1529 (60 years) - [Office] MP Knight of the Shire, Cornwall  - knight of the shire for Cornwall in the Parliament of England in 1515 and 1529 [1]
  	1534–1535 (66 years) - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall  - High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1498–99, 1505–06, 1516–17 and 1534–35 [1]
  Person ID	I15668	AHP
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Occupation - succeeded his father as constable of Launceston Castle from 1489 to his own death - 1489 (20 years) - Launceston Castle, Launceston, Cornwall  Name - succeeded his father in 1489 - 8 Sep 1489 - Cotehele, Calstock  Occupation - In 1497, he enlisted the men of Devon and Cornwall to suppress Perkin Warbeck's rebellion and was involved in the relief of Exeter. - Abt 7 Sep 1497 (28 years) - [Event] Second Cornish uprising of 1497 (Perkin Warbeck abt 7 Sep-4 Oct), Cornwall  Occupation - High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1498–99, 1505–06, 1516–17 and 1534–35 - 1498–1499 (30 years) - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall  Occupation - High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1498–99, 1505–06, 1516–17 and 1534–35 - 1505–1506 (37 years) - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall  Occupation - keeper, Kerrybullock park, Cornw. 1509-d. - 1509 (40 years) - Keribullock/Carrybullock/Deer Park/Deer Park Farm, Luckett, Stoke Climsland  Name - In 1513 he accompanied Henry VIII to France where, in recognition of his bravery, he was made knight banneret - 1513 - France  Occupation - High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1498–99, 1505–06, 1516–17 and 1534–35 - 1516–1517 (48 years) - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall  Occupation - High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1498–99, 1505–06, 1516–17 and 1534–35 - 1534–1535 (66 years) - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S37] Wikipedia. Sir Peter (or Piers) Edgecumbe (1468/69 – 1539) of Cotehele, Cornwall was an English courtier, sheriff and Member of Parliament.[1] Biography He was born the son of Richard Edgecumbe of Meavy, Devon and Cotehele and admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1488. He succeeded his father in 1489.[citation needed] He was an esquire of the body by 1489 and created a Knight of the Bath by 1504. He succeeded his father as constable of Launceston Castle from 1489 to his own death. He was pricked High Sheriff of Devon for 1494–95, 1497–98, 1518–19 and 1529–30 and High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1498–99, 1505–06, 1516–17 and 1534–35. He was knight of the shire for Cornwall in the Parliament of England in 1515 and 1529 ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Edgecumbe_(died_1539)