Marmaduke Constable
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Marmaduke Constable (ca. 1455-November 20, 1518) English soldier, was descended from a certain Robert (d. 1216), lord of Flamborough, who was related to the Lacys, hereditary constables of Chester, hence the surname of the family. A son of Sir Robert Constable (d. 1488), Marmaduke was in France with Edward IV in 1475 and with Henry VII in 1492. He was sheriff of Staffordshire and Yorkshire, was in high favor with Henry VII and Henry VIII, and led his kinsmen and retainers to the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. He was twice married, and left several sons when he died on the 20th of November 1518. In Flamborough church one may still read a rhyming epitaph describing Constable's life and prowess.
Sir Marmaduke's eldest son, Sir Robert Constable (ca. 1478-1537), was executed for treason.
Sir Marmaduke's second son, Sir Marmaduke Constable (ca. 1480-1545), was knighted after the battle of Flodden, and was at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520. He was a knight of the shire for Yorkshire and then for Warwickshire, and was a member of the Council of the North from 1537 until his death.
Another noteworthy member of this family was the regicide, Sir William Constable (d. 1655).
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