Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre

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Noble family Dacre Spouse Philippa de Neville Died January 5, 1458		Name Thomas 6th Mother Joan Douglas

Father William Dacre, 5th Baron Dacre of Gilsland Children Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre Grandchildren Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre Great grandchildren William Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre People also search for Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre

Thomas Dacre, 6th Baron Dacre of Gilsland (27 October 1387 – 5 January 1458), was born at Naworth Castle, Cumberland, on 27 October 1387, the son of William Dacre, 5th Baron Dacre of Gilsland, by Joan Douglas, the illegitimate daughter of Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas.

Dacre married, before 20 July 1399, Philippa de Neville, the third daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, by his first wife, Margaret Stafford.

They had seven sons and two daughters:

Sir Thomas Dacre (d. before 5 January 1458), who married Elizabeth Bowet, and by her had two daughters, Joan Dacre, suo jure 7th Baroness Dacre, wife of Richard Fiennes, and Philippa Dacre, wife of Sir Robert Fiennes.

Randolph Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre of the North, who married Eleanor FitzHugh, by whom he had no issue. He was slain at the Battle of Towton on 29 March 1461, and attainted, whereby his title was forfeited.

Humphrey Dacre, 1st Baron Dacre of Gilsland (d. 30 May 1485), who married Mabel Parr (d. 14 November 1508), and by her had six sons and three daughters.

Ralph Dacre.

Richard Dacre.

George Dacre.

John Dacre.

Joan Dacre, who married Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford.

Margaret Dacre, who married John le Scrope.

Dacre died 5 January 1458. The date of his wife Philippa's death is unknown, although she was living 8 July 1453.

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