Otto Bodrugan
Sir Otto I Bodrugan, his name often written at the time as Otes, was an English landowner, soldier and politician from St Goran in Cornwall.
Origins
From a leading Cornish family, with extensive lands and a long tradition of public service, he was the eldest son and heir of Sir Henry Bodrugan and his wife Sibyl Mandeville. Being born on 6 January 1290, he was underage when both his parents died and could not inherit his estates until he reached majority in 1311. These included the manors of Bodrugan in St Goran, Restronguet in Feock, Tremodret in Roche and Tregrehan in St Blazey, as well as the borough of Looe and six advowsons.Career
In 1321, he joined in the rebellion against the Despensers and was later pardoned for his part in the revolt. In 1324 he was chosen as a member of the Parliament of England for Cornwall, as his father had been in 1307.He died on 6 September 1331, aged 41, and an inquisition [post mortem] was held on 10 October 1331.
Family
Before 1311 he married Margaret, daughter of Sir William Champernowne and sister of Sir Henry Champernowne, who married Otto's sister Joan Bodrugan. Otto and Margaret had three sons and a daughter:- Joan, who married John Whalesborough
- William, whose age had to be established before he inherited, had one daughter and heiress:
- *Elizabeth, who married as his first wife Sir Richard II Sergeaux, later the father-in-law of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford
- Otto II, Sheriff of Cornwall in 1381, who had an illegitimate son and a legitimate daughter and heiress:
- *William I, who sat as MP for Cornwall.
- *Joan, who married four husbands: John Trevanion ; before 1380, Ralph Trenoweth, of Trenoweth, MP for Truro, and had a son William II, who changed his name to Bodrugan and became an MP; in 1393, John Trevarthian, of Trevarthian, Sheriff and MP for Cornwall, and had a son Otto who married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Warin Archdeacon; and Sir Robert I Hill, of Shilston.
- Henry, who married Isabel Whalesborough