William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure
William Eure, 2nd Baron Eure was a Tudor-era English nobleman, soldier, and official in the Scottish Marches.
Early life
William Eure was the son of Ralph Eure, eldest son of William Eure who had been created Baron Eure in 1544, and Margery Bowes, daughter of Ralph Bowes of Streatlam Castle. His father died at the Battle of Ancrum Moor in 1545, leaving William as the heir to his grandfather's peerage. He was appointed Vice-Admiral of the coast of County Durham and Vice-Admiral of Yorkshire by Lord High Admiral Clinton in 1563.The Scottish Marches
Like his father and grandfather before him, Eure spent much of his life in the borderlands of Scotland and England. Sometime before 1557, he was appointed, jointly with Thomas Wharton, Captain of Berwick Castle, and he served under the Earl of Sussex in his 1570 invasion of Scotland. He was later dispatched with the Earl of Rutland to negotiate a peace treaty with Scotland in 1587.Personal life
Eure had been contracted, at age 11, to marry Mary Darcy, daughter of the Baron Darcy de Darcy. At some point after 1544, he repudiated this marriage contract and instead married Margaret Dymoke, daughter of Edward Dymoke of Scrivelsby, Champion of England. They had five sons and six daughters, including:- Ralph Eure, 3rd Baron Eure, who married Mary Dawnay, eldest daughter of Sir John Dawnay of Sessay. After her death, he married Elizabeth Carey, MP for Scarborough, who married Elizabeth Lennard and ancestor of the 7th and 8th Barons.
- William Eure, also MP for Scarborough, who married Catherine Bowes, de jure suo jure Baroness Scrope of Bolton, only child of Sir William Bowes of Streatlam Castle and, his first wife, Mary Scrope.
- Charles Eure, who died young.
- Charles Eure, who married Elizabeth Ingham, daughter of Sir Thomas Ingham, of Goodneston.
- Anne Eure, who married Sir John Mallory, of Studley Royal.
- Meriol Eure, who married Sir Richard Goodricke of Ribston.
- Martha Eure, who married William Armyn.
- Mary Eure
- Margaret Eure
- Elizabeth Eure