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Sir John Chandos, Viscount of Saint-Sauveur in the Cotentin, Constable of Aquitaine, Seneschal of Poitou, KG (c. 1320 – 31 December 1369) was a medieval English knight who hailed from Radbourne Hall, Derbyshire. Chandos was a close friend of Edward the Black Prince and a founding member and 19th Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1348.
CHANDOS, Sir John (c.1349-1428), of Snodhill in Peterchurch, Herefs. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421, ed. J.S. Roskell, L. Clark, C. Rawcliffe., 1993. Available from Boydell and Brewer.
SIR JOHN CHANDOS (d. 1370), soldier, was descended from Robert de Chandos, a companion of William the Conqueror. In the thirteenth century two families claimed descent from this Robert—one settled in Herefordshire, and the other in Derbyshire. To the latter branch Sir John Chandos belonged.
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Sir John Chandos (died Jan. 1, 1370, Mortemer, France) was an English military captain, soldier of fortune, and a founding member of the Order of the Garter (1349). Chandos was a lifelong follower and companion of Edward the Black Prince , fighting under him at Crécy (1346), Poitiers (1356), and Nájera (1367).
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Dec 28, 2020 · CHANDOS, Sir JOHN ( d. 1370), soldier, was descended from Robert de Chandos, a companion of William the Conqueror. In the thirteenth century two families claimed descent from this Robert-one settled in Herefordshire, and the other in Derbyshire. To the latter branch Sir John Chandos belonged.
Apr 11, 2021 · Sir John Chandos: Chivalry and founding Knight of the Garter. Chandos is remembered as one of the founding Knights of the Garter. He embodied many of the qualities expected of a man in and around court in this, the age of chivalry. Froissart’s Chronicles note his chivalric values:
Born around 1320, John Chandos came from a family of nobility, hailing from the village of Chandos in Herefordshire, England. His father, Sir John de Chandos, was a close and trusted companion of King Edward III, serving as the King's lieutenant in France and the Captain of St. Sauveur in Normandy.
