Sir Ralph 2nd Lord Bassett, of Drayton^[1]

Aft 1278 - 1343  (< 63 years)

• Name	Ralph 2nd Lord Bassett
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	of Drayton
  Born	Aft 1278
  Gender	Male
  Died	1342/43  [2]
  Notes	Sir Ralph Basset, 2nd Lord Basset of Drayton succeeded to the title of 2nd Lord Basset of Drayton [E., 1295] on 31 December 1299. He was invested as a Knight on 22 May 1306. He held the office of Constable of Dover Castle between March 1326 and September 13261 He held the office of Warden of the Cinque Ports between March 1326 and September 1326. He distinguished himself with his proud defiance of the King of France. He held the office of Seneschal of Gascony. He held the office of Steward of the Duchy of Aquitaine. He was invested as a Knight Banneret in 1341 G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.,
  Person ID	I3067	33B Bassetts of Blore, Hints, Staffordshire & Warwickshire
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2008

  
  

  Father	Sir Ralph 1st Lord Bassett, of Drayton,   b. Abt 1252,   d. 31 Dec 1299  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Hawise,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joan de Grey,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Ralph Bassett, of Drayton,   d. Abt 1335   2. Ralph Bassett,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	unknown,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Margaret Bassett,   d. 1347
  Family ID	F1130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] GEDCOM file imported on 4 May 2009. [S43] Cokayne et al (Reliability: 2).