Ramón de Esparza

Ramón de Esparza (fl. 1390) was a Basque nobleman, knight and lord of the palace Esparza.[1]

Ramón de Esparza
Lord
Coat of Arms belonging to Esparza lineage
Born14th century
Kingdom of Navarre
Diedc. 15th century
Kingdom of Navarre

Ramón was born in Navarra, the son of Rodrigo de Esparza, belonging to the Basque nobility. He and his father were vassals of Charles III of Navarre,[2] and both attended his coronation on February 13, 1390, in the Cathedral of Santa María.[3]

Esparza served in the Hundred Years' War as Captain of the Garrison of Charles III in Cherbourg, Lower Normandy.[4] In 1378, he sent an emissary to England to request help against the army of Charles V of France.[5]

References

  1. Diccionario de Antigüedades del Reino de Navarra con adiciones, Volume 4, by José Yanguas y Miranda, 1843
  2. Diccionario de Antigüedades del Reino de Navarra con adiciones, Volume 4, by José Yanguas y Miranda, 1843
  3. Navarra o cuando los vascos tenían reyes, by Pierre Narbaitz, 2007, ISBN 9788481364880
  4. Political Culture in Late Medieval England, Essays by Simon Walker, 31 October 2006, ISBN 9780719068263
  5. Hundred Years War Vol 3: Divided Houses, Jonathan Sumption, 2 June 2011, ISBN 9780571266562
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