William de Rithre, 1st Baron Rithre

William de Rithre, 1st Baron Rithre[lower-alpha 1], Lord of Rithre was an English noble. He fought in the wars in Gascony and Scotland.

Coat of arms of William de Rithre, Lord of Rithre, Azure, three crescents or.

Biography

William was summoned to parliament by writ between 29 December 1299 and 26 August 1307.[1] He took part in expeditions in Gascony and Scotland.[2] He was succeeded by his son John.[3]

Notes
  1. Surname also spelt as Ryther, Rythre, Rither or Ridre

Citations
  1. Nicholas, p.540.
  2. Cokayne, p.370.
  3. Burke, p.464.

References
  • Burke, Bernard. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. United Kingdom, Harrison, 1883.
  • Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Vol. VI (1895).
  • Nicolas, Nicholas Harris. A Synopsis of the Peerage of England: Exhibiting, Under Alphabetical Arrangement, the Date of Creation, Descent and Present State of Every Title of Peerage which Has Existed in this Country Since the Conquest.... United Kingdom, J. Nichols and son, 1825.
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