Ralph 1st Baron de Cobham , Sir 
Ralph 1st Baron de was born about 1276 in Cobham, Kent, England. Ralph 1st Baron de's father was John de Cobham , Baron of Exchequer, Sir and his mother was Joan de Septvans. His paternal grandparents were John de Cobham , Sheriff of Kent, Sir and Maud (Joane) FitzBenedict; his maternal grandparents were Robert de Septvans , of Addington, Sir and Matilda. He had two brothers and a sister, named Henry 1st Baron de, John de and Joan de. He was the youngest of the four children.General Notes
BARONY of COBHAM (I)
Sir Ralph de Cobham, son of John de Cobham (whose relationship to the other members of that large family is unknown), was summoned to Parliament from 30 Dec 1324 to 20 Feb 1324/5 by writs directed to Radulfo de Cobham, whereby he is held to have become Lord Cobham. He was a prominent soldier, and held a command under the Earl of Richmond at the battle of Byland Abbey in Yorkshire 14 Oct 1322, where the English were defeated by the Scots under Robert Bruce. He m. Mary. He d. 5 Feb 1325/6. His widow m. as 2nd wife, Thomas (of Brotherton), Earl of Norfolk and Marshal of England, who d. Aug 1338. She d. 1362, before 20 June. [Complete Peerage III:338]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1157 in Cobham, Kent, England
- b.~ 1185 in Cobham, Kent, England d.1230
- b.~ 1210 in Cobham, Kent, England d.1252 in Cowling Castle, Kent, England
- b.~ 1240 in Cobham, Kent, England d.<30 Mar 1300
- b.~ 1197 in Kent, England
- b.~ 1223 in Kent, England d.< 1250
- b.~ 1276 in Cobham, Kent, England d.5 FEB 1325/26
- b.1185 in Addington, Kent, England
- b.~ 1215 in Addington, Kent, England
- b.~ 1241 in Addington, Kent, England
- b.1220 in England
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