Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk 1366 – 1399

Biography

Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, was born on January 1, 1366, in Epworth, entering a world of privilege and expectation as a member of the English nobility. His life would span the turbulent final decades of the fourteenth century, a period marked by significant political upheaval and transformation within the English realm. As the first to hold the ducal title of Norfolk, Mowbray occupied a position of considerable influence and responsibility among his peers.

His journey came to an end on September 30, 1399, when he died in Venice at the age of thirty-three. His death resulted from plague, the devastating disease that claimed countless lives across medieval Europe. Though he died far from his native England, Mowbray was laid to rest in Venice, where his life had concluded. His relatively brief life nonetheless left a mark upon the peerage of his time, and his legacy as the 1st Duke of Norfolk endured through the records and memory of English nobility.