Sir Robert Poyntz Knight [54883] 25
- Born: Abt 1450, Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
- Marriage: Margaret Woodville [54882] in 1478 in Iron Action, England
- Died: 4 Nov 1520, Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England about age 70
- Buried: Gaunt or Mayor's Chapel, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
 General Notes:
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/POYNTZ.htm#Robert%20POYNTZ%20(Sir%20Knight)1
Sheriff of Gloucestershire 1469, 1480, 1483, 1484, 1494, and 1500. His first tenure occurred when he was 17 years old. Knighted on Bosworth <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/the_battle_of_bosworth.htm>, immediately after King Richard III was slain, and entertained Henry VII <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutHenryVII.htm>. Made Knight Banneret at the Battle of Redmore by Henry VII <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutHenryVII.htm>. Chancellor to Catalina of Aragon <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutCatalinadeAragon.htm>.
Robert married Margaret Woodville [54882] [MRIN: 551614268], daughter of Anthony Woodville 2nd Earl of Rivers [3134] [LCPD-2D8] and Gwenillian Stradling [54879], in 1478 in Iron Action, England. (Margaret Woodville [54882] was born about 1455 and died before 19 Oct 1520.)
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