Sir John Arundell VII (1421–1473) of Lanherne in the parish of St Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall, was Sheriff of Cornwall and Admiral of Cornwall, and served as a general for King Henry VI in his French wars. He became the largest free tenant in Cornwall.
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Origins
He was born in Bideford in Devon in about 1421, the son and heir of Sir John Arundell (1392–1423) of Lanherne by his wife Margaret Burghersh, widow of Sir John Grenville, lord of the manor of Bideford, and a daughter of Sir John Burghersh. The Arundell family was long established at Lanherne.
Career
He was knighted by King Edward IV in 1465 and fought at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.
Marriage and issue
He married twice:
Firstly to Elizabeth de Morley, a daughter of Thomas de Morley, 5th Baron Morley, by whom he had one child: