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Matthew Gough

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'''Sir Matthew Gough''' (died 5 July 1450) was a Welsh [[soldier]] that served in the [[Hundred Years’ War]].

==Biography==
Gough was a son of Owen Gough and Hawys Hanmer.

He is known to have taken part in the [[Battle of Cravant|battles of Cravant]] (1423) and [[Battle of Verneuil|Verneuil]] (1424). He was subsequently in command of various towns and fortresses, including Laval, Saint Denis, [[Le Mans]], [[Bellême]], and [[Bayeux]]. In 1432 he was taken prisoner at Saint Denis.

Matthew as Captain of Bayeux, reinforced an English army in Normandy, under the command of [[Sir Thomas Kyriell|Thomas Kyriell]] in 1450. A French army under the command of [[John II, Duke of Bourbon|Jean de Bourbon]], together with a force of Breton cavalry, under [[Arthur III, Duke of Brittany|Arthur de Richemont]], defeated the English army at the [[Battle of Formigny]], with the remnants of Gough’s force able to flee the battlefield.

Returning to England, Gough was placed in joint command of the [[Tower of London]]. Whilst defending the city against [[Jack Cade's Rebellion|Jack Cade's rebels]], he was killed upon [[London bridge]] on 5 July 1450. He was buried in the choir of St. Mary's of the Carmelite Friars in London.

==Marriage and issue==
He married Margaret, daughter of Rhys Moythe and Margaret Harley, they are known to have had the following known issue:
*Geoffrey Gough
*Mathew Gough
*David Gough
*Margaret Gough

==Citations==


==References==
*Evans, H. T., (1959). GOUGH (GOCH), MATHEW (MATHAU) (c. 1390 - died 1450), soldier. Dictionary of Welsh Biography.
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[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:1450 deaths]]
[[Category:15th-century Welsh people]]
[[Category:Medieval Welsh knights]]


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