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Sir Walter Blount (circa 1348-21 July 1403), was a soldier and supporter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. He later supported John's son and heir Henry Bolingbroke in his bid to become King Henry IV and in later battles against his enemies.
Walter Blount may refer to: Walter Blount (officer of arms) (1807–1894), officer of arms at the College of Arms in London; Walter Blount (soldier) (died 1403), soldier and supporter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster; Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy (c. 1416–1474), English politician; Walter Blount (by 1501–43 or later), MP for Stafford
Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy, KG (c. 1416 – 1 August 1474) was an English politician. Early life and family. Walter Blount was born about 1416, the eldest ...
Perhaps in desperation, Hotspur led a charge aimed at killing the King himself, during which the Royal Standard was overthrown and its bearer, Sir Walter Blount, was hacked down either by Percy himself or by Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas. Hotspur was killed in the charge, reputedly shot in the face with an arrow when he opened his visor.
John Blount was born circa 1450 in Rock, Worcestershire, [citation needed] the second son of Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy, by his first wife, Helena Byron, the daughter of Sir John Byron of Clayton, Lancashire.
The Blounts were a junior part of the family Blount of Sodington of Worcestershire. The first Baron was the great-grandson of Sir John Blount of Sodington and Isolda Mountjoy, and the grandson of Sir Walter Blount, bearer of the Royal Standard of Henry IV at the Battle of Shrewsbury during 1403 where he was slain. [1]
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Sir Walter Blount, 1st Baronet (1594 – 27 August 1654) of Sodington in the parish of Mamble in Worcestershire, was a Member of Parliament for Droitwich in 1624 and supported the Royalist cause in the Civil War.