1. (?-c. 1394) Sir Hugh Calveley, son of David de Calveley of Lea from Bunbury, in Cheshire, England.
2. A distinguished captain who made his name during the Hundred Years War conflict. Calveley’s marriage into the Aragonese nobility in 1368 bears out the significance of his presence in Iberia.
3. In 1366, a veteran of twenty years, Calveley joined the side of Enrique de Trastámara in the course of his campaign in Castile, during which Calveley appears to have entered a pact of mutual support with former adversary, Bertrand du Guesclin.
4. Later, when the Black Prince joined the conflict in aid of Pedro of Castile, Hugh Calveley switched sides out of loyalty for his English lord. [CKF, ch.2:41]
5. For the most part, Calveley’s later years were spent in England, mainly in maritime service for the crown.
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