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Sir John de Aston (died 1523), K.B., was a military character of great eminence during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII. He was also a Member of Parliament for Staffordshire and a county sheriff four times. ==Biography== John Aston was the son and heir of John de Aston (''fl.'' 1475) and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Delves, of Dodrington, Cheshire. Aston was made a Knight of the Bath, at the marriage of Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII, with Catherine of Aragon, Infanta of Spain, (afterwards the wife of his younger brother Henry VIII) which was celebrated in the year 1502. Sir John was returned as a Knight of the Shire for Staffordshire to 5th (1495), 6th (1497) and 7th (1504) of the Parliaments of Henry VII and 1st (1510), 3rd (1515), and 4th (1523) of the Parliaments of Henry VIII. He was also Sheriff of Leicestershire and Warwickshire in 1510–1511, and thrice Sheriff of Staffordshire (in 1500–1501, 1508–1509, 1513–1514). Sir John was with Henry VIII in the Anglo-French War of 1513,〔Before Sir John left on the French campaign he made his will dated 24 April 1513, which began "intending to depart over see with our most dreadde soverayne in his royall armee..." .〕 and was made a knight banneret for his conduct at the battle of the Spurs. He obtained renown likewise at the Siege of Thérouanne and Tourney. Maitland in his ''History of London'' records a charitable association, of which Sir John Aston was one of the members and founders: Sir John died on 14 March 1523, and he was succeeded by his eldest son Sir Edward Aston of Tixall. Sir John was buried by the side of his wife, in Leigh church, where a handsome marble monument richly gilded, was erected to her memory; on the top of the monument are the figures of Sir John habited as a knight in complete armour, and his lady lying by him, their hands joined, and elevated in a praying posture, with appropriate emblems of valour and virtue, at the head and feet. The monument stands lengthways against the wall, and on the opposite side are six niches, with two human figures in each. At the head are also three niches, with two figures in each, and at the foot of the monument there are three, each filled with an angel, supporting a coat of arms. Round the verge is this inscription: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John de Aston (knight banneret)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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