John Paston

English soldier of the Wars of the Roses

Person Human Q16863480

Facts

15 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[13]
Date of birth: 1444
Date of death: August 28, 1504
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England^[10]
Occupation: politician
Position held: Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England, Member of the 1485-86 Parliament^[11]^[12]
Father: John Paston^[4]
Mother: Margaret Paston^[5]
Spouse: Margery Brewes^[6]
Child: William Paston, Elizabeth Paston, Constance Paston^[7]^[8]^[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[17]
Family name: Paston^[15]
Given name: John^[16]
Honorific prefix: Sir^[14]

🏷️ Also known as

en John (III) Paston en John Paston en Sir John (III) Paston en Sir John Paston ja ジョン・パストン (1444-1504) ru Джон Пастон

🔖 Identifiers · 15

ISNI: 0000000045942916
VIAF cluster ID: 26688095
Library of Congress Authorities ID: no98111635
FAST ID: 423537
Freebase ID: /m/0y4txbq
Genealogics.org person ID: I00112215
Geni profile ID: 6000000002400771959
IdRef ID: 111881919
J9U entity ID: 987007404282905171
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 61167
Roglo person ID: p=john;n=paston
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID: 10009404

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The Peerage person ID: p71295.htm#i712941
WikiTree person ID: Paston-70
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJh4rP4cggX9r4vFPKMByd

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Summary

John Paston was born in 1444^[1]. He died on August 28, 1504^[2]. He worked as a politician^[3].

FAQs

Who were John Paston's parents?

John Paston's father was John Paston^[4]. John Paston's mother was Margaret Paston^[5].

Who was John Paston married to?

John Paston's spouses include Margery Brewes^[6].

What did John Paston do for work?

John Paston worked as a politician^[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[13] ↑ John Paston — sex or gender (P21): male. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ John Paston — father (P22): John Paston. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ John Paston — mother (P25): Margaret Paston. Genealogics. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ John Paston — spouse (P26): Margery Brewes. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ John Paston — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of England. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ John Paston — position held (P39): Member of Parliament in the Parliament of England. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ John Paston — position held (P39): Member of the 1485-86 Parliament. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ John Paston — child (P40): William Paston. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ John Paston — child (P40): Elizabeth Paston. The Peerage. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ John Paston — child (P40): Constance Paston. Genealogics. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ John Paston — occupation (P106): politician. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ John Paston — honorific prefix (P511): Sir. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ John Paston — date of birth (P569): 1444. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ John Paston — date of death (P570): August 28, 1504. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ John Paston — family name (P734): Paston. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ John Paston — given name (P735): John. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ John Paston — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. IdRef. Retrieved 2020-05-08. wikidata.org.

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11w ago · Melderick · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID → 61167

Wikidata description → English soldier of the Wars of the Roses

WorldCat Entities ID → E39PBJh4rP4cggX9r4vFPKMByd

Occupation → politician

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