Sir Henry de Sandwich was Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the United Kingdom. The post dates from at least the 12th century but may be older. The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports was originally in charge of the Cinque Ports, a group of five port towns on the southeast coast of England...

 during the 13th century.

He was a son of Simon de Sandwich

Sandwich

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 of Preston

Preston, Dover district

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 in Kent

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, where Henry was born, and also held the post of Constable of Dover Castle

Dover Castle

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.

He married Joan d'Auberville

Auberville

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. Their daughter Juliana de Sandwich was born in 1245 and resided at Preston in Kent (died 1327); she married William Leybourne

Leybourne

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 (Leyburn), Lord Leyburn. (1242–1309).