Lord Henry Lovell
- Died: 13 June 1489, Battle of Dixmude
 General Notes:
Henry Lovell was also known as "8th Baron Morley" and "Lord of Morley, Hingham, Hockering, &c., in Norfolk".
The Battle of Dixmude was fought of 13 June 1489. Flemish rebels supported by the French had 6,000 to 8000 men and were besieging the Burgundian town of Dixmude. The garrisson appealed to Giles, Lord Daubeny, Captain of Calais for help. Henry VII (Henry Tudor) despatched a force of 1,000 men under Henry Lovell, Lord Morley to reinforce Daubeny. Daubeny with Morley's force, troops of the Calais Garrisson and the Burgundian garrisson of Nieuport (~3,000 in total) infiltrated the French siege lines and stormed their entrenched fortified camp, putting the French/insurgent army to flight. Lord Morley, was killed in the battle provoking the english forces to go on the rampage, killing many of the prisoners and looting the camp.
Noted events in his life were:
• Marriage: to Lady Elizabeth de la Pole.
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