De Mowbray served in the Scottish wars of Edward I.
The baron held such offices as sheriff of Yorkshire, governor of the city of York, a warden of the Scottish marches, and governor of Malton and Scarborough Castles.
He was captured at the battle of Boroughbridge and subsequently hanged at York.
[1] They had at least two sons: John de Mowbray was buried at Greyfriar's in York.
The church was destroyed under Henry VIII's rule, and its grounds are now covered by the city's train station.