Charles Danvers
Sir Charles Danvers (c. 1568 – 1601), was an English MP and soldier who plotted against Elizabeth I of England.
Early life
He was born the eldest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire and Elizabeth, fourth daughter and coheiress of John Neville, Baron Latimer. He travelled abroad and then studied at Oxford University and the Inner Temple. He was elected as the MP for Cirencester in 1586 and 1589 and knighted in 1588.
Conflict with Henry Long
On 4 October 1594 his younger brother,
The disaster which had befallen his sons may have hastened the death of Sir John Danvers, who died only two months later, on 19 December 1594. In 1598 the widowed Lady Danvers married Sir Edmund Carey (c.1557-12 September 1637), son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth. It was generally considered she did so in order to obtain a pardon for her sons. Other efforts were made on their behalf as well, and at the end of June 1598 Queen Elizabeth relented, and pardoned both the Danvers brothers on condition that they pay Sir Walter Long £1500 damages for the murder of his brother. On 30 August 1598 John Chamberlain noted that Sir Charles and Sir Henry Danvers had arrived in London.[2]
Later life and execution
In 1599, Charles went to Ireland as a member of one of the largest expeditionary forces ever sent to the country. He became a friend of its leader, the
Notes
- ^ Akrigg 1968, pp. 41–5; Hammer 2004.
- ^ Akrigg 1968, p. 70; Hammer 2004.
- ^ Akrigg 1968, pp. 111–12, 128.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography, Charles Danvers
References
- Akrigg, G.P.V. (1968). Shakespeare and the Earl of Southampton. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
- Hammer, Paul E.J. (2004). "Danvers, Sir Charles (c.1568–1601)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/7132. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- History of Parliament-DANVERS, Charles (?1568-1601), of Dauntsey, Wilts.
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