Henry Neville (Gentleman of the Privy Chamber)
Sir Henry Neville | |
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Born | Henry Neville c. 1520 |
Died | 13 January 1593 (aged 72–73) |
Spouses |
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Children | Sir Henry Neville Edward Neville Francis Neville William Neville Katherine Neville |
Parent(s) | Sir Edward Neville, Eleanor Windsor |
Sir Henry Neville (c. 1520 – 13 January 1593) of
Family background
Sir Henry Neville's father was Sir Edward Neville (died 1538), of Addington Park in Kent, who married Eleanor, daughter of Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsor, and Elizabeth, sister of Edward Blount, 2nd Baron Mountjoy.
His father was the younger brother of
Career
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Sir Henry Neville secured a post in the Privy Chamber despite the fact that his father was allegedly involved in the Courtenay conspiracy, and moreover, executed in 1538 by order of King
In March 1542, Neville attended
He was elected to Parliament as Knight of the shire for Berkshire five times, from 1553 to 1584. Neville was Henry VIII's godson and apparently was in good favour with the king, to the extent that he was included as one of the grooms who witnessed his will, of which he was afforded a legacy.
In 1551, he testified at the trial of
As with many Protestants, Neville left the country upon Mary I's accession, however, he returned under Elizabeth I, and continued his career holding various posts in Berkshire, where he lived at Billingbear House, until his death on 13 January 1593.
Sir Henry Neville was buried in the parish church at Waltham St Lawrence in Berkshire, where there is a monument depicting Sir Henry, his second wife, Elizabeth Gresham, her mother, Frances Gresham, and Sir Henry and his second wife's daughter, Elizabeth Gresham.[2]
Marriages and issue
Henry Neville married firstly, between 1551 and 1555, Winifred Losse (d. in or before 1561), daughter of a property speculator, Hugh Losse (d.1555) of
Neville married secondly, by 1561, Elizabeth Gresham (d. 6 or 7 November 1573), In the will of their grandmother, Frances (née Thwaytes) Gresham, dated 20 October 1580 and proved 9 November 1580.
Neville's children by his second marriage are named:
Neville married thirdly, about May 1578,
After Neville's death, his widow, Elizabeth, married, before the end of September 1595, Sir William Peryam (d. 9 October 1604).[2] She made her last will on 12 November 1618, and died on 3 May 1621. There is a monument to her in the church of St Mary's, Henley-on-Thames.[11]
See also
Notes
- ^ Riordan and Harley state that John Gresham was of Titsey, Surrey.
- ^ Other sources state that Neville had four sons and two daughters by his second marriage; Riordan 2004; Harley 2005, p. 5.
- ^ According to Riordan, Neville's third wife was the widow of Sir Richard Doyley, and daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon, 1st Baronet, of Redgrave (c. 1543 – 1624), by his wife, Anne.
- ^ Manning 1850
- ^ a b Harley 2005, p. 6
- ^ Riordan 2004; Holder 2004; Harley 2005, p. 5.
- ^ a b Harley 2005, p. 5.
- ^ Blanchard 2004a, 2004b.
- ^ Leveson Gower 1883, p. 29; W.D.B. 1845, p. 479.
- ^ Leveson Gower 1883, pp. 99–101.
- ^ Betham 1802, p. 339; W.D.B. 1845, p. 479.
- ^ Harley 2005, p. 4.
- ^ Harley 2005, p. 4; Tittler 1976, p. 153.
- ^ Harley 2005, p. 7
References
- Betham, William (1802). The Baronetage of England. Vol. II. London: W.S. Betham. p. 339. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- Blanchard, Ian (2004a). "Gresham, Sir Richard (c.1485–1549)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11504. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Blanchard, Ian (2004b). "Gresham, Sir Thomas (c.1518–1579)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/11505. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Harley, John (2005). "'My Ladye Nevell' Revealed". Music & Letters. 86 (1). Oxford: Oxford University Press: 1–15. S2CID 191640785. Archived from the originalon 23 July 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- Holder, Nick (2004). "Losse, Hugh (d. 1555)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/101321. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Leveson Gower, Granville (1883). Genealogy of the Family of Gresham. London: Mitchell and Hughes. pp. 7–12, 21–3, 29–35, 99–101. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- Manning, J. A. (1850). The Lives of the Speakers of the House of Commons. London: Myers and Company.
- Riordan, Michael (2004). "Henry VIII, privy chamber of (act. 1509–1547)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70825. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Tittler, Robert (1976). Nicholas Bacon; The Making of a Tudor Statesman. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press.
- W.D.B. (November 1845). Urban, Sylvester (ed.). "The Law of Quartering Arms". The Gentleman's Magazine. New Series. XXIV. London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son: 476–479. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
External links
- Elizabeth Bacon (d.1621), A Who’s Who of Tudor Women: B-Bl. Retrieved 25 March 2013
- Bacon, Sir Nicholas (1510–1579), History of Parliament. Retrieved 25 March 2013
- Doyley, Sir Robert (c.1542–1577), History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Will of Sir Robert Doyley, National Archives. Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Will of Sir Henry Neville, National Archives. Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Will of Frances Gresham, National Archives. Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Neville, Sir Henry (d.1593), History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Neville, Edward (born 1567), History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Dame Periam, The Henley College. Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Will of Dame Elizabeth Periam, National Archives. Retrieved 26 March 2013
- Neville Papers, Berkshire Record Office. Retrieved 26 March 2013