John Underhill (courtier)
Sir John Underhill (1574–1679) was an English courtier. He was the son of Thomas Underhill of Loxley and Nether Pillerton in Warwickshire, and grandson of Thomas Underhill, who entered Lincoln's Inn.[1]
He was born at
John Underhill would go on to marry the Alice Barnham, Viscountess of St. Alban, the recent widow of Sir Francis Bacon, on April 10, 1626 at St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields, the same place Francis Bacon had been baptized sixty-five years previously.[3] The two are reputed to have maintained a relationship for some time. This was a scarce eleven days after Sir Francis’ death. Underhill was later knighted for unknown services only two months later.[4] The Viscountess separated from Underhill in 1639. She later died on 29 June 1650. Sir John Underhill was laid to rest on April 14, 1679, at St. Giles-in-the-Fields Church in London.
References
- ^ "Barnham2". sirbacon.org.
- ISBN 9780766134553– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780385123839. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XI, page 285. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
Sources
- Bulletin of the Underhill Society of America Education and Publishing Fund, 1967