Robert Throckmorton
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Sir Robert Throckmorton (c. 1513 – 12 February 1581),
Origins
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Born around 1513, Robert Throckmorton was the eldest son and heir of Sir George Throckmorton (died 1552) by Katherine Vaux, daughter of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden (died 1523). He had several notable brothers, in descending seniority: Sir Kenelm Throckmorton, Sir Clement Throckmorton MP, Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (1515–1571), Thomas, Sir John Throckmorton (1524–1580), Anthony, and George.
Politics
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Robert Throckmorton may have trained at the
With several of his brothers, he took part in the
Throckmorton's role in the
In the autumn of 1553, Throckmorton was knighted and appointed constable of Warwick Castle. He continued to sit as MP for the shire until 1558, when he resigned in favour of his eldest son, Thomas.
Religion
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His adherence to
In 1577, the Bishop of Worcester, John Whitgift, listed Throckmorton as a Catholic and reckoned him to be worth 1,000 marks a year in lands and £1,000 in goods.
Family
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Throckmorton's mother, Katherine Vaux, was the daughter of
Throckmorton continued the family's Catholic tradition. He married his children into leading Catholic families, in generations when increased persecution of the Catholics led to many of his relatives becoming involved in plots against the throne. The sons of his daughters Anne and Muriel, were
Mary Arden kept an excellent record of a woman persecuted for recusancy, documenting the fines and searches made at Coughton Court, that is still in the family archives. A nephew, Francis Throckmorton, was executed in 1584 for acting as a go-between for
Death and burial
Robert Throckmorton died on 12 February 1581, six days after making a will in which he styled himself as being of
Marriages and issue
Throckmorton married first Muriel Berkeley (died 1542), the daughter of Thomas Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley (1472–1532), by his first wife, Eleanor Constable (c. 1485–1527), daughter of Sir Marmaduke Constable (c. 1456–1518), by whom he had a son and four daughters:[3][4]
- Robert Throckmorton, 1st Baronet(1599–1650), and five daughters.
- Elizabeth Throckmorton (born c. 1535), who married Sir John Goodwin (died 1596/97) of Winchendon, Buckinghamshire.[5]
- Katherine Throckmorton (c. 1532 – 12 February 1580), who married firstly Henry Norwood (c. 1523 – 1556), son of Raffe/Ralph Norwood, died (1560/61) at Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, and Jane Knight, and had issue, William Norwood (1548–1632) who married Elizabeth Lygon, and Katherine married secondly John Williams.
- Mary Throckmorton (died 1603), who married Sir Edward Arden of Park Hall, executed at Smithfield 20 December 1583, by whom she had a son, Robert Arden, and two daughters: Margaret Arden, who married John Somerville,[6] and Catherine Arden, who married Sir Edward Devereux, 1st Baronet of Castle Bromwich, son of Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford.[citation needed]
- Anne Throckmorton (1540–1603), who in 1557 married Ralph Sheldon (c. 1537–1613) of Beoley.
Throckmorton married, secondly in about 1542, Elizabeth Hussey (c. 1510 – 23 January 1554), widow of
- Muriel Throckmorton (died 1615), who married Sir Thomas Tresham (1543–1605) of Rushton Hall, Northamptonshire, by whom she was the mother of the conspirator, Francis Tresham.[7]
- Anne Throckmorton (died after 1605), who married Sir William Catesby (1547–1598) of Ashby St. Ledgers, Northamptonshire, and had children, including Robert Catesby.
- Elizabeth Throckmorton, who married Sir Anthony Tyringham of Tyringham, Buckinghamshire, by whom she had a daughter, Elizabeth Tyringham, who married Sir Robert Fisher, the first of the Fisher baronets.
- Temperance Throckmorton, who married Sir Randal Brereton (died 1611), by whom she had no issue.
Notes
- ^ History of Parliament. The volumes either published or in preparation cover the House of Commons from 1386 to 1868, and the House of Lords from 1660 to 1832.
- ^ Tudor Place[unreliable source], biography of Sir Robert Throckmorton of Coughton.
- ^ a b Cokayne, G.E.; with Gibbs, Vicary, etc., eds, 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), vol. III, p. 13.
- ^ a b Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 105th edition, London, U.K. Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1970, page 2643.
- ^ Now Nether Winchendon and Upper Winchendon.
- ^ Wizeman 2004.
- ^ Nicholls 2004.
References
- Nicholls, Mark (2004). "Tresham, Francis (1567?–1605)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/27708. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) The first edition of this text is available at Wikisource: . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
- Wizeman, William (2004). "Arden, Edward (1533–1583)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/633. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) The first edition of this text is available at Wikisource: . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.