Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny
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Henry Nevill, 6th and de jure 4th Baron Abergavenny K.B.
(bet. 1527/35 – February 10, 1587) was an English
peer
. Son of Sir George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny
and Mary Stafford daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
. He succeeded to the Barony
upon the death of his father, George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny.
on 23 January 1552, to 15 October 1586. He was one of the peers that sat in judgment on Mary, Queen of Scots, at Fotheringay
. He died at his seat called Comfort, near Birling
, Kent
, 10 February 1587.
He married first, Frances, daughter of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland
; he married secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen Darell, of Spelmonden, Kent
(she remarried to Sir William Sedley, of Southfleet
, Kent
, Knt. and Bart.
); by his first wife, he had an only daughter Mary Neville who married Sir Thomas Fane
.
of January–February 1554 Henry and Robert Southwell
, the High Sheriff of Kent
married to Henry's niece Margaret, led the loaylist forces against the rebels. According to D. M. Loades, "Sir Robert Southwell and Lord Abergavenny were almost the only significant gentlemen in the country whose loyalty was never in doubt"; "Southwell, Abergavenny and Cheney
were the most active royalist leaders."
Henry and Southwell began recruitment of loyalist forces on January 24, one day before the outbreak of the rebellion, although at this stage they had little success. On January 26 Wyatt declared Henry and Southwell "traitors to God, the Crown and the Commonwealth" for "stirring up the Queen's most loyal subjects of the realm." By January 27 the loyalists's position improved, and their combined forces in Kent matched the numbers of Wyatt's force in Rochester, at around two thousand men on each side. Henry and Southwell with six hundred men blocked the road from Tonbridge to Rochester to prevent consolidation of the rebels. On January 28 Southwell defeated Henry Isley
's company of rebels at Wrotham
, taking around sixty prisoners. However, on the same day the army of Duke of Norfolk
deserted to Wyatt; Henry and Southwell fled to London. Wyatt marched to London himself with around three thousand men, but lost the initiative; Southwell and Thomas Cheney
managed to raise another loyalist company in his rear. On February 4 Henry and Southwell marched to Greenwich
. Wyatt was cut off from his base in Kent, and could not count on reinforcements while the loyalists' forces gained strength every day. By February 7 Wyatt's army disintegrated. Amoungst Wyatt's supporters who were later sentanced to death was Thomas Fane, later Henry Nevill's son in law. Fane was pardoned due to his youth and he went on to become a loyal supporter of the crown, member of parliament and son in law to Neville.
, Kent
, having married at Birling
, 12 December 1574, as second wife, to Thomas Fane (d 1589)
, of Badsell, Kent
(whose son, Francis
, was created Earl of Westmorland
), knighted at Dover Castle
, 26 August 1573, died 13 March 1589, w.d. 12 March 1589, pd. 10 February 1590. Lady Fane claimed the barony of Abergavenny
against Edward Nevill
, the heir male upon whom the castle of Bergavenny
was settled as aforesaid, and as a compromise, she was by letters patent, 25 May 1604, confirmed in the name, style, and dignity of Baroness le Despencer
, to the heirs of her body, with the ancient seat, place, and precedence of her ancestors.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
(bet. 1527/35 – February 10, 1587) was an English
England
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peer
Peerage of England
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. Son of Sir George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny
George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny
George Nevill, 5th and de jure 3rd Baron Bergavenny KG, PC was an English courtier. He held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.-Life:...
and Mary Stafford daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, KG was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and the former Lady Catherine Woodville, daughter of the 1st Earl Rivers and sister-in-law of King Edward IV.-Early life:Stafford was born at Brecknock Castle in Wales...
. He succeeded to the Barony
Baron Abergavenny
The title Baron Bergavenny was created several times in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain, all but the first being baronies created by error....
upon the death of his father, George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny.
Biography
Henry, sixth (sometimes fourth) Lord Abergavenny, had summons to parliamentParliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
on 23 January 1552, to 15 October 1586. He was one of the peers that sat in judgment on Mary, Queen of Scots, at Fotheringay
Fotheringhay Castle
Fotheringhay Castle was in the village of Fotheringhay 3½ miles to the north of the market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire .King Richard III was born here in 1452 and it was also where Mary, Queen of Scots, was tried and executed in 1587....
. He died at his seat called Comfort, near Birling
Birling, Kent
Birling is a village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England, about seven miles west of Maidstone. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 430....
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, 10 February 1587.
He married first, Frances, daughter of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland
Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland
Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland, 13th Baron de Ros of Helmsley was created an earl by King Henry VIII of England in 1525.-Family background:...
; he married secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen Darell, of Spelmonden, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
(she remarried to Sir William Sedley, of Southfleet
Southfleet
Southfleet is a small compact village five miles SW of Gravesend in Kent; it is a civil parish within the borough of Dartford, and includes within its boundaries the hamlet of Betsham, and the even smaller settlement of Northfleet Green. The main village is grouped around a crossroads and many of...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, Knt. and Bart.
Sedley Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Sedley family of Kent, all in the Baronetage of England. All three creations are extinct....
); by his first wife, he had an only daughter Mary Neville who married Sir Thomas Fane
Thomas Fane (d 1589)
Thomas Fane was born at Badsel Manor, Tudely, Kent, the son of George Fane, High Sheriff of Kent. The family lived on estates bought in the 14th century from the ransomed monies received for capturing King John II of France at the battle of Poitiers 1356.Sir John Fane or Ivon Vane as he was also...
.
Wyatt's rebellion
During the Wyatt's rebellionWyatt's rebellion
Wyatt's Rebellion was a popular uprising in England in 1554, named after Thomas Wyatt the younger, one of its leaders. The rebellion arose out of concern over Queen Mary I's determination to marry Philip II of Spain, which was an unpopular policy with the English...
of January–February 1554 Henry and Robert Southwell
Robert Southwell (sheriff)
Sir Robert Southwell was an English civil servant during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I. He was elected Member of Parliament from Kent in October 1553 and in 1555. In January-February 1554 Southwell, then the High Sheriff of Kent, was one of the key loyalist officers engaged...
, the High Sheriff of Kent
High Sheriff of Kent
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
married to Henry's niece Margaret, led the loaylist forces against the rebels. According to D. M. Loades, "Sir Robert Southwell and Lord Abergavenny were almost the only significant gentlemen in the country whose loyalty was never in doubt"; "Southwell, Abergavenny and Cheney
Thomas Cheney
Sir Thomas Cheney KG was the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in South-East England, from 1536 until his death.-Early life:...
were the most active royalist leaders."
Henry and Southwell began recruitment of loyalist forces on January 24, one day before the outbreak of the rebellion, although at this stage they had little success. On January 26 Wyatt declared Henry and Southwell "traitors to God, the Crown and the Commonwealth" for "stirring up the Queen's most loyal subjects of the realm." By January 27 the loyalists's position improved, and their combined forces in Kent matched the numbers of Wyatt's force in Rochester, at around two thousand men on each side. Henry and Southwell with six hundred men blocked the road from Tonbridge to Rochester to prevent consolidation of the rebels. On January 28 Southwell defeated Henry Isley
Henry Isley
Sir Henry Isley was an English nobleman involved in Wyatt's Rebellion.The Isley family were established landowners of Kent county. Henry Isley owned an estate in Brasted, his brother Thomas Isley in Vinters Park near Maidstone....
's company of rebels at Wrotham
Wrotham
Wrotham is a village situated on the Pilgrims' Way in Kent, at the foot of the North Downs. It is located one mile north of Borough Green and approximately five miles east of Sevenoaks. It is within the junction of the M20 and M26 motorways....
, taking around sixty prisoners. However, on the same day the army of Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal was a prominent Tudor politician. He was uncle to Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, two of the wives of King Henry VIII, and played a major role in the machinations behind these marriages...
deserted to Wyatt; Henry and Southwell fled to London. Wyatt marched to London himself with around three thousand men, but lost the initiative; Southwell and Thomas Cheney
Thomas Cheney
Sir Thomas Cheney KG was the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports in South-East England, from 1536 until his death.-Early life:...
managed to raise another loyalist company in his rear. On February 4 Henry and Southwell marched to Greenwich
Greenwich
Greenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
. Wyatt was cut off from his base in Kent, and could not count on reinforcements while the loyalists' forces gained strength every day. By February 7 Wyatt's army disintegrated. Amoungst Wyatt's supporters who were later sentanced to death was Thomas Fane, later Henry Nevill's son in law. Fane was pardoned due to his youth and he went on to become a loyal supporter of the crown, member of parliament and son in law to Neville.
Issue
Mary Neville, Baroness le Despencer, died 28 June 1626, aged 72, buried at MereworthMereworth
Mereworth is a village near the town of Maidstone in Kent, England. The Wateringbury Stream flows through the village and powered a watermill, the site of which now lies within the grounds of Mereworth Castle.-History:...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, having married at Birling
Birling, Kent
Birling is a village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England, about seven miles west of Maidstone. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 430....
, 12 December 1574, as second wife, to Thomas Fane (d 1589)
Thomas Fane (d 1589)
Thomas Fane was born at Badsel Manor, Tudely, Kent, the son of George Fane, High Sheriff of Kent. The family lived on estates bought in the 14th century from the ransomed monies received for capturing King John II of France at the battle of Poitiers 1356.Sir John Fane or Ivon Vane as he was also...
, of Badsell, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
(whose son, Francis
Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland
Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland, KB head of the Fane family, of Mereworth in Kent, and then of Apethorpe in Northamptonshire, was first a Member of Parliament and then an English peer...
, was created Earl of Westmorland
Earl of Westmorland
Earl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The title was first created in 1397 for Ralph Neville. It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland for leading the Rising of the North. It was revived in 1624 in favour of Sir Francis...
), knighted at Dover Castle
Dover Castle
Dover Castle is a medieval castle in the town of the same name in the English county of Kent. It was founded in the 12th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history...
, 26 August 1573, died 13 March 1589, w.d. 12 March 1589, pd. 10 February 1590. Lady Fane claimed the barony of Abergavenny
Baron Abergavenny
The title Baron Bergavenny was created several times in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of Great Britain, all but the first being baronies created by error....
against Edward Nevill
Edward Nevill, 7th Baron Bergavenny
Edward Nevill, de facto 7th Baron Bergavenny was a de facto English peer.The son of Sir Edward Nevill, he was considered to have succeeded to the Barony upon the death of Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny, his first cousin, although by modern doctrine he did not hold that title.He married...
, the heir male upon whom the castle of Bergavenny
Abergavenny Castle
Abergavenny Castle is a castle in the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire in south east Wales.- A naturally fortified site :The castle was sited above the River Usk overlooking the river valley and the confluence of the rivers Gavenny and Usk. The site would have been naturally defensible in...
was settled as aforesaid, and as a compromise, she was by letters patent, 25 May 1604, confirmed in the name, style, and dignity of Baroness le Despencer
Baron le Despencer
The title Baron le Despencer has been created several times by writ in the Peerage of England.-Creation:The first creation was in 1295, when Hugh the elder Despenser was summoned to the Model Parliament. He was the eldest son of the sometime Justiciar Hugh le Despenser , who was summoned in 1264 to...
, to the heirs of her body, with the ancient seat, place, and precedence of her ancestors.
Ancestry
| Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny | Father: George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny George Nevill, 5th and de jure 3rd Baron Bergavenny KG, PC was an English courtier. He held the office of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.-Life:... |
Paternal Grandfather: George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny George Nevill, 4th Baron Bergavenny Sir George Nevill, 4th and de jure 2nd Baron Bergavenny was an English nobleman.George was the son of Edward Nevill, 3rd Baron Bergavenny and Elizabeth de Beauchamp, Lady of Abergavenny. He was knighted by Edward IV on 9 May 1471, after fighting for the King at the Battle of Tewkesbury... |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Edward Nevill, 3rd Baron Bergavenny Edward Nevill, 3rd Baron Bergavenny Edward Nevill, de facto 3rd Baron Bergavenny was an English peer.He was the son of Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland, daughter of John of Gaunt and Katherine de Roet... |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Elizabeth Beauchamp, Baroness Bergavenny Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, KB was an English peer.The only son of the William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny, he succeeded as 2nd Baron Bergavenny upon the death of his father.... |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Margaret Fenne, Baroness Bergavenny |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Sir Hugh Fenne of Sculton Burdeleys, Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county... |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Eleanor |
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| Mother: Mary Stafford, Baroness Bergavenny |
Maternal Grandfather: Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, KG was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and the former Lady Catherine Woodville, daughter of the 1st Earl Rivers and sister-in-law of King Edward IV.-Early life:Stafford was born at Brecknock Castle in Wales... |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, KG played a major role in Richard III of England's rise and fall. He is also one of the primary suspects in the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower... |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Catherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham Eleanor Percy, Duchess of Buckingham , also known as Alianore, was a daughter of Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland by his wife Lady Maud Herbert, herself a daughter of the first Earl of Pembroke. She married Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, who was beheaded in 1521 on false charges of... |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, KG son of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland and his wife Eleanor Poynings, daughter of Richard Poynings, Lord Poynings.... |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Maud Herbert, Countess of Northumberland |