Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet
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Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet (1593 – February 22, 1650) was the eldest son of John Lyttelton
and inherited the family estates in Frankley
, Halesowen
, Hagley
, and Upper Arley
from his mother, Meriel daughter of Sir Thomas Bromley
, Lord Chancellor of England, to whom the estates had been restored by James I
, after their forfeiture due to his father's conviction of high treason
.
Lyttelton was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and the Inner Temple
, 1613. Created a Baronet, 1618. He was a Member of parliament for Worcestershire
, 1620-2, 1624-26, and the Short Parliament
of 1640. He married Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Crompton, of Driffield, Yorks.
During the First English Civil War
Lyttelton was Colonel of the Worcestershire Horse and Foot for the King, 1642. He was taken prisoner by Tinker Fox
at Bewdley, 1644, and imprisoned in the Tower of London
. He as fined Fined £4000 in 1645. He is buried in Worcester Cathedral.
John Lyttelton (MP)
Sir John Lyttelton was a Member of Parliament for Worcestershire during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.He was the eldest son of Gilbert Lyttelton and married Meriel, daughter of Sir Thomas Bromley, Lord Chancellor of England...
and inherited the family estates in Frankley
Frankley
Frankley is a village and civil parish in the Bromsgrove district of Worcestershire, near the border with Birmingham. The modern Frankley estate is part of the New Frankley civil parish in Birmingham, and has been part of the city since 1995. The parish has a population of 122.-St Leonards...
, Halesowen
Halesowen
Halesowen is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands, England.The population, as measured by the United Kingdom Census 2001, was 55,273...
, Hagley
Hagley
Hagley is a village and civil parish on the northern boundary of Worcestershire, England, near to the towns of Kidderminster and Stourbridge. The parish had a population of 4,283 in 2001, but the whole village had a population of perhaps 5,600, including the part in Clent parish...
, and Upper Arley
Upper Arley
Upper Arley is a village is a village and civil parish near Kidderminster in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 645.- Amenities :...
from his mother, Meriel daughter of Sir Thomas Bromley
Thomas Bromley
Sir Thomas Bromley was an English lord chancellor.-Life:He was born in Staffordshire, was educated at Oxford University and then called to the bar at the Middle Temple...
, Lord Chancellor of England, to whom the estates had been restored by James I
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
, after their forfeiture due to his father's conviction of high treason
High treason in the United Kingdom
Under the law of the United Kingdom, high treason is the crime of disloyalty to the Crown. Offences constituting high treason include plotting the murder of the sovereign; having sexual intercourse with the sovereign's consort, with his eldest unmarried daughter, or with the wife of the heir to the...
.
Lyttelton was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and the Inner Temple
Inner Temple
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court in London. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns...
, 1613. Created a Baronet, 1618. He was a Member of parliament for Worcestershire
Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Worcestershire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented until 1832 by two Members of Parliament, traditionally referred...
, 1620-2, 1624-26, and the Short Parliament
Short Parliament
The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks....
of 1640. He married Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Crompton, of Driffield, Yorks.
During the First English Civil War
First English Civil War
The First English Civil War began the series of three wars known as the English Civil War . "The English Civil War" was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651, and includes the Second English Civil War and...
Lyttelton was Colonel of the Worcestershire Horse and Foot for the King, 1642. He was taken prisoner by Tinker Fox
Tinker Fox
Colonel John "Tinker" Fox , confused by some sources with the MP Thomas Fox, was a parliamentarian soldier during the English Civil War...
at Bewdley, 1644, and imprisoned in the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
. He as fined Fined £4000 in 1645. He is buried in Worcester Cathedral.