4th Baron Abergavenny

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  • BRAYBROOKE in [Burkes Peerage]

1. George Neville, 5th Baron Abergavenny, K.G., born July 1483, succeeded 1492,
   mar Lady Mary Stafford and had issue,
   appears in Act 1, Scene 1 of the play Henry VIII by Shakespeare (temp. trial of his father-in-law Buckingham 1521),
   died 1536, age 53 yrs.

   
   

2. Sir Edward Neville, Kt., of Addington Park, Kent (see map), born est c.1485,
   mar Eleanor de Windsor [descendant of Edward I],
   Knight Banneret,
   imprisoned in Tower of London 3rd Nov 1538,
   executed (beheaded on Tower Hill) 9th Jan 1539, age est c.54 yrs, having had issue:
   1. Edward Neville, 7th Baron Abergavenny.

      
      

   2. Catherine Neville, born est c.1520,
      mar Clement Throckmorton and had issue.

      
      

   3. Sir Henry Neville, of Billingbear House, Berkshire, had issue:
      1. Sir Henry Neville (see here), of Billingbear, born 1564,
         educ Merton College, Oxford,
         courtier and diplomat, Ambassador to France, died 1615.
         Ancestor of the Barons Braybrooke, of Billingbear.
         A new theory claims that he was the real Shakespeare. Note that most professional historians and academics reject such theories.
         The Nevilles (his ancestors) feature throughout Shakespeare's plays.

   
   

3. Jane Neville,
   mar Henry Pole, Baron Montagu [born c.1495] and had issue.

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