Sir George Throckmorton, Kt., of Coughton
Sir George Throckmorton, Kt.
(see
here
and
here),
of
Coughton, Warwickshire,
born est c.1485, NOT John,
mar est c.1510 to
Hon. Catherine Vaux
[born est c.1490, descendant of
Edward III],
succ 1519,
High Sheriff of Cos. Warwick and Leicester 1527 and 1544
(18th and 35th
Henry VIII),
the Tudor gatehouse in the centre of
Coughton Court
was constructed c.1530,
he died 1552, age est c.67 yrs,
she died 1571, age est c.81 yrs,
had issue:
- Sir Robert Throckmorton, Kt.
of Coughton, Co.Warwick, born 1512,
High Sheriff of Cos. Warwick and Leicester 1554
(1st Queen Mary),
died 1570 (12th Elizabeth I),
age 58 yrs
(poss. died 1581),
had issue:
-
Thomas Throckmorton,
born est c.1540,
of Coughton, Warwickshire,
constantly suffered for his Catholic beliefs during reign of
Elizabeth I,
Coughton became a focus for post-Reformation Catholic resistance,
has priests' hiding places,
one of the chief plotters
of the Catholic
Gunpowder plot of 1605,
Sir Everard Digby,
was then in residence at Coughton
(though Throckmorton was not directly implicated),
see history,
died 1614, age est c.74 yrs,
had issue:
-
Ancestor of Throckmorton, Baronets,
of Coughton, Warwickshire
(cr 1642, extinct 1994).
"The Throgmortons were one of the small number of English Catholic families to survive
the Reformation and the confiscation of estates."
-
Clement Throckmorton
born est c.1513,
of Haseley, Co.Warwick.
- Sir Nicholas Throckmorton,
the diplomat,
born 1515,
mar Anne Carew,
staunch Protestant (even though others in family were staunch Catholics),
associate of
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland,
held positions under Edward VI,
supporter of
Lady Jane Grey,
diplomat under Elizabeth I,
ambassador to France and to Scotland,
died 1571, age 56 yrs,
bur church of St. Catherine Cree,
Aldgate, London,
(todo) see monument,
had issue:
- Bessy Throckmorton,
Elizabeth, born 1565,
in 1584 she became a
Lady of the Privy Chamber
to Queen Elizabeth I
[born 1533, reigned 1558-1603],
she mar secretly 1591 to Sir Walter Raleigh
[born 1552] and had issue,
he was sent to the Tower
1592 for this secret affair and marriage,
she was expelled from court,
but was NOT sent to the Tower,
rather she obtained quarters so she could be near her husband at the Tower,
he was excluded from the Queen's presence for more than 4 years after.
She features in the movie
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).
- Sir John Throckmorton,
died 22nd May 1580, had issue:
- Francis Throckmorton,
born 1554,
led Catholic plot against
Elizabeth I
in favour of the imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots, 1583,
executed 1584, age 30 yrs.
- Anne Throckmorton,
born c.1532,
mar
John Digby
and had issue:
- Agnes Digby,
born c.1554,
she is NOT the Agnes Digby, dau of John Digby, who mar
John Villiers
in the previous century.
- Throgmorton St and Throgmorton Ave in the City in London
(see map)
are after Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, the diplomat.