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John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford
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| Born |
1465/1466
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died |
1536[1]/1537[2]
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England |
| Nationality |
English |
| Spouse |
Margaret Blount
Anne de Grey |
| Relations |
Son of William Hussey
Son-in-law of George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent
Brother-in-law of Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent
Brother-in-law of William Willoughby, 11th Baron Willoughby de Eresby |
| Children |
William (Sir Knight), Thomas, Giles (Sir), Elizabeth, Bridget, Anne, Dorothy, Mary, William |
| Residence |
Sleaford |
| Occupation |
Chief Butler of England |
John Hussey, 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford (1465/1466 – 1536/1537) (sometimes "Huse") was Chief Butler of England[2] from 1521 until his death.[3] He was a member of the House of Lords, and a Chamberlain to King Henry VIII's daughter, Mary I of England.
Early years
Hussey was born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, son of William Hussey, an English judge and Chief Justice of the King’s Bench. His mother was the former Elizabeth Berkeley.[4] Hussey's siblings included:[5]
In 1497, at the Battle of Blackheath, Hussey was knighted. Six years later, he was made "Knight of the Body", bodyguard to King Henry, followed by an appointment as "Master of Lyfield Forest", Rutlandshire, in 1505, and, on 1513-08-16, he was made a Knight banneret.
Career
On 1523-07-06, Hussey was made a member of Parliament. Three years later, 1526-02-05, he was appointed a judge, and on 1529-11-03, Hussey was summoned to Parliament as Knight of the Shire for Lincolnshire. He received a Writs of Summons on 1529-12-01 to the House of Lords as 'Johannes Hussey de sleford, chivaler'. In June 1530, Hussey was named Lincolnshire Castle's Commissioner for Gaol Delivery, and later that same year, Hussey sold some of his large holdings (the Somersetshire manors of Batheaston, Bathampton, Bathford, Twerton; the Wiltshire manors of Compton Bassett, Comerwell, and North Wraxall.[6]
Hussey was Chamberlain to King Henry's daughter, Mary, while Hussey's second wife, Lady Anne, was one of Mary's attendants. Though King Henry forbade anyone from calling his daughter, Mary, by the title of Princess, Lady Anne did do so, after which she lost her attendant position around June 1534 and was imprisoned in the Tower of London in August. Asking for the King's pardon, she was released before the end of the year.[3]
In addition to his responsibilities at Court and Parliament, Hussey was steward to John Longland, the conservative Bishop of Lincoln,[7] and King Henry's confessor.[8]
Downfall
The Pilgrimage of Grace was one of the worst uprisings of King Henry's reign. It occurred during the early English Reformation period when King Henry was feuding with Pope Clement VII to annul the king's marriage with Catherine of Aragon.
Though Hussey denied participating in the Pilgrimage of Grace, he was accused of conspiring to change laws and depose the king, and that he abetted those who made war on the king in October 1536.[9] The charges may have been levied in part because of Hussey's Catholic sympathies,[10] and because Hussey and his wife, having served 'Princess' Mary, were partisans on her behalf.[11] Hussey was indicted and tried for treason, and found guilty by the House of Lords. He was beheaded in Lincoln in 1536,[1] while his cousin, Thomas Darcy, was executed on Tower Hill.[3]
Hussey's statement ("confession") survives.[12]
Family
Hussey first married Margaret Blount in 1490 at Mangotsfield, and they had three sons:[3]
- William (Sir Knight) (c. 1492)
- Thomas (c. 1495)
- Gilbert (c. 1497)
Around 1509, he married Anne Grey (c. 1490, Denbigh – c. 1545), daughter of George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent.[13] They had seven chlidren:[3]
- Giles (Sir)
- Elizabeth
- Bridget
- Anne
- Dorothy
- Mary
- William
After his execution, Hussey's home in Sleaford,[1] as well as his other estates were confiscated by the crown.[4] His children were restored to Parliament in 1563 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, but Hussey's title was forfeited, and the estates were not returned.[3]
Honors
- 1533-12-06, John Fewterer, Confessor-General of Syon Abbey, dedicated his book, The myrrour or glasse of Christes passion, to "the Honorable 'Lord Husey', from Syon".[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Sleaford History". sleaford.gov.uk (2006). Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
- ^ a b Maddison, A.R.; Larken, A.S. (1903). Lincolnshire Pedigrees. Lincolnshire: Ye Wardovr Press, 527. OCLC 3978908.
- ^ a b c d e f g "John HUSSEY (1st B. Hussey of Sleaford)". tudorplace.com.ar. Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
- ^ a b von Massenbach, Camilla (2007). "John Hussey 1465 – 1538". links.org. Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
- ^ "Sir. William HUSSEY & Elizabeth BERKELEY". illian.org. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Medieval Deeds of Bath and District"
- ^ "Annex A, Prominent Sleafordians and Local History". artistpetermontgomery.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-06-23.
- ^ Fideler, P.A.; Mayer, T.F. (1992). Political Thought and the Tudor Commonwealth. Routledge, 98. ISBN 0415066727.
- ^ Hoyle, R.W. (2001). The Pilgrimage of Grace and the Politics of the 1530s. Oxford University Press, 407. ISBN 0199259062.
- ^ Hoyle 2001:159
- ^ Hoyle 2001:67
- ^ Hoyle 2001:25
- ^ Burke, B.; Burke, J. (1866). A genealogical history of the dormant, abeyant, forfeited, and extinct peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison. OCLC 11501348.
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