Arthur Pole (1502–1535)
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Sir Arthur Pole of Broadhurst, Sussex
(c. 1502 - 1535 or bet. 1493-1499 - aft. 10 May 1527) was an English knight.
(godmother to Mary I of England
) and Sir Richard Pole
. His brother, Cardinal
Reginald Pole, became the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury
under Queen Mary I. His older brother was Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu
.
He was Gentleman of the Bedchamber
to King Henry VIII
in 1518 and his Esquire of the Body in 1520, who invested him as a Knight
in 1523. He was also the Lord of the Manor
of Broadhurst, Sussex
.
, Sussex
- a paternal grandson of Sir Roger Lewknor and Alianora de Camoys - and wife Eleanor Tuchet - daughter of John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley
and 3rd Baron Tuchet and Anne Echingham. The couple had no children. She married a third time after 1527 Sir William Barentyne and died before 12 March 1562/1563.
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
(c. 1502 - 1535 or bet. 1493-1499 - aft. 10 May 1527) was an English knight.
Life
He was the youngest son of Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of SalisburyMargaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury was an English peeress, one of two women in sixteenth-century England to be a peeress in her own right with no titled husband, the daughter of George of Clarence, the brother of King Edward IV and King Richard III...
(godmother to Mary I of England
Mary I of England
Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547...
) and Sir Richard Pole
Sir Richard Pole
Sir Richard Pole, KG was a Welsh supporter of King Henry VII created Knight of the Garter and married to Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, a member of the Plantagenet dynasty, to reinforce the Tudor alliance between the houses of Lancaster and York.-Family:A descendant of an ancient Welsh...
. His brother, Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
Reginald Pole, became the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...
under Queen Mary I. His older brother was Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu
Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu
Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu , the only holder of the title Baron Montagu under its 1514 creation, was most famous as one of the peers in the trial of Anne Boleyn.-Life:...
.
He was Gentleman of the Bedchamber
Gentleman of the Bedchamber
A Gentleman of the Bedchamber was the holder of an important office in the royal household of the Kingdom of England from the 11th century, later used also in the Kingdom of Great Britain.-Description and functions:...
to King Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
in 1518 and his Esquire of the Body in 1520, who invested him as a Knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
in 1523. He was also the Lord of the Manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
of Broadhurst, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
.
Marriage
He married before 24 October 1522 Jane Lewkenor, widow of Sir Christopher Pickering (bef. 1512 - bef. 1522), whom she married before 1522, and daughter of Sir Roger Lewkenor of TrottonTrotton
Trotton is a village in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It lies within the civil parish of Trotton with Chithurst, on the A272 road 3 miles west of Midhurst. The A272 crosses the River Rother at Trotton Bridge near the church....
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
- a paternal grandson of Sir Roger Lewknor and Alianora de Camoys - and wife Eleanor Tuchet - daughter of John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley
John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley
John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet was an English peer.John Tuchet was the son of James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley . He married Ann Echingham, daughter of Sir Thomas Echingham with whom he had seven children...
and 3rd Baron Tuchet and Anne Echingham. The couple had no children. She married a third time after 1527 Sir William Barentyne and died before 12 March 1562/1563.