Henry Daubney, 1st Earl of Bridgewater
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Henry Daubeney, 1st Earl of Bridgewater (Dec 1493 – 8 April 1548) was an English peer
and member of the House of Lords
.
He was the son of Sir Giles Daubeney (d.1508) and Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir John Arundell of Lanherne. He was created earl
of Bridgewater
on 19 July 1538.
He married firstly, Elizabeth Neville, the daughter of George Neville, Lord Abergavenny, and secondly Katherine Howard (d.1554), the daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
by his second wife, Agnes Tilney
(d. 1545). There were no issue of either marriage. At his death the Barony of Daubeney and the Earldom of Bridgewater became extinct.
Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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He was the son of Sir Giles Daubeney (d.1508) and Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir John Arundell of Lanherne. He was created earl
Earl of Bridgewater
-History:The earldom was first created in 1538 for Henry Daubeny, 9th Baron Daubeny. The Daubeney family descended from Elias Daubeny, who in 1295 was summoned by writ to the Model Parliament as Lord Daubeny. The eighth Baron was created Baron Daubeny by letters patent in the Peerage of England in...
of Bridgewater
Bridgwater
Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England...
on 19 July 1538.
He married firstly, Elizabeth Neville, the daughter of George Neville, Lord Abergavenny, and secondly Katherine Howard (d.1554), the daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal , styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1514, was the only son of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk by his first wife, Katherine Moleyns...
by his second wife, Agnes Tilney
Agnes Howard, Duchess of Norfolk
Agnes Howard was the second wife of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. Two of King Henry VIII's Queens were her step-granddaughters, Anne Boleyn, and Katherine Howard...
(d. 1545). There were no issue of either marriage. At his death the Barony of Daubeney and the Earldom of Bridgewater became extinct.