William West, 1st Baron De La Warr
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William West, 1st Baron De La Warr, of the second creation
(c. 1520 – 30 December 1595) was nephew and adopted heir of Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr
. William West was the eldest son of Sir George West, the third of four brothers, and of Elizabeth Morton, daughter of Sir George Morton of Lechlade
. He was attainted
, 1 February 1550 of attempting to poison his uncle, and was deprived of all honors. His uncle died four years later, so far as we know of natural causes. William West was convicted of treason in 1556, for assisting the plot of George Dudley
against Mary I of England
. (He argued that he was a peer
, and should be tried in the House of Lords
; but was refused.)
He was nevertheless a captain in the siege of St. Quentin
in 1557. In 1563, he was restored in blood (i.e. to his rights of inheritance by descent); he was knighted, and created Baron Delaware, on 5 February 1570. He took part as a peer
in the trials and convictions of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
and, later, his son, Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel
.
He was junior peer in his lifetime, as latest created. However, his son and descendants have been seated with the precedence
of 1299, as though they had inherited his uncle Thomas's title. By the modern rules of the House of Lords
, his uncle's title fell into abeyance
between the daughters of William West's second uncle, Sir Owen West, or their heirs; however, as Cokayne
notes, such rules are at best modern approximations to actual medieval practice. What seems clear is that some, but not all, writers treat the letters patent
as clarifying the descent of the ancient title, rather than creating a new one, hence William is sometimes referred to as 10th baron.
Style: In this article days of the year are Julian
; but the year is counted as beginning January 1.
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(c. 1520 – 30 December 1595) was nephew and adopted heir of Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr
Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr
Thomas West, 9th Baron De La Warr and 6th Baron West, KG succeeded to his titles at the age of 50. He was the son of Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr and Lady Elizabeth Morton, daughter of Sir George Morton, of Lechlade....
. William West was the eldest son of Sir George West, the third of four brothers, and of Elizabeth Morton, daughter of Sir George Morton of Lechlade
Lechlade
Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a town at the southern edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is navigable. The town is named after the River Leach that joins the Thames near here....
. He was attainted
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, 1 February 1550 of attempting to poison his uncle, and was deprived of all honors. His uncle died four years later, so far as we know of natural causes. William West was convicted of treason in 1556, for assisting the plot of George Dudley
George Dudley
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against 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...
. (He argued that he was a peer
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, and should be tried in the House of Lords
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; but was refused.)
He was nevertheless a captain in the siege of St. Quentin
Saint-Quentin, Aisne
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in 1557. In 1563, he was restored in blood (i.e. to his rights of inheritance by descent); he was knighted, and created Baron Delaware, on 5 February 1570. He took part as a peer
Peerage
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in the trials and convictions of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal was an English nobleman.Norfolk was the son of the poet Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. He was taught as a child by John Foxe, the Protestant martyrologist, who remained a lifelong recipient of Norfolk's patronage...
and, later, his son, Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel
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Saint Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel was an English nobleman. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales...
.
He was junior peer in his lifetime, as latest created. However, his son and descendants have been seated with the precedence
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of 1299, as though they had inherited his uncle Thomas's title. By the modern rules of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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, his uncle's title fell into abeyance
Abeyance
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between the daughters of William West's second uncle, Sir Owen West, or their heirs; however, as Cokayne
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notes, such rules are at best modern approximations to actual medieval practice. What seems clear is that some, but not all, writers treat the letters patent
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as clarifying the descent of the ancient title, rather than creating a new one, hence William is sometimes referred to as 10th baron.
Style: In this article days of the year are Julian
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; but the year is counted as beginning January 1.