Henry NEVILLE, 6th Baron Bergavenny

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title: From Jun 1535 to 10 Feb 1586/7; 6th Baron Bergavenny [England. 1392]
• Occupation / Profession: 1553; Chief Larderer at the coronation of Queen Mary I
• Honor: 1553; Knight of the Order of the Bath (KB)
• Occupation / Profession: 16 Jun 1553; One of the 26 peers who signed the letters patent settling the crown on Lady Jane Grey.

Notes:

Title:
De jure 4th Baron Bergavenny

Died:
Died without male issue.

Henry married Frances MANNERS on 31 Jan 1555/6. Frances was born before 1540; was buried in Sep 1576. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth DARRELL. Elizabeth (daughter of Stephen DARRELL) was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 27 Feb 1618. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Born as: Mary Neville
• Married name: Mary Fane
• Event: Succeeded her father in Mereworth estate in Kent and the Althorne estate, Essex, by agreement with her cousin, Edward, the 7th Baron Bergavenny, though a previous entail had been drawn up by her grandfather the 5th Baron Bergavenny by which his lands were to go to heirs male of his body; she claimed the barony of Bergavenny as heir general of her father against the claim of her cousin Edward (subsequently recognised as 7th Baron bergavenny), who was only the heir male. The crown eventually awarded the barony, in 1604, of Bergavenny to Edward and in compensation terminated the abeyance in the barony of Le Despenser in her favour 25 May 1604 with precedence of 1264.
• Title: 25 May 1604; Baroness le Despenser

Mary married Sir Thomas FANE on 12 Dec 1574. Thomas was born in Date of birth unknown; died on 13 Mar 1588/9. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]