Richard Montpesson was born to William Montpesson of Maiden Bradley.
On 16th December 1571 a triple wedding was celebrated at Whitehall Palace [Map].. with Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland [aged 38] present...
Edward Sutton 4th Baron Dudley [aged 46] and [his future wife] Mary Howard Baroness Dudley [aged 23] were married. She by marriage Baroness Dudley. The difference in their ages was 23 years. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford [aged 21] and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford and Margery Golding Countess of Oxford.
Edward Somerset 4th Earl of Worcester [aged 21] and Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester [aged 25] were married. She by marriage Countess Worcester. She the daughter of Francis Hastings 2nd Earl Huntingdon and Catherine Pole Countess Huntingdon [aged 60]. He the son of William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester [aged 45] and Christina North Countess of Worcester. They were third cousin once removed.
From 1574 Richard Montpesson was appointed Master of the Royal Stables.
After 12th July 1586 Richard Montpesson and Mary Howard Baroness Dudley [aged 38] were married.
On 22nd October 1597 [his brother-in-law] Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham [aged 61] was created 1st Earl Nottingham. Katherine Carey Countess Nottingham [aged 47] by marriage Countess Nottingham.
On 14th May 1598 [his sister-in-law] Frances Howard Countess Hertford [aged 44] died.
On 21st August 1600 [his wife] Mary Howard Baroness Dudley [aged 52] died.
Before February 1601 Richard Montpesson and Elizabeth Oglethorpe were married.
In 1603 Richard Montpesson was knighted.
After 1603 Richard Montpesson retired to Salisbury where he largely rebuilt the house known as Arundells House, Salisbury Cathedral Close [Map].
Anne Boleyn. Her Life as told by Lancelot de Carle's 1536 Letter.
In 1536, two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, her brother George and four others, Lancelot du Carle, wrote an extraordinary letter that described Anne's life, and her trial and execution, to which he was a witness. This book presents a new translation of that letter, with additional material from other contemporary sources such as Letters, Hall's and Wriothesley's Chronicles, the pamphlets of Wynkyn the Worde, the Memorial of George Constantyne, the Portuguese Letter and the Baga de Secrets, all of which are provided in Appendices.
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After 1610 Richard Montpesson and Katherine Pakington were married.
In 1627 Richard Montpesson died. Monument with his wife Katherine Pakington at Salisbury Cathedral [Map].
Katherine Pakington: she was born to Thomas Pakington of Aylesbury. After 1610 Richard Montpesson and she were married.
