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Henry Hart (died C. 1578)
Henry Hart (1531 – c. 1578) of Lullingstone, Kent was an English Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir Percival Hart of Lullingstone Castle and his wife Frideswide, the daughter of Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye and was educated at King's College, Cambridge He was a Member of Parliament, member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency), Old Sarum in 1559. He died before his father c.1578. He had married Cecily, the daughter of Sir Martin Bowes, but had no children. The family seat of Lullington Castle therefore passed on his father's death to his younger brother George. References 1531 births 1578 deaths Alumni of King's College, Cambridge English MPs 1559 People from Lullingstone {{16thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lullingstone Castle
Lullingstone Castle is a historic manor house, set in an estate in the village of Lullingstone and the civil parish of Eynsford in the English county of Kent. It has been inhabited by members of the Hart Dyke family for twenty generations including current owner Tom Hart Dyke. History Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the manor of Lullingstone was acquired in 1279 by Gregory de Rokesley, who served eight terms as Lord Mayor of London. It passed down in the Rokesley family for several generations before being sold to the Peche family. The present manor house was started in 1497 by Sir John Peche, High Sheriff of Kent for 1494-95 and later (1509) joint Lord Deputy of Calais. Henry VIII and Queen Anne were regular visitors to the house. In 1543 the estate passed by marriage to his nephew, Sir Percyval Hart, chief steward and knight harbinger to King Henry VIII, King Edward VI, Queen Mary I, and Queen Elizabeth I. He died in 1580 and the estate passed to his grandson, Sir Perc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
