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Nicholas L'Estrange
Nicholas L'Estrange may refer to: *Sir Nicholas L'Estrange (politician, born 1511) (1511–1580), English politician *Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 1st Baronet Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 1st Baronet (March 1604 – 24 July 1655) was an English baronet and collector of anecdotes. Biography L'Estrange was the third but eldest surviving son of Sir Hamon le Strange and Alice Stubbe. He was raised at Hunsta ... (1604–1655), English collector of anecdotes * Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 4th Baronet (1661–1724), English Tory politician {{hndis, Lestrange, Nicholas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas L'Estrange (politician, Born 1511)
Sir Nicholas le Strange (1 January 1511 – 19 February 1580) of Hunstanton, Norfolk, was an English Member of Parliament (MP) who held significant lands and offices in Norfolk. Biography The eldest son of Thomas Le Strange and Anne Vaux, L'Estrange was born in 1515. He succeeded his father in 1545 and was knighted in 1547. His mother was Anne, a daughter of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden. He had a brother, Richard Lestrange, who was also a Norfolk Member of Parliament (MP). L'Estrange was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Norfolk for 1538–1547, 1558/59–1571 and from 1579 for life, and High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk for 1548–1549. He was appointed as steward of the manors of Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset in 1546, and also Chamberlain to Thomas Howard, the Duke of Norfolk. On 15 September 1549 he wrote to William Cecil, the king's attorney, denying any sympathy with Kett's rebellion. In March 1552, during the reign of Edward VI, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 1st Baronet
Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, 1st Baronet (March 1604 – 24 July 1655) was an English baronet and collector of anecdotes. Biography L'Estrange was the third but eldest surviving son of Sir Hamon le Strange and Alice Stubbe. He was raised at Hunstanton Hall before attending Trinity College, Cambridge in 1622. Two years later he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn. In 1629, his father purchased a baronetcy in the Baronetage of England for him at a cost of £300, plus £100 in charges. On 26 August 1630 he married Anne (1612–1663), daughter of Sir Edward Lewkenor of Denham, West Suffolk. They had eight sons and three daughters. L'Estrange shared the Royalist views of his family, but there is no record of him taking an active part in the English Civil War. He declined to attend an October 1642 meeting of militia commanders in Norwich summoned by the Roundhead authorities. Following this, the Norfolk parliamentary commanders ordered that his house should be searched and any arms removed. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |