Andrew Noel or Nowell (died 1607) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament.
Career
He was a second son of
Andrew Noel of
Dalby and
Brooke and Elizabeth Hopton.
His father left his estates to the younger Andrew, rather than his eldest son, John Noel.
Noel was Member of Parliament for
Rutland
Rutland is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Leicestershire to the north and west, Lincolnshire to the north-east, and Northamptonshire to the south-west. Oakham is the largest town and county town.
Rutland has a ...
. He was
Sheriff of Rutland in 1600.
Andrew Noel and his wife attended the
funeral
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of
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was List of Scottish monarchs, Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567.
The only surviving legit ...
at
Peterborough Cathedral
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in 1587. He carried the banner of Scotland.
His brother
Henry Noel was a poet, a patron of
John Dowland
John Dowland ( – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep", " Come again", " Flow my tears", " I saw my Lady weepe", " N ...
, and said to be a gentleman pensioner to the queen. He died on 28 February 1597 after playing a ball game called ''baloune'' at court with an Italian opponent.
He was involved in litigation with his brother-in-law
John Harington of Exton (died 1613).
He died in 1603.
Marriages and children
Noel married
Mabel Harington (died 1603), a daughter of
James Harington of Exton and Lucy Sidney. Their children included:
* Edward Noel (1582–1643), who married in 1605 Julianna Hickes ( 1580–1680), daughter of
Sir Baptist Hicks, the disappearance of her steward William Harrison was known as
The Campden Wonder, another steward, Endymion Canning, was buried at Brooke. Edward Noel became the 2nd
Viscount Campden. He sold the manor of
Dalby to
Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham
Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham (née House of Beaumont, Beaumont; c. 1570 – 19 April 1632) was an English peeress. She is perhaps best known as the mother of the royal favourite George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. She was the dau ...
in 1617.
* Charles Noel (1591–1619), who was commemorated by a monument in
St Peter's Church, Brooke, Rutland.
* Arthur Noel
* Alexander Noel of
Whitwell, married Mary Palmer daughter of Sir Thomas Palmer of
Charlton.
* Lucy Noel, who married in 1601 the recusant
William Eure, 4th Baron Eure of Ingleby and Malton (1579-1646).
* Elizabeth Noel, who married (1)
George Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven
George Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven ( – 1617), was the son of Henry Tuchet, 10th Baron Audley (died 1563) and his wife, née Elizabeth Sneyd.
Career
He succeeded his father as 11th Baron Audley and 8th Baron Tuchet on 30 December 1563, an ...
, (2) Sir
Piers Crosby.
* Theodosia Noel (1578–1616), who married
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon
Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon (29 February 1572 – 16 November 1638) was an English military commander and a politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1624.
Life
Cecil was the third son of Thomas Ceci ...
. She was buried at the
cathedral of Utrecht.
[Maurice Lee, ''Dudley Carleton to John Chamberlain, 1603–1624'' (Rutgers UP, 1972), p. 195.]
References
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Andrew
Andrew is the English form of the given name, common in many countries. The word is derived from the , ''Andreas'', itself related to ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "c ...
1607 deaths
People from Rutland