Robert Rugge (by 1503 – 18 February 1558/9), of

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

, was an English politician.

Life

Robert Rugge was the son of William Rugge, of Northrepps, and Agnes. His older brother was

William Rugge Robert Rygge (a.k.a. Rugge) (died 1410) was an English medieval churchman, college fellow, and university Chancellor, and archdeacon of Barnstaple in Devon. Rygge was at Exeter College, Oxford, later a Fellow of Merton College, and four times C ...

Bishop of Norwich The Bishop of Norwich is the Ordinary (Catholic Church), ordinary of the Church of England Anglican Diocese of Norwich, Diocese of Norwich in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers most of the county of Norfolk and part of Suffolk. Th ...

. He obtained properties from his brother, the Bishop. William Rugge, abbot of St. Bennet's, conveyed the manor of Greengate to Robert Rugge, his brother, and

alderman An alderman is a member of a Municipal government, municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law with similar officials existing in the Netherlands (wethouder) and Belgium (schepen). The term may be titular, denotin ...

of Norwich in 1533. William sold him Ashmanagh in

Hoveton Hoveton is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the England, English county of Norfolk, within The Broads, the Norfolk Broads. Hoveton is located south of North Walsham and north-east of Norwich, separated from Wroxham by ...

. The family owned the property there until at least 1618. Rugge was sheriff in 1537-1538. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

in 1545. He served as mayor of Norwich in 1545-1546 and 1550-1551. Rugge married twice. His first wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Wood of Norwich. They had five sons and three daughters. His second wife was Alice, daughter of William Wayte of Tittleshall, and widow of William Hare of Beeston. Rugge died on 18 February 1559. He was buried in St. John's Church in Norwich.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rugge, Robert 1559 deaths Mayors of Norwich English MPs 1545–1547 Year of birth uncertain Members of the Parliament of England for Norwich