Andrew Noel or Nowell (died 1607) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament. 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 and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...

. His brother Henry Noel was a poet, a patron of

John Dowland John Dowland (c. 1563 – 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", ...

, 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 Mabel Harington (died 1603), was a courtier to Elizabeth I of England and the sixth daughter of Sir James Harington and Lucy Harington, the daughter of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, Kent. She married Sir Andrew Noel of Dalby and Brooke, hav ...

(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 (c. 1580-1680), daughter of Sir Baptist Hicks, the disappearance of her steward William Harrison was known as

The Campden Wonder The Campden Wonder is the name given to events surrounding the return of a man thought to have been murdered in the town of Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England, in the 17th century. A family servant and the servant's mother and brother we ...

, another steward, Endymion Canning, was buried at Brooke. Edward Noel became the 2nd

Viscount Campden A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

. * Charles Noel (1591-1619), who was commemorated by a monument in

St Peter's Church, Brooke, Rutland St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in Brooke, Rutland. It is a Grade I listed building. History The church has a carved doorway which rises to a pointed arch, which wasn't introduced to England until after the church was bui ...

. * 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 William Eure, 4th Baron Eure ( – 28 June 1646) was an English nobleman. Early life Eure was born around 1579. He was the only son of Ralph Eure, 3rd Baron Eure of Ingleby and Malton and, his first wife, the former Mary Dawnay. After his ...

of Ingleby and Malton (1579-1646). * Elizabeth Noel, who married (1) George Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven, (2) Sir

Piers Crosby Sir Piers Crosby (1590–1646) was an Irish soldier and politician. Crosby was also a leading Irish magnate, owning various estates across the island. He was a man of strong and determined character, and had sufficient political skills to help ...

. * 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 St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht, or Dom Church ( nl, Domkerk), is a Gothic church dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, which was the cathedral of the Diocese of Utrecht during the Middle Ages. It is the country's only pre-Reformation cathedral, ...

.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 a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in List of countries where English is an official language, English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is freq ...

1607 deaths People from Rutland