Chelsea Manor House was once the
demesne
A demesne ( ) or domain was all the land retained and managed by a lord of the manor under the feudal system for his own use, occupation, or support. This distinguished it from land sub-enfeoffed by him to others as sub-tenants. The concept or ...
of the main
manor
Manor may refer to:
Land ownership
*Manorialism or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England
*Lord of the manor, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism
*Man ...
of the medieval parish now roughly commensurate with the district of
Chelsea, London
Chelsea is an affluent area in west London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.
Chelsea histori ...
. It was a residence acquired by
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disag ...
in 1536, and was the site of two subsequent houses. Today, the area is covered by residential streets.
Owner-occupiers
Chelsea was granted to
Queen Catherine Parr for life in 1544 as part of her jointure. In 1548, she died at
Sudeley
Sudeley is a civil parish in the district of Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The parish includes the village of Charlton Abbots.
History
The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from the parishes of Charlton Abbots and Sude ...
and in her will she left everything to her fourth husband,
Thomas Seymour.
It was home to
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Elizabeth was the last of the five House of Tudor monarchs and is sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen".
Eli ...
, as Princess, between 1536 and 1548, and then to
Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves (german: Anna von Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Not much is known about Anne before 1527, when she became betrothed to Francis, Duke of ...
, who died there in 1557. Other famous owners included
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, KG, PC (19 June 1606 – 9 March 1649), known as The 3rd Marquess of Hamilton from March 1625 until April 1643, was a Scottish nobleman and influential political and military leader during the Thirty Years ...
,
Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven
Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven (23 October 1625 – 30 June 1698) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1660 and 1698.
Origins
He was the son of Francis Cheyne of Chesham Bois in Buckingha ...
,
Sir Hans Sloane
Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet (16 April 1660 – 11 January 1753), was an Irish physician, naturalist, and collector, with a collection of 71,000 items which he bequeathed to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Mu ...
, the
Bishops of Winchester. Three houses in turn existed, the last of which was demolished in 1825 by
Earl Cadogan and replaced with fashionable residential streets - the Cadogan family and its enterprises have kept ownership of some of these properties.
External links
History of Chelsea Manor
Buildings and structures demolished in 1825
Former buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Demolished buildings and structures in London
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