John Tuchet, 8th Baron Audley, 5th Baron Tuchet (c. 1483 – before 20 January 1558) was an English peer.

Life

John Tuchet was the son of Sir

James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley (c. 146328 June 1497) was a British nobleman and the only lord to fully join the Cornish rebellion of 1497 opposing the rule of Henry VII of England. He was a leader in the rebel army's march to the edge of Londo ...

(c. 1463–1497) by his first wife, Margaret Dayrell, the daughter of Richard Dayrell, sub-treasurer of England and

Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford Margaret Beaufort ( 1437 – 1474) was a younger daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Lady Eleanor Beauchamp. Her father was leader of the Lancastrian side in the Wars of the Roses. Margaret married Humphrey, eldest son of Hum ...

, widow of Humphrey Stafford, styled Earl of Stafford, and daughter and coheir of

Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 4th Earl of Somerset, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Marquess of Dorset styled 1st Count of Mortain, (140622 May 1455), was an English nobleman and an important figure during the Hundred Years' War. His rivalry ...

. He acquired his titles by writ in 1512 after they had been forfeited to his father in 1497 for taking part in the Cornish Rebellion. He was restored as Lord Audley in name, blood, title and estate by an act of restitution in 1512. The restitution of his title cost him 6,500 marks, to be paid in yearly instalments of 250 marks. In 1513 he was appointed to lead the defence of Hampshire against an expected French invasion; once that threat had was over, he joined the king in France with a retinue of 123 footmen. He was one of only two barons knighted by the king for his service in France.. In 1520 was still struggling to pay his debt to the Crown, which may explain his failure to attend the

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, although he is not known to have attended any of the great state occasions of Henry VIII's reign. In 1529 he was named as one of the triers of petitions from Gascony in the

House of Lords The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. One of the oldest ext ...

, a mark of distinction although the role had no practical purpose. In 1540 he sought

Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromwell (; – 28 July 1540) was an English statesman and lawyer who served as List of English chief ministers, chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false cha ...

's help in obtaining

Athelney Abbey Athelney Abbey, established in the county of Somerset, England, was founded by King Alfred in 888, as a religious house for monks of the Order of St. Benedict. It was dedicated to "Our Blessed Saviour, St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Egelwine" ...

, Somerset following its dissolution, but obtained only a lease and a life annuity of £20.

Family

He married Mary Griffin, daughter of John Griffin, 9th Baron of Latimer of Braybrook. He died before 20 January 1558 and was succeeded by his only son,

George Tuchet, 9th Baron Audley George Tuchet, 9th Baron Audley, 6th Baron Tuchet (died June 1560) was an English peer. George Tuchet was the son of John Tuchet, 8th Baron Audley. He married twice: 1) Elizabeth Tuke, daughter of Sir Brian Tuke before 30 August 1538 *Henry T ...

(died 1560).

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External links

ThePeerage.com entry
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