Sir Nicholas Byron (1416–1503) was an English nobleman, politician, and knight.

Family

Byron was the son of

John Byron Vice-Admiral John Byron (8 November 1723 – 1 April 1786) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer. He earned the nickname "Foul-Weather Jack" in the press because of his frequent encounters with bad weather at sea. As a midshipman, he sa ...

, and his wife, Margery Booth. He was created a

Knight of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as one ...

Arthur, Prince of Wales Arthur, Prince of Wales (19/20 September 1486 – 2 April 1502), was the eldest son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. He was Duke of Cornwall from birth, and he was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester in 1489. As ...

on the occasion of Prince Arthur's marriage on 14 November 1501.

Marriage and issue

Sir Nicholas married Joan Bushler, daughter of Sir John Bushler of

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and Elizabeth Berkeley, with whom he had five daughters and two sons, including

. Joan survived her husband and married Sir Gervase Clifton of

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.Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and ..., Volume 7 By Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges

References

1416 births 1503 deaths 15th-century English politicians 16th-century English politicians

Nicholas Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the n ...

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