Sir Edward Greville (c. 1566 – 1634) of Milcote, Warwickshire was an English nobleman and

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Life

He was the second son of Ludovic Greville and Thomasina or Thomasine, daughter of

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, Essex and his second wife Anne Browne. His father was pressed to death for murder in 1589 and he inherited the family estates in Gloucestershire and Warwickshire, his elder brother having previously died. He was MP for

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in the Parliaments of 1593 and 1604 and chosen

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for 1594. In August 1594 he travelled with the

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for ceremonies and masques at the christening of Prince Henry of Scotland.''Calendar State Papers Scotland'', vol. 11 (Edinburgh, 1936), pp. 418, 422-3, 439. He volunteered for the 1597 Azores expedition and in the same year became commissioner for the discovery of goods of

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s, a role he held for at least two years. He had been knighted by 4 November 1597 and served as

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for

and

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from around 1592 to at least 1608. He carried out inquiries into lands owned by those involved in the

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in Warwickshire in 1606 and had become a

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by 1625. His marriage was licensed on 20 May 1583 and was to Joan Bromley (died 1636, daughter of Sir Thomas Bromley of Rodd Castle and Hodnet, Shropshire. They had a son and 5 daughters. His daughter Mary became the third wife of

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1560s births 1634 deaths

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