William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden (before 14 August 1535 – 20 August 1595) was an English peer. He was noted for his

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Life

The son of

Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden KB (25 April 1509 – October 1556), English poet, was the eldest son of Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux and his second wife, Anne Green, daughter of Sir Thomas Green, Lord of Nortons Green, and Joan Fog ...

, he succeeded his father as

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in October 1556. As a Catholic, Vaux was several times convicted of

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during the reign of

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. He was committed to the Fleet Prison by the

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, and afterwards was tried in the Star Chamber on 15 February 1581 along with his brother-in-law Sir Thomas Tresham for harbouring the

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and contempt of court. He was sentenced to imprisonment in the Fleet and a fine of £1,000 (about £ as of ).Cokayne, p. 19

Marriages and children

William Vaux married firstly Elizabeth, daughter of John Beaumont of Grace Dieu,

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. Their children were: *

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; married Edward Brokesby, Esq., of Sholdby, Leicester * Elizabeth; a nun, at

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His second wife was Mary, daughter of John Tresham of Rushton, son of Sir

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. Their children were: * George (died 13 July 1594); married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Roper of Welle Place,

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. They were parents to

Edward Vaux, 4th Baron Vaux of Harrowden Edward Vaux, 4th Baron Vaux of Harrowden (13 September 1588 – 8 September 1661) was an English peer. He was the son of George Vaux (1564–1594) and his wife Elizabeth Vaux (daughter of John Roper, 1st Baron Teynham, born about 1564), and the gra ...

. * William * Henry * Katherine * Edward * Ambrose * Muriel; married George Foulshurst

Properties and heirs

In 1557 Vaux conveyed the manors and

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s of the family estates at

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and

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to his second wife's grandfather, Sir

, who died in 1559 and was succeeded by his grandson, another Sir

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. The Tresham Papers contain an account of the family disputes which resulted from a 1571 settlement of the properties, under which the younger Sir Thomas stood security for the payment of £500 (£ as of ) to each of Vaux's daughters by his first wife.Salzman, pp. 178–185 William Vaux's eldest son Henry renounced his rights to the family titles to his half-brother George with the intention of entering the priesthood, but both Henry and George predeceased their father. On Vaux's death in 1595, he was succeeded by his grandson, George's son

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, who inherited the titles shortly before his seventh birthday.Burke, p. 533

Notes

References

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