Christopher Conyers, 2nd Baron Conyers (c. 1491 – 14 June 1538) was an

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baron and aristocrat, the son of

William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers (21 December 1468 – 14 April 1524), also known as William Conyers of Hornby, was an English baron and aristocrat. Personal life Conyers was the second, but only surviving son of Sir John Conyers, Jr. (d.14 ...

Early life and family

Christopher was born around 1491, at Hornby Castle, in

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, England. He was the son of William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers and Lady Anne Neville (born around 1476). Lady Anne Neville was the only daughter of Ralph Neville, 3rd Earl of Westmorland. After William had died, she married Anthony Saltmarsh around April 1525.

Marriage and children

Conyers married Anne Dacre, daughter of Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre of Gilsland, on 28 September 1514.Douglas Richardson. ''Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,'' 2nd Edition, 2011. Their eldest son and heir was

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; later The Hon. John Conyers.

Titles

Christopher inherited the title Baron Conyers upon his father's death in 1524, with his wife becoming Lady Conyers and his son The Hon. John Conyers. Christopher died on 14 June 1538.

References

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