Clement Throckmorton (c. 1512 – 1573) was an English landowner and

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in the middle years of the 16th century. A member of a distinguished

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family, son of Sir

George Throckmorton Sir George Throckmorton (c. 1480 – 6 August 1552) of Coughton Court in Warwickshire, England, was a Member of Parliament during the reign of King Henry VIII. Origins Born before 1489 in Worcestershire, he was the eldest son and heir of Sir R ...

and his wife Catherine Vaux (daughter of Nicholas Vaux and

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) and the brother of the influential diplomat Sir Nicholas Throckmorton and

Robert Throckmorton Sir Robert Throckmorton (c. 1513 – 12 February 1581), KG, of Coughton Court in Warwickshire, was a Member of Parliament and a distinguished English courtier. His public career was impeded by remaining a Roman Catholic. Origins Born by 1513 ...

and cousin of Henry VIII's last Queen, Catherine Parr, Throckmorton sat in nine Parliaments between 1542 and 1572, representing

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four times and

twice as well as three other scattered boroughs (

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, Sudbury and

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). He also had a successful military record, and was appointed Constable of

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in 1553, a post he held until his death. He acquired the estate of

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in 1554 from his uncle, who had himself acquired it from the Crown after the

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of its previous owner, the

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. He also enhanced his fortune through successful trading, and was a founder member of the

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. Throckmorton was a reliable but moderate Protestant, although one of his brothers remained a Catholic, which cast a shadow of doubt over Clement's allegiances, and he himself was loyal to Queen Mary while she was on the throne. However, his son,

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, was later one of the most active lay supporters of the

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opposition, and was deeply involved in the publication of the

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. He married Katherine Neville, daughter of Sir

Edward Neville Sir Edward Neville (died 8 December 1538) was an English courtier. He was born at Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. He was the son of George Neville, 4th Baron Bergavenny and his wife Margaret, daughter of Hugh Fenn. He married Eleanor Windsor, daugh ...

of Addington and Eleanor Windsor, daughter of Sir

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References

* J E Neale, ''The Elizabethan House of Commons'' (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949) *
''Victoria County History of Warwickshire'', Volume 3: Barlichway hundred, Parishes: Haseley
1510s births Date of birth unknown 1573 deaths

Clement Clement or Clément may refer to: People * Clement (name), a given name and surname * Saint Clement (disambiguation)#People Places * Clément, French Guiana, a town * Clement, Missouri, U.S. * Clement Township, Michigan, U.S. Other uses * ...

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