Edward Nevill, ''de facto'' 15th (''de jure'' 3rd) Baron Bergavenny (c. 1705 – 9 October 1724) was an English peer.
Life
Son of George Nevill, 13th Baron Bergavenny and his wife Anne Walker, he became baron when his elder brother
George Nevill, 14th Baron Bergavenny, died on 15 November 1723 without leaving children.
On 6 May 1724, he entered into a
Fleet Marriage with Katherine Tatton, daughter of Lieutenant-General
William Tatton
William Tatton (1659–1736) was a career soldier in the British Army who rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General.
Career
As a trusted associate of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough throughout the War of the Spanish Succession, in April ...
and his wife Elizabeth Bull, sister of
Sir John Bull, but he died later that year without children.
The barony passed to his cousin
William Nevill, 16th Baron Bergavenny
William Nevill, 16th Baron Bergavenny (also Abergavenny; – 21 September 1744), was an English peer and courtier who held positions in the British Royal Household, Royal Household and built a country mansion in Sussex.
Origins
Born about 169 ...
, who married his widow.
As his elder sister Jane (d. 1786) was still alive, this implies that in 1724 at least the barony passed by heirs male not by heirs general.
References
1700s births
1724 deaths
Edward
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”.
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
18th-century English landowners
Barons Bergavenny (Peerage of England)
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