Edward Nevill, ''de facto'' 7th Baron Bergavenny ( – 10 February 1588) was a ''
de facto'' English peer.
The son of
Sir Edward Nevill, he was considered to have succeeded to the Barony upon the death of
Henry Nevill, 6th Baron Bergavenny
Henry Nevill, 6th and ''de jure'' 4th Baron Abergavenny (between 1527 and 153510 February 1587) was an English peer. He was the son of Sir George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny, and Mary Stafford (daughter of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckin ...
, his first cousin, although by modern doctrine he did not hold that title, as it should have descended to the heir general, the 6th Baron's daughter Mary, Lady Fane.
His right to the title was contested by his cousin
Mary, Lady Fane, who claimed to be heir general of her father, the 6th Baron. The dispute continued many years.
He married Katherine Brome, with whom he had the following children:
*
Edward Nevill, 8th Baron Bergavenny
Edward Nevill, ''de facto'' 8th (''de jure'' 1st) Baron Bergavenny (c. 1550 – 1 December 1622) was an English peer.
The son of Edward Nevill, 7th Baron Bergavenny, he succeeded to the Barony upon the death of his father. His right to the tit ...
( – 1622)
*Francis Nevill
*George Nevill
*Henry Nevill
*Margaret Nevill
*Grisel Nevill, married
Sir Henry Poole
*Mary Nevill
He later married Grisold Hughes.
References
External links
thepeerage.com page (number and title differ)
1530s births
1588 deaths
16th-century English nobility
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 ...
Barons Bergavenny (Peerage of England)
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