Edward Nevill, ''de facto'' 7th Baron Bergavenny ( – 10 February 1588) was a ''
de facto
''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...
'' 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 KB (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 Bucki ...
, 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.
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 titl ...
( – 1622)
*Francis Nevill
*George Nevill
*Henry Nevill
*Margaret Nevill
*Grisel Nevill married
Sir Henry Poole
*Mary Nevill
He later married Grisold Hughes.
External links
thepeerage.com page (number and title differ)
1530s births
1588 deaths
16th-century English nobility
Edward
Barons Bergavenny (Peerage of England)
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