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Vaux, Edward (1588 - 1661)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1588-09-13
Death Date: 1661-09-08

Notes

Ward of Elizabeth I 1594--1598, when his mother brought his wardship. Travelled to Italy 1609--1611. Imprisoned in the Fleet for refusing to take the oath of allegiance 1 March 1611/12 and sentenced to perpetual imprisonment and forfeiture of lands; pardoned and transferred into the custody of the Dean of Westminster Oct. 1612; lands restored and released on surety 1 March 1614/15. Served in Flanders 1622-1624. Imprisoned 13--25 Nov. 1625

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Howard, Elizabeth (1586 - 1658)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1632-7-2
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Couple were openly conducting an affair during Elizabeth's first marriage and were married about five weeks after her husband's death

Siblings

Female

  • Vaux, Mary ( - )
  • Vaux, Joyce ( - 1667)
  • Vaux, Catherine (1592 - 1649)

Male

  • Vaux, Henry (1591 - 1663)
  • Vaux, William (1590 - 1661)

Primary Title

  • 4th Baron Vaux

Titles

  • 4th Baron Vaux
    Assumed: 1595-08-20
    Vacated: 1661-09-08

Details of Offices

Began
JP, Northamptonshire 1626

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Harrowden, Northamptonshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Vaux's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Vaux's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Vaux's Players Vaux, Edward (1588 - 1661) Players 1
Lord Vaux's Players Vaux, Edward (1588 - 1661) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.