Anthony Wingfield
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Sir Anthony Wingfield MP
KG
PC
of Letheringham
, Suffolk, was an English soldier, politician, courtier and member of parliament. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
from 1551 to 1552, and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
in the reign of Edward VI
.
, 6th Lord Audley. By 1509 he had been appointed an esquire of the body, and attended the funeral of Henry VII
and knighted in 1513.
By 1528 he had married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Vere and sister of John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford
; they had seven sons and three daughters. His five surviving sons were Robert, Charles, Anthony, Henry and Richard (of Wantisden
, Suffolk
, who married Mary Hardwick, the daughter and co-heiress of John Hardwick of Derby)
's reign, fighting at the battle of Tournai
in 1513. For his part in the capture of this town he was knighted. He attended the Field of the Cloth of Gold
in 1520, and served in the 1523 French campaign of Charles Brandon
, the Duke of Suffolk; and lastly in the 1544 capture of Boulogne.
and administrator in Henry VIII's royal household. Wingfield was made a Knight of the Garter on St George's Day 1541. When the King died in 1547, Wingfield served as an assistant executor; was bequeathed £200; and led the guard at the funeral procession. Wingfield remained a member of the Council during the protectorate of Somerset
. However, after the fall of the Protectorate in October 1549, it was Wingfield that the Council sent to Windsor to arrest Somerset, and bring him to the Tower.
(1529, 1536, 1539, and probably 1542). Whilst serving in Boulogne, he was returned as MP for Horsham
in 1545; and finally served again for Suffolk in 1547.
On the 28th of August 1551, Sir Anthony, along with the then Lord Chancellor Richard Rich
and Sir William Petre went to Copt Hall in Essex
to order Princess Mary Tudor
and her household to stop hearing the Catholic Mass. Wingfield was sent to replace Mary's Comptroller Robert Rochester
who was removed by Edward's Council for refusing to order Mary to cease hearing Mass.
Wingfield died on 15 August 1552 in Bethnal Green, and was buried a week later in Stepney.
1509-1558 ed. S.T. Bindoff, The House of Commons, 1509-1558, 3 vols (Secker & Warburg, London, 1982), vol 3, pp 638-640. http://www.histparl.ac.uk/the-commons-1509-1558.html.
History of Parliament text transcribed in full at www.tudorplace.com.ar.
Powerscourt
, Muniments of the Ancient Saxon Family of Wingfield, 1894. pp29-30.
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
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Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
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Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
of Letheringham
Letheringham
Letheringham is a sparsely populated civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal in Suffolk, England, on the Deben River.-Sights:St Mary is a tiny church, the remains of the tower and nave of a Priory church, and sits in a farmyard...
, Suffolk, was an English soldier, politician, courtier and member of parliament. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk. Since 1642, all Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Suffolk.-Lord Lieutenants of Suffolk:*Sir Anthony Wingfield 1551–1552 jointly with*? 1551–?...
from 1551 to 1552, and Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is usually a junior government whip in the British House of Commons and is an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile...
in the reign of Edward VI
Edward VI of England
Edward VI was the King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch who was raised as a Protestant...
.
Early and family life
Anthony was born before 1488, the first son of Sir John Wingfield of Letheringham and Anne, daughter of John TuchetJohn Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley
John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet was an English peer.John Tuchet was the son of James Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley . He married Ann Echingham, daughter of Sir Thomas Echingham with whom he had seven children...
, 6th Lord Audley. By 1509 he had been appointed an esquire of the body, and attended the funeral of Henry VII
Henry VII of England
Henry VII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor....
and knighted in 1513.
By 1528 he had married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir George Vere and sister of John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford was the second but only surviving son of Sir George Vere and Margaret, the daughter and heir of Sir William Stafford of Bishop's Frome in Hereford. Custody of his person was granted on 29 May 1514 to Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk...
; they had seven sons and three daughters. His five surviving sons were Robert, Charles, Anthony, Henry and Richard (of Wantisden
Wantisden
Wantisden is a small village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk in eastern England. Largely consisting of a single farm and ancient woodland , most of its 30 residents live on the farm estate. It shares a parish council with nearby Levington.-External links:*...
, Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, who married Mary Hardwick, the daughter and co-heiress of John Hardwick of Derby)
Military Career
Wingfield first saw active service in the first war of Henry VIIIHenry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
's reign, fighting at the battle of Tournai
Tournai
Tournai is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut....
in 1513. For his part in the capture of this town he was knighted. He attended the Field of the Cloth of Gold
Field of the Cloth of Gold
The Field of Cloth of Gold is the name given to a place in Balinghem, between Guînes and Ardres, in France, near Calais. It was the site of a meeting that took place from 7 June to 24 June 1520, between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France. The meeting was arranged to increase...
in 1520, and served in the 1523 French campaign of Charles Brandon
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Viscount Lisle, KG was the son of Sir William Brandon and Elizabeth Bruyn. Through his third wife Mary Tudor he was brother-in-law to Henry VIII. His father was the standard-bearer of Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond and was slain by Richard III in person at...
, the Duke of Suffolk; and lastly in the 1544 capture of Boulogne.
Political and Court Career
By 1539 Wingfield was a member of the Privy CouncilPrivy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
and administrator in Henry VIII's royal household. Wingfield was made a Knight of the Garter on St George's Day 1541. When the King died in 1547, Wingfield served as an assistant executor; was bequeathed £200; and led the guard at the funeral procession. Wingfield remained a member of the Council during the protectorate of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, 1st Earl of Hertford, 1st Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, KG, Earl Marshal was Lord Protector of England in the period between the death of Henry VIII in 1547 and his own indictment in 1549....
. However, after the fall of the Protectorate in October 1549, it was Wingfield that the Council sent to Windsor to arrest Somerset, and bring him to the Tower.
Parliament
Wingfield served as the Member for Parliament for SuffolkSuffolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Suffolk was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1290 until 1832, when it was split into two divisions.-Boundaries and franchise:...
(1529, 1536, 1539, and probably 1542). Whilst serving in Boulogne, he was returned as MP for Horsham
Horsham (UK Parliament constituency)
Horsham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
in 1545; and finally served again for Suffolk in 1547.
On the 28th of August 1551, Sir Anthony, along with the then Lord Chancellor Richard Rich
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich
Sir Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich , was Lord Chancellor during the reign of King Edward VI of England. He was the founder of Felsted School with its associated alms houses in Essex in 1564....
and Sir William Petre went to Copt Hall in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
to order Princess Mary Tudor
Mary I of England
Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547...
and her household to stop hearing the Catholic Mass. Wingfield was sent to replace Mary's Comptroller Robert Rochester
Robert Rochester
Sir Robert Rochester K.G. was an English Catholic and employee of Mary I.-Life:Rochester was born at Terling, Essex, England, the third son of John Rochester of Terling and Grisold, daughter of Walter Writtle, of Bobbingworth...
who was removed by Edward's Council for refusing to order Mary to cease hearing Mass.
Wingfield died on 15 August 1552 in Bethnal Green, and was buried a week later in Stepney.
Sources
History of ParliamentHistory of Parliament
The History of Parliament is a project to write a complete history of the United Kingdom Parliament and its predecessors, the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of England. The history will principally consist of a prosopography, in which the history of an institution is told through...
1509-1558 ed. S.T. Bindoff, The House of Commons, 1509-1558, 3 vols (Secker & Warburg, London, 1982), vol 3, pp 638-640. http://www.histparl.ac.uk/the-commons-1509-1558.html.
History of Parliament text transcribed in full at www.tudorplace.com.ar.
Powerscourt
Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt
Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt KP PC was an Irish peer. He became Viscount Powerscourt in 1844 on the death of his father Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt....
, Muniments of the Ancient Saxon Family of Wingfield, 1894. pp29-30.