George Tuchet (1551 - abt. 1617)

Born 1551 in England [uncertain]

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Died about 20 Feb 1617 at about age 66 in England [uncertain]

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George Tuchet was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

George Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven (c1551-20 February 1616/17) was the son of Henry Tuchet, 10th Lord Audley and Elizabeth Sneyd. He m.(1) Lucy Mervyn, daughter of Sir James Mervyn and Amy Clark, bf 28 August 1584 and (2) Elizabeth Noel, daughter of Sir Andrew Noel and Mabel Harrington, on 29 April 1611 at St. Mary le Strand, London, England. He succeeded his father as 11th Lord Audley, of Heleigh 30 December 1563, by writ. He was created 1st Earl of Castlehaven and Baron Audley in the peerage of Ireland on 6 September 1616.

Children of George Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven and Lucy Mervyn

1. Hon Mervyn Touchet (c 1593-14 May 1631), 2nd Earl of Castlehaven
2. Hon Sir Ferdinando Touchet, KB , mar. ..... Rodney, widow of Sir John Rodney, of Pilton, co. Somerset
3. Lady Anne Touchet, mar. Edward Blount, of Harleston, co. Derby
4. Lady Elizabeth Touchet, mar. (1) Sir John Stawell, Knight of the Bath, of Stawel, co. Somerset+, and (2) Sir Thomas Griffin, of Dingley, co. Northampton+
5. Lady Mary Touchet, mar. as his first wife Sir Thomas Thynne, of Longleat, co. Wiltshire+
6. Lady Christian Touchet, (b. c 1587, d. b 1646) mar. Admiral Sir Henry Mervyn, of Petersfield, co. Hampshire+
7. Lady Eleanor Touchet, mar. (1) Sir John Davis, co. Berkshire, Premier Serjeant-at-Law,+ and (2) Sir Archibald Douglas

Sources

• http://thepeerage.com/p4752.htm#i47519

See also:

• History of Parliament Online, biography by John. P. Ferris / Paul Hunneyball of George Tuchet's son, Sir Mervyn Audley (c1588-1631), who "in his youth adopted his future peerage title as a surname in preference to Tuchet"

See also:

• Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, p 77, Marvyne-Mervyn.