Henry Unton MP (abt. 1558 - 1596)

Born about 1558 in Wadley, Faringdon, Berkshire, England

Ancestors

Died 23 Mar 1596 at about age 38 in La Fere, Picardy, France

Biography

Born about 1558 at Wadley in Berkshire Henry Unton was the son of Edward Unton and his wife, Anne Seymour, daughter of Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset. ^[1][2] He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford ^{[1] [3]} and at Middle Temple. ^[4]

In 1580 Henry married Dorothy Wroughton, daughter of Thomas Wroughton of Broad Hinton in Wiltshire. ^[1][5] The marriage was childless. ^[1]

Henry was knighted at The Battle of Zutphen by the Earl of Leicester, on the 29th of April 1586. ^[6]

He served as the ambassador to the Court of Henry IV of France in 1591 and 1595.

Henry died in France on the 23rd of March 1596 ^[1][7] and was buried at Faringdon.^{[3][1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} History of Parliament online 1558-1603: UNTON, Henry (c.1558-96), of Wadley, Berks
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Berkshire history Sir Henry Unton
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Oxford Alumni
4. ↑ M. Greengrass, ‘Unton , Sir Henry (c.1558–1596)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 13 May 2017. This is a subscription site but access is free to readers of British libraries whose library subscribes.
5. ↑ The Four Visitations of Berkshire Page 222: Unton
6. ↑ Knights of England Page 84
7. ↑ British History online: Parishes: Stokenchurch