Henry Mordaunt, 4th Baron Mordaunt
English landowner
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Henry Mordaunt, 4th Baron Mordaunt (1568–1610)[1] was an English landowner involved in the Gunpowder Plot.
Henry Mordaunt, 4th Baron Mordaunt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1568 |
| Died | 1610 (aged 41–42) |
| Spouse | Margaret Compton |
| Children | 2+, including John |
| Father | Lewis Mordaunt |
Biography
He was the son of Lewis Mordaunt, 3rd Baron Mordaunt and Elizabeth Darcy. The family house was Drayton House.
Mordaunt was at Apethorpe with a welcoming party for James VI and I in April 1603. While he was there he discussed plans to cut timber in Brigstock park. There were riots at Brigstock in May and Mordaunt went to read a royal proclamation to restore order.[2] Francis Tresham, later a Gunpowder Plot conspirator, was involved in the controversy at Brigstock.[3]
Henry Mordaunt entertained King James and Anne of Denmark at his house at Drayton, Northamptonshire, with musicians and singers in August 1605.[4] The queen's secretary, William Fowler, was also present.[5] Later there were rumours that there had been a plot to kill King James at Drayton during this visit during a masque entertainment. Two Gunpowder Plot conspirators Ambrose Rookwood and Thomas Winter had been at Drayton on the day before King James arrived.[6]
Mordaunt was imprisoned in the Tower of London on suspicion of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot, for his correspondence with Everard Digby. He was released on 3 June 1606.[7]
He died in 1610.[1]
Marriage and family
He married Margaret Compton, a daughter of Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton. Their children included: