Henry Nevill, 9th Baron Bergavenny
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Henry Neville | |
|---|---|
| Baron Bergavenny | |
| Born | c. 1570 |
| Died | December 1641 |
| Noble family | House of Neville |
| Spouses | Lady Mary Sackville Catherine Vaux |
| Issue | Sir Thomas Nevill Cecily Nevill Anne Nevill Elizabeth Nevill Mary Nevill John Nevill, 10th Baron Bergavenny George Nevill, 11th Baron Bergavenny Frances Nevill Catherine Nevill Elizabeth Nevill |
| Father | Edward Nevill, 8th Baron Bergavenny |
| Mother | Rachel Lennard |
Henry Nevill, de facto 9th (de jure 2nd) Baron Bergavenny (c. 1570 – December 1641) was an English iron founder, soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1622 when he inherited the Baron Bergavenny peerage.
Nevill was the son of Edward Nevill, 8th Baron Bergavenny and his wife Rachel Lennard, daughter of John Lennard. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge in 1586 and was awarded BA in 1589. He was incorporated at Oxford University and awarded MA in 1594.
Recusant
He then travelled abroad and was at Venice in July 1594 where he was approached by English Catholics, presumably with the intention of involving him in one of the numerous conspiracies against Elizabeth I which were rife in that decade. Nevill conformed outwardly to the Church of England, but was generally believed to be a Roman Catholic at heart. His first wife, Lady Mary Sackville, was a confirmed Catholic who taught her children to follow that faith.[1] His beliefs are also evidenced by his second marriage to Catherine Vaux, who belonged to a notable recusant family.[2] Her mother, Elizabeth Vaux (née Roper) sheltered Catholic priests at the family home at Harrowden Hall,[3] and her brother Lord Vaux fled the country after being suspected of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot;[4] on his return to England in 1611 he was imprisoned for two years.[5] Later generations of the Nevill family openly professed the Catholic faith, and followed Henry's example in marrying into well-known recusant families like the Giffords and Chamberlains.