Lady Honor Grenville, Viscountess Lisle

'Honor Plantagenet, Viscountess Lisle

'Honor Grenville was an English lady-in-waiting during the reign of Henry VIII.

'Honor was a daughter of Sir Thomas Grenville (d.1513) of Stowe in the parish of Kilkhampton, Cornwall, by his wife Isabella Gilbert.

'Honor married twice:

• ' Firstly to Sir John Bassett (d.1529) of Umberleigh, Devon, by whom she had the following progeny:
  • Philippa Basset, born 1516;
  • Katherine Basset, born 1517;
  • John Basset, born 1518;
  • Anne Bassett, born 1521;
  • Mary Basset, born between 1522-5;
  • George Basset, born between 1522-5;
  • James Basset, born between 1526-7.
• 'Secondly as his second wife to Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle, an illegitimate son of King Edward IV, half-brother of Queen Elizabeth of York, and uncle of King Henry.

'Honor was one of the ladies who attended Anne Boleyn when she travelled to Calais with Henry VIII in 1532. Honor permanently moved to Calais with her second husband in 1533 when he was appointed Lord deputy of Calais. They lived in Calais until 1540, where Honor succeeded in making good marriage matches for her daughters and placing her sons in the houses of other lords. Her husband was arrested in 1540 for alleged involvement in a plot against Henry VIII, but no evidence was found to implicate him. However, he died of a heart attack on learning he was to be released in 1542.

'Her daughter, Anne Bassett, was reputedly a mistress of King Henry VIII.[1] Honor is notable for her surviving letters depicting sixteenth-century court life, published as the Lisle Letters.

'Honor was buried at Logan, Cornwall, on 30 April 1566.

References

• 1.^ The Mistresses of Henry VIII by Kelly Hart, p.121-124
• David Grummitt, ‘Plantagenet, Arthur, Viscount Lisle (b. before 1472, d. 1542)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 29 Oct 2009

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_Plantagenet,_Viscountess_Lisle

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• 'Honora Grenville was born between 1493 and 1495.[1] She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Grenville.[1]
• 'She married Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle, son of Edward IV Plantagenet, King of England and Elizabeth Waite.
• 'She died in 1566.[1]
• Citations
• 1.[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 141. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.
• From: http://thepeerage.com/p10499.htm#i104982
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• 'Arthur PLANTAGENET (1° V. Lisle)
• Born: 1461, Calais, France
• Acceded: 25 Apr 1523
• Died: 3 Mar 1541/2, Tower of London, London, England
• Buried: Tower of London, London, Middlesex, England
• Notes: See his Biography.
• Father: EDWARD IV PLANTAGENET (King of England)
• Mother: Elizabeth WAYTE / Elizabeth LUCY
• Married 1: Elizabeth GREY (6° B. Lisle) 12 Nov 1511
• Children:
  • 1. Bridget PLANTAGENET
  • 2. Elizabeth PLANTAGENET
  • 3. Frances PLANTAGENET
• 'Married 2: Honor GRENVILLE (b. 1493 - d. Apr 1566) (dau. of Sir Thomas Grenville and Isabella Gilbert) (w. of Sir John Basset)
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/PLANTAGENET3.htm
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• ' ARTHUR Wayte ([1461/64]-Tower of London from a heart attack 3 Mar 1542, bur [Tower of London]). Known as Arthur Plantagenet. Created Viscount Lisle 25 Apr 1523. Vice-Admiral of England 1525. Governor of Calais 1533-1540. Imprisoned in the Tower on suspicion of treason 19 May 1540 until [end-Feb] 1541/2. A prolific letter-writer, around 3,000 of whose letters were seized from his house in Calais[694].' m firstly (12 Nov 1511) as her second husband, ELIZABETH Grey Baroness Lisle, widow of EDMUND Dudley [Minister of King Henry VII], daughter of EDWARD Grey 1st Viscount Lisle & Elizabeth Talbot Baroness Lisle (-[1525/26], bur Jan 1538 Titchfield, Hampshire). 'm secondly (before 20 Feb 1531) as her second husband, HONORA Grenville, widow of Sir JOHN Basset, daughter of Sir THOMAS Grenville & his first wife Isabel Gilbert ([1493/95]-Tehidy, Cornwall Apr 1566, bur 30 Apr 1566 Logan).' Viscount Arthur & his first wife had three children:
• From: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20Kings%201066-1603.htm
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Anne Bassett was the third daughter of Sir John Bassett (1462-January 21,1528) and his second wife, Honor Grenville (c.1494-April 1566).

Her stepfather, Arthur Plantagenet, Viscount Lisle, was Lord Deputy of Calais and Anne was sent to a French family to be educated. In 1537 she obtained a post at court as one of Queen Jane Seymour’s six maids of honor, having been told in 1536 that, at fifteen, she was too young for the post.

At the queen’s death, she was placed in the household of her cousin, Mary Arundell, countess of Sussex, to await the king’s next marriage. Later she resided with Peter Mewtas and his wife (Jane Asteley) and then with a distant cousin, Anthony Denny, and his wife (Joan Champernowne). The king took a particular interest in her, at one point giving her a gift of a horse and saddle. Upon his marriage to Anne of Cleves, Anne Bassett resumed her position as a maid of honor and she also held this post under Catherine Howard. After that queen’s disgrace, Anne was particularly provided for because at the time her stepfather, mother, and two sisters were being held in connection with a treasonous plot to turn Calais over to England’s enemies. This does not seem to have affected the king’s feelings for Anne. At a banquet held a short time later, she was one of three ladies to whom he paid particular attention and there was speculation that Anne Bassett might be wife number six. When King Henry chose Katherine Parr instead, Anne resumed her role as maid of honor. She left court during the reign of Edward VI with an annuity of forty marks for her service to Katherine Parr but returned as a lady of the privy chamber in 1553 when Mary Tudor took the throne. On June 11, 1554, Anne married Walter Hungerford of Farleigh (c.1526-1596) in the queen’s chapel at Richmond. The queen granted Anne a number of Hungerford properties lost when Walter's father was attainted in 1540. Walter was knighted later that year. They had two sons who died young. Biography: Anne’s story is told and some of her correspondence reprinted in M. St. Clare Byrne’s The Lisle Letters