Sir Fulke Greville, 4th Baron Willoughby of Broke

Sir Fulke Greville (c. 1526 – 1606) was an English gentleman.

Fulke Greville was born circa 1526 at Broke, Wiltshire, the son of Sir Fulke Greville and Elizabeth Willoughby (died 1560), eldest daughter of Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke, called Lord Broke, the wealthiest heiress of her time. He married in 1553 Anne Neville, the daughter of Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland, a distant cousin. They had 2 children: Fulke and Margaret.

He was High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1572.

His mother survived her sisters, who had no children; by modern law, this would mean that she would have become Lady Willoughby de Broke (and Lady Latimer), and he would in turn have inherited from her as 4th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 12th Baron Latimer. But the law was established by his great-grandson, the 11th Lord Willoughby, in 1696.

On his death on 15 November 1606 at Beauchamp Court near Alcester, his estate (including any claim to the titles) passed to his eldest son, Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke and 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke. After the murder of his son in 1628, they passed to his daughter Margaret, who had married Sir Richard Verney.

References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source?][better source needed]
• Thepeerage
• Biography

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulke_Greville,_4th_Baron_Willoughby_d...

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• Sir Fulke Greville, 4th Lord Willoughby de Broke1
• M, #16915, d. 1606
• Last Edited=3 Jun 2008
• Sir Fulke Greville, 4th Lord Willoughby de Broke was the son of Sir Fulke Greville and Elizabeth Willoughby, Baroness Willoughby de Broke.1 He married Lady Anne Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 4th Earl of Westmorland and Lady Catherine Stafford, circa 1553.2 He died in 1606.
• He gained the title of 4th Lord Willoughby de Broke. He lived at Beauchamps Court, Alcester, Warwickshire, England.1
• Children of Sir Fulke Greville, 4th Lord Willoughby de Broke and Lady Anne Neville
  • Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court+1 b. 1554, d. 30 Sep 1628
  • Margaret Greville, Baroness Willoughby de Broke+ b. c 1561, d. 26 Mar 1631
• Citations
• [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 331. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
• [S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 15. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p1692.htm#i16915 ________________
• Fulke GREVILLE (Sir Sheriff of Warwick)
• Born: ABT 1526, Broke, Wiltshire, England
• Died: 15 Nov 1606, Beauchamp's Court, Warwickshire, England
• Notes: birth year from Edmonsons book of 1766. "Knighted 1565 when aged 39"; "4th Lord Willoughby de Broke".
• Father: Fulke GREVILLE of Beauchamp's Court (Sir)
• Mother: Elizabeth WILLOUGHBY
• Married: Anne NEVILLE ABT 1553
• Children:
  • 1. Fulke GREVILLE (1° B. Willoughby of Broke)
  • 2. Catherine GREVILLE
  • 3. Sconsolate GREVILLE
  • 4. Margaret GREVILLE
• From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/GREVILLE.htm#Fulke GREVILLE (Sir Sheriff of Warwick) ____________________________
• Sir Fulke Greville
• Birth: 1536
• Death: Nov. 15, 1606
• Family links:
• Parents:
• Fulke Greville (1491 - 1559)
• Elizabeth Willoughby Greville (1510 - 1562)
• Spouse:
• Anne Neville Greville (____ - 1583)*
• Sibling:
• Katherine Greville Reade (____ - 1611)*
• Fulke Greville (1536 - 1606)
• Burial: St Nicholas Churchyard, Alcester, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
• Find A Grave Memorial# 139537678
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=139537678 ____________________________
• Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 23
• Greville, Fulke by Sidney Lee
• GREVILLE, Sir FULKE, first Lord Brooke (1554–1628), poet, only son of Sir Fulke Greville, by Ann, daughter of Ralph Neville, earl of Westmorland, was born at the family seat, Beauchamp Court, Warwickshire, in 1554. The father, who is eulogised by Camden (Britannia, i. 607) 'for the sweetness of his temper,' was a great Warwickshire landowner, 'much given to hospitality,' who was knighted in 1565, was elected M.P. for his county in 1580 and 1588, and died in 1606. To Lord Brooke's grandfather, also Sir Fulke Greville, the family owed its high position in Warwickshire. This Sir Fulke—younger son of Sir Edward Greville of Milcote—was a notable soldier in the reign of Henry VIII, and married Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Willoughby, and grand-daughter and heiress of Sir Robert Willoughby, lord Brooke. By this marriage the great mansion of Beauchamp Court came, with much other property, into Sir Fulke's possession. In 1541 Henry VIII gave him the site of Alcester monastery with many neighbouring estates, and he thus became one of the largest proprietors in the county. He was sheriff of Warwickshire in 1543 and 1548, and M.P. in 1547 and 1554. He died 10 Nov. 1559, and was buried in Alcester Church. His widow died in 1560 and was buried by his side.
• Young Fulke Greville, the first Sir Fulke's grandson, was sent on 17 Oct. 1564, when ten years old, to the newly founded Shrewsbury School. Philip Sidney, who was of the same age, entered the school on the same .... etc.
• From: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Greville,_Fulke_(DNB00) __________________
• Sir Fulk Greville, Sheriff of Warwickshire & Leicestershire1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
• M, #80882, b. before 1505, d. 10 November 1559
• Father Sir Edward Greville, Justice of the Peace for Warwickshire9,2,10,5,11 b. c 1481, d. 22 Jun 1528
• Mother Anne Denton2,10,5,11 b. c 1473, d. bt 1520 - 1523
• Sir Fulk Greville, Sheriff of Warwickshire & Leicestershire was born before 1505 at of Milcote on Avon, Warwickshire, England.2,4,5,8 He married Elizabeth Willoughby, daughter of Edward Willoughby and Margaret Neville, circa 11 April 1526 at of Brooke, Wiltshire, England; They had 3 sons (Sir Fulk; Robert; & Sir Edward) and 8 daughters (including Mary, wife of William Harris; Eleanor, wife of Sir John Conway; Katherine, wife of Giles Reade, Esq; & Blanche).2,3,4,5,7,8 Sir Fulk Greville, Sheriff of Warwickshire & Leicestershire died on 10 November 1559 at England; Buried at Alcester, Warwickshire.2,4,5,8 His estate was probated on 7 December 1560.4,5,8
• Family Elizabeth Willoughby b. c 1512
• Children
  • Robert Greville+12 b. c 1537
  • Katherine Greville+4,5,6,8 b. c 1543, d. 1611
  • Sir Edward Greville+13,4,5,8 b. c 1545
• Citations
• [S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XII/2, p. 688-689.
• [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 132.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 338.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 269.
• [S6] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry: 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 329.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 517-518.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 578.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 121-122.
• [S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XII/2, p. 688.
• [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 268-269.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 120-121.
• [S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
• [S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 132-133.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2692.htm#... _________________
• Willoughby de Broke, Baron (E, 1491)
• .... etc.
• Elizabeth Willoughby later Greville, de jure suo jure Baroness Willoughby de Broke and Baroness Latimer
• born
• mar. bef. 11 Apr 1526 Sir Fulke Greville MP, of Beauchamp's Court, Alcester, co. Warwick, Foedary of all King Henry VIII's lands in Warwickshire and Worcestershire 1533-34, was ordered to attend on the King's own person with 40 men during the Northern Rebellion 1536, accompanied the King to meet Anne of Cleves at Blackheath 1539/40, Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire 1542-43 and 1547-48, knighted before 1544, served with the rearguard in the Boulogne campaign 1544, Member of Parliament for Warwickshire 1545-52 and 1554-55 (d. 10 Nov 1569; bur. at Alcester, co. Warwick), 2nd son of Sir Edward Greville, of Milcote, co. Warwick, by his wife Anne Denton, dau. of John Denton, of Amersden, co. Buckingham
• children
  • 1. Sir Fulke Greville, later de jure 4th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 11th/12th Baron Latimer
  • 2. Robert Greville, of Thorpe Latimer, co. Lincoln, mar. Blanche Whitney, and had issue:
    • 1a. Fulke Greville, of Thorpe Latimer, .... etc.
  • 3. Sir Edward Greville, of Harrold Park, co. Essex, mar. Jane Grey, dau. of Lord John Grey, of Pirgo, co. Essex (by his wife Mary Browne, sister of Anthony [Browne], 1st Viscount Montagu, and 1st dau. of Sir Anthony Browne KG, of Battle Abbey, co. Sussex), 4th son of Thomas [Grey], 2nd Marquess of Dorset, and had issue
  • 1. Mary Greville, mar. William Harris, of Hayne co. Devon (d. 23 Feb 1590/1), 1st son and heir of John Harris, Serjeant-at-law, and had issue
  • 2. Helen Greville, mar. Sir John Conway, of Ragley, co. Warwick, Governor of Ostend (d. 1603/4), and had issue
  • 3. Catherine Read, mar. Giles Read (dsp. and vp.), only son and heir ap. of Sir Peter Read, of Gimmingham, co. Norfolk, by his second wife Anne Blennerhasset, dau. by his second wife of Sir Thomas Blennerhasset
• died Nov 1562 (bur. at Alcester, co. Warwick)
• suc. by son
• note had livery of half of her sister Anne's estates 1528 and suc. to the rest of the estates in 1554, when on the death of her only surviving sister she became entitled, according to the modern doctrine of abeyance, to the Baronies of Willoughby de Broke and Latimer;
• Sir Fulke Greville, de jure 4th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 11th/12th Baron Latimer
• born c. 1536
• mar. c.1553 Lady Anne Neville (bur. 17 Jul 1583 at Alcester, co. Warwick), 8th dau. of Ralph [Neville], 4th Earl of Westmorland, by his wife Lady Catherine Stafford, 2nd dau. of Edward [Stafford], 3rd Duke of Buckingham
• children
  • 1. Sir Fulke Greville, later de jure 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 12th/13th Baron Latimer and later 1st Baron Broke
  • 1. Margaret Greville later Verney, later de jure suo jure Baroness Willoughby de Broke and Baroness Latimer
• died 15 Nov 1606
• suc. by son
• note knighted by the Earl of Leicester 1565; Sheriff of Warwickshire 1572-73 and 1584-85; Keeper of Feckenham Forest, co. Worcester; helped to suppress the Gunpowder Plot in Warwickshire 1605
• Sir Fulke [Greville], de jure 5th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 12th/13th Baron Latimer later 1st Baron Brooke, PC
• born c. 1554
• died 30 Sep 1628 (bur. in St Mary's Church, Warwick)
• created 29 Jan 1620/1 Baron Brooke, of Beauchamp's Court in the County of Warwick, with a special remainder, failing heirs male of his body, to his cousins, Robert Greville and William Greville in like manner
• suc. by sister
• note a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and Clerk of the Signet to the Council of Wales 1581; Secretary for Wales 1583; Member of Parliament for Hedon 1584-86 and for Warwickshire 1586-87, 1588-89, 1593, 1597-98, 1601 and 1620-21; Ranger of Wedgnock Park 1597; Treasurer of the Navy 1598-1604; Rear Admiral of the Fleet 1599; Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of King James I 1603; Secretary to the Council of Wales 1603; received a grant of Warwick Castle 1604; Privy Councillor 1614; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1614-21; Joint Commissioner to treat with Holland 1619; Gentleman of the Bedchamber 1621; Recorder of Warwick; Member of the Council of War; he died of wounds inflicted on him by his servant, Hayward; on his death the Barony of Brooke passed to his cousin, Robert Greville
• Margaret Greville later Verney, de jure suo jure Baroness Willoughby de Broke and Baroness Latimer
• born c. 1561
• mar. 29 Oct 1582 Sir Richard Verney, of Compton Verney, co. Warwick, Member of Parliament for Warwickshire 1588-89, 1604-11 and 1614, and for West Looe 1601, Sheriff of Warwickshire 1590-91 and 1604-06, knighted 1603, a Trustee of Rugby School 1614 (b. c. 1563; d. 7 Aug 1630; bur. at Compton Verney, co. Warwick), son of George Verney MP
• children
  • 1. Sir Greville Verney, later de jure 7th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 14th/15th Baron Latimer
  • 2. John Verney
• died 26 Mar 1631 (bur. at Compton Verney, co. Warwick)
• suc. by son
• From: http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/ SEARCH GREVILLE ____________________
• Westmorland, Earl of (E, 1397 - forfeited 1571)
• .... etc.
• Ralph [Nevill], 4th Earl of Westmorland
• born 21 Feb 1497/8
• mar. bef. Jun 1520 Lady Catherine Stafford (d. 14 May 1555), 2nd dau. of Edward [Stafford], 3rd Duke of Buckingham, by his wife Lady Eleanor Percy, 1st dau. of Henry [Percy[, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
• children
  • 1. Hon Henry Nevill, later 5th Earl of Westmorland
  • 2. Hon Sir Thomas Nevill
  • 3. Hon Edward Nevill
  • 4. Hon Christopher Nevill, of Kirkby Moorside, co. York, attainted 1571 (dsp.), mar. Anne Wandesford (widow of Francis Wandesford, of Kirklington, co. York), dau. and cohrss. of John Fulthorpe, of Hipswell, co. York
  • 5. Hon George Nevill
  • 6. Hon Ralph Nevill
  • 7. Hon Cuthbert Nevill, of Brancepeth, attainted 1571
  • 1. Lady Eleanor Nevill
  • 2. Lady Dorothy Nevill (dspm. 1546), mar. 3 Jul 1536 as his first wife John [de Vere], 16th Earl of Oxford, and had issue
  • 3. Lady Mary Nevill, mar. Sir Thomas Danby, of Farnley, co. York
  • 4. Lady Joanna Nevill
  • 5. Lady Margaret Nevill (d. 13 Oct 1559), mar. 3 Jul 1536 as his first wife Henry [Manners], 2nd Earl of Rutland, and had issue
  • 6. Lady Elizabeth Nevill (dsp.), mar. as his first wife Thomas [Dacre], 4th Baron Dacre of Gilsland
  • 7. Lady Eleanor Nevill, mar. as his first wife Sir Bryan Stapleton, of Carlton, co. York
  • 8. Lady Anne Nevill (bur. 17 Jul 1583 at Alcester, co. Warwick), mar. c. 1553 Sir Fulke Greville, de jure 4th Baron Willoughby de Broke and 11th/12th Baron Latimer, and had issue
  • 9. Lady Ursula Nevill
• died 24 Apr 1549
• suc. by son
• note knighted 1523; Knight of the Garter 1525; Deputy Captain of Berwick and Vice Warden of the East and Middle Marches 1525-26; Privy Councillor 1525/6; one of the peers who tried Queen Anne Boleyn 1536; member of the Council of the North 1536/7
• From: http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/ SEARCH NEVILL __________________

Ben notes: Broke was a castle located outside of Westbury, Wiltshire. It no longer exists as a place named "Broke". However, based on descriptions and review on Google Earth, my estimation of where it was located is:

51°15'48.99"N, 2°13'27.82"W

Also, there is a Country Park called Brokerswood that is about a kilometer away to the northwest.

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• Links
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