Sir William Dormer, KB, MP

Sir William Dormer Born - likely in Eythrope, Waddesdon Bucks, possibly 1503 Married - (1) Mary Sidney d.10 Feb 1541/2, (2) Dorothy Catesby d.30 Sep 1613 Eythrope Died - 17 May 1575 Buried - 30 May 1575 Wing

The two inscriptions to this monument read: Here lieth the bodie of Sr William Dormer, Knight of the Bathe, sometime Lord of this Manoure of Winge who had two wives, Mary and Dorothe; Mary, his first wife, was daughter to Sir William Sidney, Knighte, by whome he had issue two sonnes, which deceased in their infancie; and two daughters, Jane and Anne. Jane, the eldest daughter was married to Don Gomis Swary Duke of Feria of Spain; and Anne his second daughter, was married to Sir Walter Hungerford, Knight, sonne and heir to the Lord Hungerford. The said Sir William Dormer deceased the 17th daye of May Anno Dni 1575 Here lieth also the bodie of Dame Dorothe, the daughter of Anothy Catesbye of Whishow, in the County of Northn Esquire second wife to the said Sr William Dormer, and the onely Foundres of this Monument; by whom he had issue, one sonne and sixe daughters, viz. Robert, Mary, Grisil, Katherine, Francis, Omphelis, and Margaret.

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The details in this biography come from the History of Parliament, a biographical dictionary of Members of the House of Commons.

Born by 1514, only son of Sir Robert Dormer of West Wycombe, Wing and London by Jane, dau. of John Newdigate of Harefield, Mdx. and Amphilicia Neville. Educ. ?I. Temple. Married first, lic. Jan 1535, Mary, dau. of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst. Married second, by 1551, Dorothy, dau. of Anthony Catesby of Whiston Northants. Suc. fa. Jul 1552. KB 29 Sep 1553. J.p. Bucks. 1547-d.; commr. relief 1550, musters 1570-4; Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire 1553-4, 1568-9; marshal and keeper of the falcons Jul 1552-d., chief steward, Ampthill honor 15 Oct 1553-d. Kt. of the Bath.

William was a baptismal name much favoured by the Dormer family and the career of the only son of Sir Robert Dormer before the 1540s is all but impossible to disentangle from those of his numerous kinsmen. Sir Robert Dormer's involvement with Wing started at the dissolution of the Monasteries when he was granted the manor of Wing and Ascott priory. He also owned the manor at West Wycombe and this seems to be the predominant home at least in the middle part of the century. William Dormer, Sir Robert’s son, was engaged to Jane Seymour before Henry VIII decided otherwise. This did not seem to affect the Dormer's presence at Court and they continued to be a powerful influence. One of the bearers of his name was a gentleman in the household of Cromwell considered for transfer to the royal service in 1538. If Dormer was Cromwell's servant, his marriage to a daughter of Sir William Sidney, later chamberlain of the household to Prince Edward, may have been the minister's work. He served under his father in the French campaign of 1544 and is probably the ‘young Dormer’ who two years later was mustered in Buckinghamshire as a captain with 100 men. In 1546 also, with his father, he attended the reception at court for the French Ambassador. From 1535 until his mother's self-imposed exile in 1559 he lived at Eythrope.

Dormer gained his first experience of Parliament as a young man when he was returned in 1542 as second Member for Chipping Wycombe with John Gates, who had no known connexion with the county but was a groom of the privy chamber. Dormer probably also benefited from his court connexions both then and at his later returns for the shire. Nothing is known about his part in the succession crisis in 1553, but when in May 1554 Mary confirmed him in his post as falconer she did so in recognition of his support against the Duke of Northumberland. His selection as her first sheriff for Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire probably reflects the Queen's friendship with his daughter Jane, and may have influenced Dormer's return to the Parliament of 1558. Jane married the Count of Feria (later Duke de Feria) who was Felipe of Spain's chief envoy at the court and Dormer also visited Elizabeth at Hatfield during the latter part of Mary's reign.

When Mary decided that Elizabeth should no longer be kept in the Tower of London in 1554 she was sent to the palace at Woodstock starting on 19 May. The first night of the journey was spent at Richmond, the second at Windsor and the third at West Wycombe with Sir William Dormer. The following night was spent at Rycote with Lord Williams and she arrived at Woodstock on 23 May. On the return journey from Woodstock to Hatfield Elizabeth may have spent the night at Ascott Manor again under the auspices of Sir William Dormer. These associations with Elizabeth, and the Dormers obvious loyalty to the crown, stood them in good stead even though they were known to be a Catholic family.

The death of Mary and the departure of Jane and his mother soon after for the Continent did not harm Dormer although he shared their dislike for the Anglican settlement. Re-elected to Parliament in 1571, he remained active in local management until his death on 17 May 1575.

Sir William Dormer (before 1514 – 17 May 1575) was a Tudor knight, captain and politician.[1] He is best known for a broken engagement to Jane Seymour , who later became the third wife of Henry VIII

The details in this biography come from the History of Parliament, a biographical dictionary of Members of the House of Commons.
Born by 1514, only son of Sir Robert Dormer of West Wycombe, Wing and London by Jane, dau. of John Newdigate of Harefield, Mdx. and Amphilicia Neville. Educ. ?I. Temple. Married first, lic. Jan 1535, Mary, dau. of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst. Married second, by 1551, Dorothy, dau. of Anthony Catesby of Whiston Northants. Suc. fa. Jul 1552. KB 29 Sep 1553. J.p. Bucks. 1547-d.; commr. relief 1550, musters 1570-4; Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire 1553-4, 1568-9; marshal and keeper of the falcons Jul 1552-d., chief steward, Ampthill honor 15 Oct 1553-d. Kt. of the Bath.==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dormer

Sir William Dormer (before 1514 – 17 May 1575) was a Tudor knight, captain and politician.[1] He is best known for a broken engagement to Jane Seymour, who later became the third wife of Henry VIII.[citation needed] Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Marriages and issue 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further reading Biography[edit]

William Dormer was born before 1514,[1] the only child of Sir Robert Dormer (died 2 or 8 July 1552) of West Wycombe and Wing, Buckinghamshire, and London, and his wife Jane Newdigate (d.1568),[2] daughter of John Newdigate (died 15 August 1528) of Harefield, Middlesex, by Amphyllis Neville (d. 15 July 1544).[3][4] He was the grandson of William Dormer, esquire, and his first wife, Jane Launcelyn, the daughter and coheiress of Sir John Launcelyn,[5][1][6] and the great-grandson of Geoffrey Dormer, Merchant of the Staple at Calais (d. 9 March 1503).[7][8]

From 1535 until 1559 the Dormer main residence was Eythrope in Buckinghamshire. A William Dormer was in the service of Thomas Cromwell, and considered for transfer to royal service in 1538.[9] If the subject of this biography was that William Dormer then his marriage to Mary, daughter of Sir William Sidney may have been assisted by Cromwell.[1]

Dormer was returned as the second member for Chipping Wycombe in the parliament of 1542, and served under his father's command in the war against France in 1544. He may well have been the "young Dormer" who for two years was captain of 100 men at a muster in Buckinghamshire. Two years later (in 1546) he accompanied his father to a reception at court for the French ambassador.[1]

In 1553 he was returned as a knight of the shire for Buckinghamshire in the second parliament of Edward VI. It is not known what his position was in the succession crisis in 1553 when John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, attempted to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne, but in May of 1554 Queen Mary confirmed him in his post as falconer in recognition of his support for her against Northumberland. He may have been made Sheriff for Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire due to his daughter, Jane Dormer's, friendship with Queen Mary, and his daughter's connection to the Queen may also have influenced his return to Mary's fifth parliament as knight of the shire for Buckinghamshire in 1558.[1]

After the death of Queen Mary, Dormer's mother, Jane (née Newdigate), and Dormer's daughter, Jane, left England for the continent. Dormer, too, disliked Queen Elizabeth's Anglican compromise; however his Catholic family connections did not harm his political standing, either in national politics (in 1571 he again sat as a member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire in Elizabeth's third parliament), or in local affairs.[1]

Dormer died at the age of 72, and was buried in the family vault in the church of Wing. His second wife, Dorothy, had a monument built for him in the church, and founded an almshouse in the village of Wing in his memory.[citation needed] Marriages and issue[edit]

Dormer married firstly Mary, eldest daughter of Sir William Sidney and Anne Pakenham.[10] They had two sons, Thomas Dormer and Robert Dormer, said to have died as infants,[11] and two daughters, Anne Dormer, who married Sir Walter Hungerford,[12] and Jane Dormer, a lady in waiting to Queen Mary who married the Duke of Feria, Spanish ambassador to the Court of Saint James.[13][14]

After the death of his first wife Dormer married, about 1550, Dorothy Catesby (d.1613), the daughter of Anthony Catesby (d.1554) of Whiston, Northamptonshire by his wife Isabel.[11] Dorothy Catesby was twenty years Dormer's junior.[citation needed]

They had one son, Robert Dormer, 1st Baron Dormer, who married Elizabeth Browne, the daughter of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu,

and six daughters: Mary, who married Anthony Browne, the twin brother of Mary Browne, mother of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton; Grissel;

Katherine, who married John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso (d.1596);

Frances;

Amphyllis;

and Margaret (d.1637), who married Sir Henry Constable (d.1607).[15][11] After Sir William Dormer's death his widow, Dorothy, married Sir William Pelham.[11][16]

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He was born in either Eythorpe Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, before 1514 and died 5-17-1575 in Wenge, England, or he was born in Hayle, Elthorpe, Buckingham, England in 1503 and died 3-17-1575 in Wenge.

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He was buried in All Saints Parish Church, Wing, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

The two inscriptions to this monument read: Here lieth the bodie of Sr William Dormer, Knight of the Bathe, sometime Lord of this Manoure of Winge who had two wives, Mary and Dorothe; Mary, his first wife, was daughter to Sir William Sidney, Knighte, by whome he had issue two sonnes, which deceased in their infancie; and two daughters, Jane and Anne. Jane, the eldest daughter was married to Don Gomis Swary Duke of Feria of Spain; and Anne his second daughter, was married to Sir Walter Hungerford, Knight, sonne and heir to the Lord Hungerford. The said Sir William Dormer deceased the 17th daye of May Anno Dni 1575 Here lieth also the bodie of Dame Dorothe, the daughter of Anothy Catesbye of Whishow, in the County of Northn Esquire second wife to the said Sr William Dormer, and the onely Foundres of this Monument; by whom he had issue, one sonne and sixe daughters, viz. Robert, Mary, Grisil, Katherine, Francis, Omphelis, and Margaret.

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The details in this biography come from the History of Parliament, a biographical dictionary of Members of the House of Commons.

Born by 1514, only son of Sir Robert Dormer of West Wycombe, Wing and London by Jane, dau. of John Newdigate of Harefield, Mdx. and Amphilicia Neville. Educ. ?I. Temple. Married first, lic. Jan 1535, Mary, dau. of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst. Married second, by 1551, Dorothy, dau. of Anthony Catesby of Whiston Northants. Suc. fa. Jul 1552. KB 29 Sep 1553. J.p. Bucks. 1547-d.; commr. relief 1550, musters 1570-4; Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire 1553-4, 1568-9; marshal and keeper of the falcons Jul 1552-d., chief steward, Ampthill honor 15 Oct 1553-d. Kt. of the Bath.

William was a baptismal name much favoured by the Dormer family and the career of the only son of Sir Robert Dormer before the 1540s is all but impossible to disentangle from those of his numerous kinsmen. Sir Robert Dormer's involvement with Wing started at the dissolution of the Monasteries when he was granted the manor of Wing and Ascott priory. He also owned the manor at West Wycombe and this seems to be the predominant home at least in the middle part of the century. William Dormer, Sir Robert’s son, was engaged to Jane Seymour before Henry VIII decided otherwise. This did not seem to affect the Dormer's presence at Court and they continued to be a powerful influence. One of the bearers of his name was a gentleman in the household of Cromwell considered for transfer to the royal service in 1538. If Dormer was Cromwell's servant, his marriage to a daughter of Sir William Sidney, later chamberlain of the household to Prince Edward, may have been the minister's work. He served under his father in the French campaign of 1544 and is probably the ‘young Dormer’ who two years later was mustered in Buckinghamshire as a captain with 100 men. In 1546 also, with his father, he attended the reception at court for the French Ambassador. From 1535 until his mother's self-imposed exile in 1559 he lived at Eythrope.

Dormer gained his first experience of Parliament as a young man when he was returned in 1542 as second Member for Chipping Wycombe with John Gates, who had no known connexion with the county but was a groom of the privy chamber. Dormer probably also benefited from his court connexions both then and at his later returns for the shire. Nothing is known about his part in the succession crisis in 1553, but when in May 1554 Mary confirmed him in his post as falconer she did so in recognition of his support against the Duke of Northumberland. His selection as her first sheriff for Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire probably reflects the Queen's friendship with his daughter Jane, and may have influenced Dormer's return to the Parliament of 1558. Jane married the Count of Feria (later Duke de Feria) who was Felipe of Spain's chief envoy at the court and Dormer also visited Elizabeth at Hatfield during the latter part of Mary's reign.

When Mary decided that Elizabeth should no longer be kept in the Tower of London in 1554 she was sent to the palace at Woodstock starting on 19 May. The first night of the journey was spent at Richmond, the second at Windsor and the third at West Wycombe with Sir William Dormer. The following night was spent at Rycote with Lord Williams and she arrived at Woodstock on 23 May. On the return journey from Woodstock to Hatfield Elizabeth may have spent the night at Ascott Manor again under the auspices of Sir William Dormer. These associations with Elizabeth, and the Dormers obvious loyalty to the crown, stood them in good stead even though they were known to be a Catholic family.

The death of Mary and the departure of Jane and his mother soon after for the Continent did not harm Dormer although he shared their dislike for the Anglican settlement. Re-elected to Parliament in 1571, he remained active in local management until his death on 17 May 1575. --------------------

Sir William Dormer (before 1514 – 17 May 1575) was a Tudor knight, captain and politician.[1] He is best known for a broken engagement to Jane Seymour , who later became the third wife of Henry VIII

The details in this biography come from the History of Parliament, a biographical dictionary of Members of the House of Commons. Born by 1514, only son of Sir Robert Dormer of West Wycombe, Wing and London by Jane, dau. of John Newdigate of Harefield, Mdx. and Amphilicia Neville. Educ. ?I. Temple. Married first, lic. Jan 1535, Mary, dau. of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst. Married second, by 1551, Dorothy, dau. of Anthony Catesby of Whiston Northants. Suc. fa. Jul 1552. KB 29 Sep 1553. J.p. Bucks. 1547-d.; commr. relief 1550, musters 1570-4; Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire 1553-4, 1568-9; marshal and keeper of the falcons Jul 1552-d., chief steward, Ampthill honor 15 Oct 1553-d. Kt. of the Bath.==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dormer

Sir William Dormer (before 1514 – 17 May 1575) was a Tudor knight, captain and politician.[1] He is best known for a broken engagement to Jane Seymour, who later became the third wife of Henry VIII.[citation needed] Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Marriages and issue 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further reading Biography[edit]

William Dormer was born before 1514,[1] the only child of Sir Robert Dormer (died 2 or 8 July 1552) of West Wycombe and Wing, Buckinghamshire, and London, and his wife Jane Newdigate (d.1568),[2] daughter of John Newdigate (died 15 August 1528) of Harefield, Middlesex, by Amphyllis Neville (d. 15 July 1544).[3][4] He was the grandson of William Dormer, esquire, and his first wife, Jane Launcelyn, the daughter and coheiress of Sir John Launcelyn,[5][1][6] and the great-grandson of Geoffrey Dormer, Merchant of the Staple at Calais (d. 9 March 1503).[7][8]

From 1535 until 1559 the Dormer main residence was Eythrope in Buckinghamshire. A William Dormer was in the service of Thomas Cromwell, and considered for transfer to royal service in 1538.[9] If the subject of this biography was that William Dormer then his marriage to Mary, daughter of Sir William Sidney may have been assisted by Cromwell.[1]

Dormer was returned as the second member for Chipping Wycombe in the parliament of 1542, and served under his father's command in the war against France in 1544. He may well have been the "young Dormer" who for two years was captain of 100 men at a muster in Buckinghamshire. Two years later (in 1546) he accompanied his father to a reception at court for the French ambassador.[1]

In 1553 he was returned as a knight of the shire for Buckinghamshire in the second parliament of Edward VI. It is not known what his position was in the succession crisis in 1553 when John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, attempted to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne, but in May of 1554 Queen Mary confirmed him in his post as falconer in recognition of his support for her against Northumberland. He may have been made Sheriff for Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire due to his daughter, Jane Dormer's, friendship with Queen Mary, and his daughter's connection to the Queen may also have influenced his return to Mary's fifth parliament as knight of the shire for Buckinghamshire in 1558.[1]

After the death of Queen Mary, Dormer's mother, Jane (née Newdigate), and Dormer's daughter, Jane, left England for the continent. Dormer, too, disliked Queen Elizabeth's Anglican compromise; however his Catholic family connections did not harm his political standing, either in national politics (in 1571 he again sat as a member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire in Elizabeth's third parliament), or in local affairs.[1]

Dormer died at the age of 72, and was buried in the family vault in the church of Wing. His second wife, Dorothy, had a monument built for him in the church, and founded an almshouse in the village of Wing in his memory.[citation needed] Marriages and issue[edit]

Dormer married firstly Mary, eldest daughter of Sir William Sidney and Anne Pakenham.[10] They had two sons, Thomas Dormer and Robert Dormer, said to have died as infants,[11] and two daughters, Anne Dormer, who married Sir Walter Hungerford,[12] and Jane Dormer, a lady in waiting to Queen Mary who married the Duke of Feria, Spanish ambassador to the Court of Saint James.[13][14]

After the death of his first wife Dormer married, about 1550, Dorothy Catesby (d.1613), the daughter of Anthony Catesby (d.1554) of Whiston, Northamptonshire by his wife Isabel.[11] Dorothy Catesby was twenty years Dormer's junior.[citation needed]

They had one son, Robert Dormer, 1st Baron Dormer, who married Elizabeth Browne, the daughter of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu,

and six daughters: Mary, who married Anthony Browne, the twin brother of Mary Browne, mother of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton; Grissel;

Katherine, who married John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso (d.1596);

Frances;

Amphyllis;

and Margaret (d.1637), who married Sir Henry Constable (d.1607).[15][11] After Sir William Dormer's death his widow, Dorothy, married Sir William Pelham.[11][16]

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Biography

William Dormer was born before 1514,[1] the only child of Sir Robert Dormer (died 2 or 8 July 1552) of West Wycombe and Wing, Buckinghamshire, and London, and his wife Jane Newdigate (d.1568),[2] daughter of John Newdigate (died 15 August 1528) of Harefield, Middlesex, by Amphyllis Neville (d. 15 July 1544).[3][4][a]

From 1535 until 1559 the Dormer main residence was Eythrope in Buckinghamshire. A William Dormer was in the service of Thomas Cromwell, and considered for transfer to royal service in 1538.[8] If the subject of this biography was that William Dormer then his marriage to Mary, daughter of Sir William Sidney may have been assisted by Cromwell.[1]

Dormer was returned as the second member for Chipping Wycombe in the parliament of 1542, and served under his father's command in the war against France in 1544. He may well have been the "young Dormer" who for two years was captain of 100 men at a muster in Buckinghamshire. Two years later (in 1546) he accompanied his father to a reception at court for the French ambassador.[1]

In 1553 he was returned as a knight of the shire for Buckinghamshire in the second parliament of Edward VI. It is not known what his position was in the succession crisis in 1553 when John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, attempted to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne, but in May of 1554 Queen Mary confirmed him in his post as falconer in recognition of his support for her against Northumberland. He may have been made Sheriff for Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire due to his daughter, Jane Dormer's, friendship with Queen Mary, and his daughter's connection to the Queen may also have influenced his return to Mary's fifth parliament as knight of the shire for Buckinghamshire in 1558.[1]

After the death of Queen Mary, Dormer's mother, Jane (née Newdigate), and Dormer's daughter, Jane, left England for the continent. Dormer, too, disliked Queen Elizabeth's Anglican compromise; however his Catholic family connections did not harm his political standing, either in national politics (in 1571 he again sat as a member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire in Elizabeth's third parliament), or in local affairs.[1]

Dormer died at the age of 72, and was buried in the family vault in the church of Wing. His second wife, Dorothy, had a monument built for him in the church, and founded an almshouse in the village of Wing in his memory.[citation needed] Marriages and issue

Dormer married firstly Mary, eldest daughter of Sir William Sidney and Anne Pakenham.[9] They had two sons, Thomas Dormer and Robert Dormer, said to have died as infants,[10] and two daughters, Anne Dormer, who married Sir Walter Hungerford,[11] and Jane Dormer, a lady in waiting to Queen Mary who married the Duke of Feria, Spanish ambassador to the Court of Saint James.[12][13]

After the death of his first wife Dormer married, about 1550, Dorothy Catesby (d.1613), the daughter of Anthony Catesby (d.1554) of Whiston, Northamptonshire by his wife Isabel.[10] Dorothy Catesby was twenty years Dormer's junior.[citation needed] They had one son, Robert Dormer, 1st Baron Dormer, who married Elizabeth Browne, the daughter of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, and six daughters: Mary, who married Anthony Browne, the twin brother of Mary Browne, mother of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton; Grissel; Katherine, who married John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso (d.1596); Frances; Amphyllis; and Margaret (d.1637), who married Sir Henry Constable (d.1607).[12][10] After Sir William Dormer's death his widow, Dorothy, married Sir William Pelham.[10][14] Notes

William Dormer was the grandson of William Dormer, esquire, and his first wife, Jane Launcelyn, the daughter and coheiress of Sir John Launcelyn,[3][1][5] and the great-grandson of Geoffrey Dormer, Merchant of the Staple at Calais (d. 9 March 1503).[6][7]

Dale 1982a. Rylands 1909, p. 41. Richardson III 2011, pp. 254–6. Crisp 1907, p. 35. Dale 1982. Richardson II 2011, pp. 420-2. Beaumont 1913, p. 51. "William was a baptismal name much favoured by the Dormer family and the career of the only son of Sir Robert Dormer before the 1540s is all but impossible to disentangle from those of his numerous kinsmen" (Dale 1982a) Dunlop 1897, p. 210. Hanley 2006. Harding 1982. Richardson III 2011, p. 256. Bowler 2003, p. 138. Dunlop 1895, p. 257.

References

Beaumont, Edward T. (1913). Ancient Memorial Brasses. London: Oxford University Press. p. 51. Retrieved 15 May 2013. Bowler, Gerald (2003). "Dormer, Jane (1538–1612)". In Hartley, Cathy. A historical dictionary of British women (2 ed.). Routledge. p. 138. ISBN 1-85743-228-2. Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1907). Visitation of England and Wales 7. London. p. 35. Retrieved 10 May 2013. Dale, M.K. (1982). "Dormer, Robert (1485/6-1552), of West Wycombe and Wing, Bucks. and London". In Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558. Boydell and Brewer. Dale, M.K. (1982a). "Dormer, William (by 1514-75), of Eythrope in Waddesdon, Bucks.". In Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558. Boydell and Brewer. Dunlop, Robert (1895). "Pelham, William". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography 44. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 255–257. Dunlop, Robert (1897). "Sidney, Henry (1529-1586)". In Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography 52. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 210–217. Hanley, Hugh (2006). "Pelham, Dorothy, Lady Pelham (d. 1613)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/95013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) Harding, Alan (1982). "Hungerford, Sir Walter (by 1527-95/97), of Farleigh Hungerford, Som.". In Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558. Boydell and Brewer. Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G., ed. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families II (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City. pp. 420–3. ISBN 1449966381. Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G., ed. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families III (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City. pp. 254–6. ISBN 144996639X. Rylands, W. Harry (1909). The Visitation of the County of Buckingham. LVIII. London: Harleian Society. pp. 40–2. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

Further reading

Will of Sir Robert Dormer, proved 20 October 1552, PROB 11/35/330, National Archives Retrieved 13 May 2013 Will of John Newdigate, Sergeant-at-law, of Harefield, Middlesex, proved 25 August 1528, National Archives Retrieved 2 April 2013 "William DORMER (Sir Knight)". Tudorplace.com.ar. Retrieved May 2013.

Marriages and issue Dormer married firstly Mary, eldest daughter of Sir William Sidney and Anne Pakenham.[9] They had two sons, Thomas Dormer and Robert Dormer, said to have died as infants,[10] and two daughters, Anne Dormer, who married Sir Walter Hungerford,[11] and Jane Dormer, a lady in waiting to Queen Mary who married the Duke of Feria, Spanish ambassador to the Court of Saint James.[12][13]

After the death of his first wife Dormer married, about 1550, Dorothy Catesby (d.1613), the daughter of Anthony Catesby (d.1554) of Whiston, Northamptonshire by his wife Isabel.[10] Dorothy Catesby was twenty years Dormer's junior.[citation needed] They had one son, Robert Dormer, 1st Baron Dormer, who married Elizabeth Browne, the daughter of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, and six daughters: Mary, who married Anthony Browne, the twin brother of Mary Browne, mother of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton; Grissel; Katherine, who married John St John, 2nd Baron St John of Bletso (d.1596); Frances; Amphyllis; and Margaret (d.1637), who married Sir Henry Constable (d.1607).[12][10] After Sir William Dormer's death his widow, Dorothy, married Sir William Pelham

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Brief engagement to Henry VIII's future wife, Jane Seymour. His mother quickly arranged an alternate marriage to his first wife, Mary Sidney. Served under his father in the French campaign in 1544. In 1546 attended a reception at court for the French Ambassador and mustered as a Captain of 100 men. Justice of the Peace in Buckinghamshire County between 1547-1575. Succeeded his father to the title and in 1553 was made a Knight, Order of the Bath. In 1554 Princess Elizabeth spent a night at his estate on her way from the Tower to Woodstock, On her return journey from Woodstock to Hatfield, she again spent the night at Ascot Manor. In 1554 he was appointed as Falconer to Queen Mary, named in recognition of his support against the Duke of Northumberland. In 1558 he was a Member of Parliament and between 1570 and 1574 he was Sheriff for Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. He was laid to rest in 1575 in the family vault at the village church in Wenge, Buckinghamshire, England.

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From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

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! Eng A.M. Vl 4 p 281: Eng pub A. C. Vo

! Eng A.M. Vl 4 p 281: Eng pub A. C. Vol 58 p 41

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Baron Dormer of Wenge-June 30, 1615, ob

Baron Dormer of Wenge-June 30, 1615, ob., Nov 8, 1616 Created a Bart, June 10, 1615