Biography of Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche 1506-1558
Paternal Family Tree: Darcy
Maternal Family Tree: Emma de Dinan 1136-1208
Around 1503 [his future brother-in-law] John Raynsford (age 17) and Elizabeth aka Isabel Knyvet (age 15) were married.
Before 04 Dec 1506 [his father] Roger Darcy (age 28) and [his mother] Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 36) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 04 Dec 1506 Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche was born to Roger Darcy (age 28) and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 36).
On 30 Dec 1508 [his father] Roger Darcy (age 30) died at Maldon [Map].
After 04 Aug 1509 [his step-father] Vice-Admiral Thomas Wyndham (age 43) and [his mother] Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 39) were married. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Before 24 Nov 1519 [his future brother-in-law] John Raynsford (age 33) and Winifred Pympe (age 22) were married.
Around Sep 1521 Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche (age 14) and Audrey Raynsford (age 17) were married. He the son of Roger Darcy and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 51).
Around 1524 [his daughter] Mary Darcy was born to Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche (age 17) and [his wife] Audrey Raynsford (age 20) at Danbury.
After 30 Oct 1524 [his step-father] John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath (age 54) and [his mother] Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 54) were married. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In or after 1527 Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche (age 20) and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche (age 15) were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford (age 56) and Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford (age 31). He the son of Roger Darcy and Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 57).
Around 1528 [his wife] Audrey Raynsford (age 24) died.
In 1532 [his son] John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy Chiche was born to Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche (age 25) and [his wife] Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche (age 20).
Before 10 Mar 1536 Henry Howard (age 20) and [his sister-in-law] Frances Vere Countess of Surrey (age 19) were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford (age 65) and Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford. He the son of Thomas Howard 3rd Duke of Norfolk (age 63) and Elizabeth Stafford Duchess Norfolk (age 39).
Before 1537 Edmund Sheffield 1st Baron Sheffield (age 15) and [his sister-in-law] Anne Vere Baroness Sheffield (age 14) were married. She the daughter of John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford (age 65) and Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1539 Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche (age 32) was elected MP Essex.
In 1545 Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche (age 38) was elected MP Essex.
After 22 Sep 1545 [his mother] Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath (age 75) died at Little Malden, Suffolk.
In 1547 Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche (age 40) was elected MP Essex.
Annales of England by John Stow. 02 Feb 1550. On Candlemas day, William L. Saint-John earle of Wiltshire (age 67), L. great master, and president of the Counsell, was made Lord Treasurer: John Dudley earle of Warwike (age 46), lord great chamberlaine, was made lorde great master; William Parre Marques of Northhampton (age 38), was made Lorde great Chamberlaine: Lord Wentworth (age 49) was made L. chamberlaine of houshold: Sir Anthony Wingfield (age 63) captaine of the guard, was made comptroller of the kings house; and Thomas Darcy (age 43) knight, was made viz chamberlaine, and captaine of the Guard: and the earle of Arundel late lord Chamberlaine, with the Earle of Southampton (age 44), were put of the counsell, and commanded to heepe their houses in London.
The submission of the D. of Somerset (age 50) prisoner in the tower, made the 2, of Febuary.
Diary of Edward VI. 02 Feb 1550. Sir Anthony Wingfeld (age 63), before visechamberlaine, made controller. Sir Thomas Darcy (age 43) made visechamberlaine.3
Note 3. "On Candlemas day, [Feb. 2] William lord Saint John (age 67) earl of Wiltshire, lord great master, president of the councell, was made Lord Treasurer; John Dudley (age 46) earl of Warwich, lord great chamberlain, was made Lord Great Master; William Parre (age 38), marques of Northampton, was made Lord Great Chamberlain; lord Wentworth was made Lord Cham
In Apr 1551 King Edward VI of England and Ireland (age 13) created new Knights of the Garter:
326th King Henry II of France (age 32).
327th Edward Clinton 1st Earl Lincoln (age 39).
On 05 Apr 1551 Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche (age 44) was created 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche. [his wife] Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche (age 39) by marriage Baroness Darcy of Chiche.
After 05 Apr 1551 Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche (age 44) was appointed Lord Chamberlain.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 29 Sep 1551. The xxix day of September was Saynt Myghell, the Kyng grase dyd where the robes of order of [Saint] Myghell with skalopshells of Franse; and the sam tyme was chossen of the order of the garter the lord chamburlayne Darcy (age 44), in the plasse of ser John Wallop knyght of the gartter and captayn of Gynes.
Note. The king wearing the order of St. Michael. "The fest of Michelmas was kept by me in the robes of th'ordre." (King Edward's Diary.) The following minutes are from the register of the privy council:
"14 June, 1551. This daye the French ambassador had accesse to the lordes, to whom he declared that the kinge his master and the company of the ordere of Saint Michael had appointed the kinges majestie to be of the same order, for which purpose the marshall St. Androwe was enjoyned to bringe the same order to his majestie, prainge his majestie that he would accepte the same accordinglye." (MS. Harl. 352, f. 160b.)
"June 22, 1551. A Letter of apparance to the deane of Windsore, that for asmuch as there shall arive here shortely a nobleman sente from the French kinge wth the order of St. Michalle to bee presented to the kinges Matie, and to bringe wth him such recordes as remayne in his custodie, as well for the acceptacion of the said order by his majesties behalfe, or for any other thinge by ceremony concerning the said order; and that all thinges there may be put in good order for the celebracione of St. George's feaste, and to bringe wth him also a note of so muche money of the poore knights as he hathe in his custodie." (Ibid. f. 161b.) King Edward was invested by the ambassador at Hampton Court on the 16th of July, as detailed by himself in his diary, and more fully in Ashmole's History of the Garter, pp. 368, 369. The documentary instruments brought to England on this occasion are still preserved in the Chapter House at Westminster.
Note. P. 9. The king wearing the order of St. Michael. The robes of Saint Michael worn by king Edward the Sixth were preserved for fifty years after in the royal wardrobe,—Elizabeth, who never parted with any of her own gowns, nor with those of her sister that had come into her possession, retaining these also among her stores. They were thus described in the year 1600: "Robes late king Edwarde the VIth's. Firste, one robe of clothe of silver, lyned with white satten, of th'order of St. Michale, with a brode border of embrodirie, with a wreathe of Venice gold and the scallop shell, and a frenge of the same golde, and a small border aboute that; the grounde beinge blew vellat, embrodered with half-moones of silver; with a whoode and a tippet of crymsen vellat, with a like embroderie, the tippet perished in one place with ratts; and a coate of clothe of silver, with demi-sleeves, with a frenge of Venice golde." Nichols's Progresses, &c. of Queen Eliz.—In the Addit. MS. (Brit. Mus.) 6297, art. 7 describes "How king Edward VI. received the order of St. Michael."
Henry Machyn's Diary. 09 Oct 1551. The ix day of October was stallyd at Wyndsore the lord chamburlayne Darcy (age 44) knyght of the garter.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 16 May 1552. The xij, the lord chamburlayn Darcy (age 45) ys men of armes; ys standard a mayden with a flowre in her hand; cotes red broderd with whytt; and penselles.
On 28 Jun 1558 Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche (age 51) died at Wivenhoe [Map]. He was buried at St Osyth's Priory [Map]. His son [his son] John Darcy 2nd Baron Darcy Chiche (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche.
[his son] Alberic Darcy was born to Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche.
[his daughter] Thomasine Darcy was born to Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche.
[his son] Robert Darcy was born to Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche.
[his son] Richard Darcy was born to Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Darcy was born to Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche.
[his daughter] Constance Darcy was born to Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche and Elizabeth Vere Baroness Darcy Chiche.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Darcy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Darcy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Tyrrell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Tyrrell
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Darcy
GrandFather: Thomas Darcy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Tyrrell
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Tyrrell
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Flambard
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Tyrrell
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Coggeshall
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Eleanor Coggeshall
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tyrrell
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Marney
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Marney
Father: Roger Darcy
Thomas Darcy 1st Baron Darcy Chiche 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wentworth
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Wentworth
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Tyas
Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Wentworth
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Dronsfield
Great x 1 Grandfather: Philip Wentworth 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 1st Baron Despencer 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Despencer 2nd Baron Despencer 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Unknown Baroness Despencer
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Despencer 3rd Baroness Despencer, Baroness Ros 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Tiptoft 3rd Baron Tibetot 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tiptoft Baroness Despencer 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Deincourt Baroness Tibetot 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandFather: Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Clifford 6th Baron Clifford 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Clifford 7th Baron Clifford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ros Baroness Clifford 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Clifford Baroness Despencer 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Hotspur" Percy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Percy Countess of Westmoreland 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl Ulster 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 5th Countess Ulster Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Elizabeth Wentworth Countess Bath 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Saye 2nd Baron Say
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Saye 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Beauchamp Baroness Say 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Saye 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boteler 3rd Baron Wem and Oversley 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Boteler Baroness Ferrers Wem 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Saye 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
GrandMother: Anne Saye Baroness Despencer 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Henry Cheney
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cheney
Great x 2 Grandfather: Lawrence Cheney
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Cockayne
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cockayne
Great x 4 Grandmother: Cecilia Vernon
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cockayne 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 2nd Baron Grey Ruthyn 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ida Grey 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alianore Strange Baroness Grey Ruthyn 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England