Biography of Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven 1593-1631
Paternal Family Tree: Tuchet
On 30 Dec 1563 [his grandfather] Henry Tuchet 10th Baron Audley, 7th Baron Tuchet died. He was buried at Betley, Staffordshire. His son [his father] George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven (age 12) succeeded 11th Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, 8th Baron Tuchet.
Around 1580 [his father] George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven (age 29) and [his mother] Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet were married. She by marriage Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, Baroness Tuchet.
In 1593 Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven was born to George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven (age 42) and Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet.
On 10 May 1606 Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban (age 45) and [his future sister-in-law] Alice Barnham Viscountess St Alban (age 14) were married. The difference in their ages was 30 years.
On 28 Feb 1607 Grey Brydges 5th Baron Chandos (age 27) and [his future wife] Anne Stanley Countess Castlehaven (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer Countess Derby (age 57). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland. 
In 1608 Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven (age 15) was knighted by King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland (age 41).
Before 1612 Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven (age 19) and Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven (age 19) were married. He the son of George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven (age 60) and Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet.
In 1614 during the Addled Parliament Charles Thynne (age 46) was elected MP Lymington. John "Black Sir John" Egerton (age 63) was elected MP Lichfield. Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven (age 21) was elected MP Dorset. Richard Edgecumbe (age 44) was elected MP Bodmin.
On 20 Feb 1616 [his mother] Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet died.
After 20 Feb 1616 [his father] George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven (age 65) and Elizabeth Noel Countess Castlehaven were married at Mary le Strand. She by marriage Baroness Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, Baroness Tuchet.
On 06 Sep 1616 [his father] George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven (age 65) was created 1st Earl Castlehaven, 1st Baron Audley of Orier in England. Elizabeth Noel Countess Castlehaven by marriage Countess Castlehaven.
Around 1617 [his son] James Tuchet 3rd Earl Castlehaven was born to Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven (age 24) and [his wife] Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven (age 25).
In 1617 [his father] George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven (age 66) died. His son Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven (age 24) succeeded 2nd Earl Castlehaven, 12th Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire, 9th Baron Tuchet, 2nd Baron Audley of Orier in England. [his wife] Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven (age 25) by marriage Countess Castlehaven.
In 1617 [his daughter] Frances Tuchet was born to Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven (age 24) and [his wife] Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven (age 25).
In Jun 1620 two further baronetcies were created ....
Thomas Gower 1st Baronet (age 36) was created 1st Baronet Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire. Anne Doyley Baroness Gower by marriage Lady Gower of Stittenham in Yorkshire.
[his brother-in-law] John Pakington 1st Baronet (age 20) was created 1st Baronet Pakington.
In 1622 [his wife] Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven (age 30) died.
On 22 Jul 1624 Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven (age 31) and Anne Stanley Countess Castlehaven (age 44) were married at Harefield. She by marriage Countess Castlehaven. She the daughter of Ferdinando Stanley 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer Countess Derby (age 75). He the son of George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven and Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
In Oct 1624 [his former brother-in-law] John Pakington 1st Baronet (age 24) died. His son John Pakington 2nd Baronet (age 3) succeeded 2nd Baronet Pakington. He bacame the ward of Thomas Coventry 1st Baron Coventry (age 46) whose daughter Dorothy Coventry Lady Pakington (age 1) he subsequently married.
In 1630 Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven (age 37) was accused of raping his wife and committing sodomy with two of his servants.
Evelyn's Diary. 1631. There happened now an extraordinary dearth in England, corn bearing an excessive price; and, in imitation of what I had seen my father do, I began to observe matters more punctually, which I did use to set down in a blank almanac. The Lord of Castlehaven's (age 38) arraignment for many shameful exorbitances was now all the talk, and the birth of the Princess Mary, afterward Princess of Orange.
Around Apr 1631 Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven (age 38) was attainted.
On 14 May 1631 Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven (age 38) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map] for the unnatural crime of sodomy in accordance with the 1533 Buggery Act, committed with his page Laurence (or Florence) FitzPatrick, who confessed to the crime and was executed; and assisting Giles Browning (alias Broadway), who was also executed, in the rape of his wife [his wife] Anne, Countess of Castlehaven (age 51), in which Lord Castlehaven was found to have participated by restraining her. His son [his son] James Tuchet 3rd Earl Castlehaven (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl Castlehaven, 3rd Baron Audley of Orier in England. He didn't succeed to his father's English titles Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire and Baron Tuchet as a result of his father's attainder.
Around 08 Oct 1647 [his former wife] Anne Stanley Countess Castlehaven (age 67) died.
Evelyn's Diary. 25 Nov 1682. I was invited to dine with Monsieur Lionberg, the Swedish Resident, who made a magnificent entertainment, it being the birthday of his King. There dined the Duke of Albemarle, Duke of Hamilton (age 47), Earl of Bath (age 54), Earl of Aylesbury (age 56), Lord Arran (age 24), [his son] Lord Castlehaven (age 65), the son of him who was executed fifty years before, and several great persons. I was exceedingly afraid of drinking (it being a Dutch feast), but the Duke of Albemarle being that night to wait on his Majesty, excess was prohibited; and, to prevent all, I stole away and left the company as soon as we rose from table.
[his daughter] Mary Tuchet Lady Wingfield was born to Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven and Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven.
[his daughter] Lucy Tuchet was born to Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven and Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven.
[his son] Mervyn Tuchet 4th Earl Castlehaven was born to Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven and Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven.
[his son] George Tuchet was born to Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven and Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven.
[his daughter] Dorothy Tuchet was born to Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven and Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Tuchet 7th Baron Audley, 4th Baron Tuchet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Echingham Baroness Audley Heighley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Tuchet 8th Baron Audley, 5th Baron Tuchet 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Darell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Darell 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaufort
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Tuchet 9th Baron Audley, 6th Baron Tuchet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicholas Griffin 8th Baron Latimer Braybrooke
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Griffin 9th Baron Latimer Braybrooke 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Curzon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Griffin Baroness Audley Heighley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
GrandFather: Henry Tuchet 10th Baron Audley, 7th Baron Tuchet 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Brian Tuke
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Tuke Baroness Audley Heighley
Father: George Tuchet 1st Earl Castlehaven 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sneyd
GrandMother: Elizabeth Sneyd Baroness Audley Heighley
Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: James Mervyn
Mother: Lucy Mervyn Baroness Audley and Tuchet