Biography of Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden 1588-1661
Paternal Family Tree: Vaux
Before 13 Sep 1588 [his father] George Vaux (age 23) and [his mother] Elizabeth Roper were married.
On 13 Sep 1588 Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden was born to George Vaux (age 23) and Elizabeth Roper.
On 13 Jul 1594 [his father] George Vaux (age 29) died.
On 20 Aug 1595 [his grandfather] William Vaux 3rd Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 60) died. His grandson Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 6) succeeded 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden.
On 23 Dec 1605 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 61) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 22) were married. She by marriage Baroness Knollys. The difference in their ages was 39 years. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 44) and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 41). They were third cousin once removed.
Around 1624 [his future brother-in-law] Edward Howard 1st Baron Howard (age 22) and Mary Boteler Baroness Howard were married. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk (age 62) and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 60).
In 1627 [his future step-son] Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury was born to William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 83) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 44). The true father is believed to be Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 38) who Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 44) married shortly after the death of Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury.
On 12 Apr 1628 [his future brother-in-law] Edward Howard 1st Baron Howard (age 26) was created 1st Baron Howard of Escrick. Mary Boteler Baroness Howard by marriage Baroness Howard of Escrick.
In 1631 [his future step-son] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury was born to William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 87) and [his future wife] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 48). The true father is believed to be Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 42) who Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 48) married shortly after the death of [his future step-son] Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury (age 4).
On 25 May 1632 William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) died. His eldest son His brother Edward Knollys de jure 2nd Earl Banbury, 2nd Viscount Wallingford, 2nd Baron Knollys. Parliament disallowed the succession on the basis that [his future step-son] Edward (age 5) had been born when William was some eighty-two years old and Edward was, in fact, the son of Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 43) whom Edward's [his future wife] mother (age 49) subsequently married around a month after William's death.
Around 30 Jun 1632 Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 43) and Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 49) were married some five weeks after the death of her first husband William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (age 88) on 25 May 1632. They, Edward and Elizabeth, when teenagers, had been subject to marriage negotiations which broke down as a consequence of the Gunpowder Plot and she had married William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury (deceased) some forty years her senior. She the daughter of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk (age 68).
Before Jun 1645 [his step-son] Edward Knollys 2nd Earl Banbury (age 18) was killed in an argument. His brother [his step-son] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 14) succeeded 3rd Earl Banbury, 3rd Viscount Wallingford, 3rd Baron Knollys although was never summoned to Parliament as a consequence of questions over his father's paternity.
In 1648 [his brother-in-law] Robert Howard (age 64) and Catherine Neville (age 22) were married. The difference in their ages was 41 years. He the son of Thomas Howard 1st Earl Suffolk and Catherine Knyvet Countess Suffolk.
On 22 Apr 1653 [his brother-in-law] Robert Howard (age 69) died at Hall in the Forest, Clun [Map]. He was buried at St George's Church, Clun [Map].
Before Feb 1655 [his step-son] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 24) and Isabella Blount (age 25) were married. She the daughter of Mountjoy Blount 1st Earl Newport (age 58) and Anne Boteler Countess Newport and Portland (age 55). He the son of William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury and Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 72). They were first cousin twice removed.
On 04 Oct 1655 [his step-son] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 24) and Anne or Abigail Sherard (age 22) were married. He the son of William Knollys 1st Earl Banbury and Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 72).
On 17 Apr 1658 [his wife] Elizabeth Howard Countess Banbury (age 75) died.
On 08 Sep 1661 Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 72) died. His brother [his brother] Henry Vaux 5th Baron Vaux Harrowden (age 70) succeeded 5th Baron Vaux Harrowden. He left all of his estates to his presumed son [his former step-son] Nicholas Knollys 3rd Earl Banbury (age 30).
Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 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: William Vaux
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Vaux of Harrowden
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Vaux 2nd Baron Vaux Harrowden 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Green
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Green 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Throckmorton
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Green Baroness Vaux of Harrowden 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fogge
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan aka Jane Fogge
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Haute
GrandFather: William Vaux 3rd Baron Vaux Harrowden 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Lawrence Cheney
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Cheney 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cockayne
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Cheney 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Rempston
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Rempston
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney Baroness Vaux Harrowden 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Parr
7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Parr 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Tunstall
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Parr 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzhugh 5th Baron Fitzhugh
7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Neville Baroness Fitzhugh 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: George Vaux 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Edward Vaux 4th Baron Vaux Harrowden 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Roper
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Roper
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Roper of Well Hall
Great x 1 Grandfather: Christopher Roper
GrandFather: John Roper 1st Baron Teynham
Mother: Elizabeth Roper