| 词条 | Sir John Lyttelton (1520–1590) |
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| pre-nominals = Sir | name = John Lyttelton | image = George Lyttelton monument, St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove - photo 09 cropped.jpg | caption = The arms of Sir John Lyttelton's parents, combining Lyttelton and Talbot | birth_date = 28 October 1519 | death_date = 15 February 1590 | nationality = English | occupation = Politician and Knight | title = Sir | spouse = Bridget Pakington | children = Elizabeth Littleton, Sir Gilbert Lyttelton | parents = Sir John Littleton Elizabeth Talbot | relatives = Sir William Littelton (grandfather) }} Sir John Lyttelton (28 October 1519 – 15 February 1590) was an English nobleman, politician, knight, and landowner from the Lyttelton family during the Tudor period. BiographyJohn Lyttelton was the son of Sir John Littleton (c. 1500–1533)[1], whose parents were Sir William Littelton and his second wife, Mary Whittington. His mother Elizabeth (née Talbot, died 1581), the daughter and coheiress of Sir Gilbert Talbot (died 1542), of Grafton, Worcestershire.{{sfn|Bernard|Birch|1738|p=118}} John Lyttelton's brother, George (1528–1600), became a prominent lawyer; there is a monument to him in St John the Baptist Church, Bromsgrove. John Lyttelton was of age in 1541.{{sfn|Jeayes|1893|loc=no. 436}} He was made constable of Dudley Castle and keeper of the old and new parks there in 1553. He was knighted by Elizabeth I at Kenilworth in 1566. He was a member of the Council of Wales and the Marches, a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Worcestershire.{{citation needed |date=November 2013}} He purchased the manor of Halesowen (formerly of Halesowen Abbey) from Lord Robert Dudley afterwards Earl of Leicester in 1558.[2] He bought the manor of Hagley from John St. Leger in 1565.[3] These together with Frankley and Upper Arley (which he inherited) were the core of the family estate. Save that Upper Arley devolved away from the male line, this has remained in the hands of the family ever since, though parts were sold off in the 20th century. Family and descendantsHe married Bridget Pakington (b. 1522), the daughter of Sir John Pakington, by whom he had a daughter, Elizabeth Littleton (1546 – 4 June 1594), who in 1564 married Sir Francis Willoughby (d. 16 November 1596) of Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire.[4] He was succeeded by his son Gilbert (c. 1570–1599), who was the father of John († 1601) and Humphrey († 1606). Notes1. ^John Littleton (c. 1500–1533) was the son Sir William Littleton (1450–1507), knighted after the Battle of Stoke, eldest son and heir of Sir Thomas Littleton (d.1481), justice and author of Littleton's Tenures {{harv|Baker|2007}}. 2. ^{{harvnb|VCH|1913a|pp=136–146}}{{verification needed|date=November 2013}}; {{harvnb|Jeayes|1893|loc=nos. 440–401}}. 3. ^{{harvnb|VCH|1913|pp=130–136, footnote 64: "Feet of F. Div. Co. Trin. 7 Eliz."}}. 4. ^{{harvnb|Emerson|2013}}. References
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