John Thynne

John Thynne
Portrait of Thynne in 1566
Bornc. 1515
Church Stretton, Shropshire
Died21 May 1580
Longleat, Wiltshire
Resting placeLongbridge Deverill
Other namesJohn Boteville
OccupationSteward
EmployerEdward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Spouse(s)(1) Christiana Gresham, daughter of Sir Richard Gresham, Lord Mayor of London
(2) Dorothy Wroughton, daughter of Sir William Wroughton, of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire
ChildrenJohn, Dorothy, Anne, Francis, Thomas, Elizabeth, Catherine, Frances, Maria, Egremont, Henry, Charles, Edward, and William
Parent(s)Thomas Thynne (alias Botteville) and Margaret Eynns, daughter of Thomas Eynns

Sir John Thynne (c. 1515 – 21 May 1580) was the steward to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1506 – 1552), and a member of parliament. He was the builder of Longleat House, and his descendants became Marquesses of Bath.