Nicholas Vaux | |
|---|---|
| 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden | |
| Born | c. 1460 |
| Died | 14 May 1523 (aged 62–63) |
| Noble family | Vaux |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth FitzHugh Anne Green |
| Issue | by Elizabeth: Katherine Vaux Alice Vaux Anne Vaux by Anne: Thomas Vaux, 2nd Baron Vaux of Harrowden William Vaux Margaret Vaux Bridget Vaux Maud Vaux |
| Father | Sir William Vaux of Harrowden |
| Mother | Katherine Peniston |
Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden (c. 1460 – 14 May 1523) was a soldier and courtier in England and an early member of the House of Commons. He was the son of Lancastrian loyalists Sir William Vaux of Harrowden and Katherine Penyson (or Peniston as she is sometimes called in later sources), a lady of the household of Queen Margaret of Anjou, wife of the Lancastrian king, Henry VI of England. Katherine was a daughter of Gregorio Panizzone of Courticelle (modern Cortiglione), in Piedmont, Italy which was at that time subject to King René of Anjou, father of Queen Margaret of Anjou, as ruler of Provence.[1][2][3][4] He grew up during the years of Yorkist rule and later served under the founder of the Tudor dynasty, Henry VII.
- ^ G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., volume XII/2, page 216.
- ^ The visitations of Northamptonshire made in 1564 and 1618-19: with Northamptonshire pedigrees from various Harleian mss by Harvey, William, d. 1567; Vincent, Augustine, 1584?-1626; Metcalfe, Walter C; England. College of arms. Published 1887. See p.51
- ^ Richardson III 2011, pp. 289–90.
- ^ Niebrzydowski 2011, p. 89.