Thomas Arundell | |
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| 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour | |
 Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour | |
| Born | c. 1560 |
| Died | 7 November 1639 (aged 78–79) Wardour Castle, Wiltshire |
| Buried | Tisbury, Wiltshire |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Wriothesley Anne Philipson |
| Issue | Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour William Arundell Elizabeth Mary Arundell Matthew Arundell Thomas Arundell Frederick Arundell Katherine Arundell Mary Arundell Anne Arundell Frances Arundell Margaret Arundell Clare Arundell |
| Father | Sir Matthew Arundell |
| Mother | Margaret Willoughby |
Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour (c. 1560 – 7 November 1639) was the eldest son of Sir Matthew Arundell of Wardour Castle in Wiltshire (ca. 1532/1534 – 24 December 1598), and Margaret Willoughby, the daughter of Sir Henry Willoughby, of Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, and wife Margaret Markham. He distinguished himself in battle against the Ottoman Turks in the service of the Emperor Rudolf II, and was created a Count of the Holy Roman Empire. His assumption of the title displeased Queen Elizabeth, who refused to recognize it, and imprisoned him in the Fleet Prison. In 1605 Arundell was created 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour. In the same year, he was briefly suspected of complicity in the Gunpowder Plot.