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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth and de jure 6th Baron le Despencer, PC (1501–3 March 1551) was an English peer and courtier during the Tudor dynasty.

The Wentworths were originally from Yorkshire but had settled in Nettlestead, Suffolk in the mid-fifteenth century, where Wentworth was born. He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Wentworth, de jure 5th Baron le Despencer of the 1387 creation, and was a nephew of Margaret Wentworth, the mother of Jane Seymour. His mother was Anne, the daughter of Sir James Tyrrell, the supposed murderer of the Princes in the Tower.

Circa 1520. Wentworth married Margaret Fortescue, the eldest daughter of Sir Adrian Fortescue. They had a large family of eight sons and nine daughters, including Thomas, later 2nd Baron Wentworth and Mary, who married Sir William Drury.

In 1523, Wentworth took part in Suffolk's failed invasion of France and was knighted by him. In 1529, he was also created Baron Wentworth in the Peerage of England. In 1536, he was present at the trials of Anne Boleyn and her brother, Lord Rochford and at those of Lord Montagu and the Marquess of Exeter in 1538.

In 1550, Lord Wentworth was appointed Lord Chamberlain to Edward VI and died the following year. His funeral was held at Westminster Abbey and he was buried in the abbey's Chapel of St John the Baptist. His title passed to his eldest son, Thomas.

Source

Carter, P. R. N., - Wentworth, Thomas, first Baron Wentworth (1501–1551), nobleman - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Peerage of England
Preceded by New creation	Baron Wentworth 1529–1551	Succeeded by Thomas Wentworth
Political offices
Preceded by The Lord St John	Lord Chamberlain 1550–1551	Succeeded by The Lord Darcy of Chiche

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 '''Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth''' and ''de jure'' '''6th Baron le Despencer''', [[Privy Council of England|PC]] (1501&ndash;3 March 1551) was an English [[Peerage|peer]] and [[courtier]] during the [[Tudor dynasty]].
-The Wentworths were originally from [[Yorkshire]] but had settled in [[Nettlestead, Suffolk]] in the mid-fifteenth century, where Wentworth was born. He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Wentworth, ''de jure'' 5th [[Baron le Despencer]] of the 1387 creation, who was a nephew of Margaret Wentworth, the mother of [[Jane Seymour]]. His mother was Anne, the daughter of [[James Tyrrell|Sir James Tyrrell]], the supposed murderer of the [[Princes in the Tower]].
+The Wentworths were originally from [[Yorkshire]] but had settled in [[Nettlestead, Suffolk]] in the mid-fifteenth century, where Wentworth was born. He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Wentworth, ''de jure'' 5th [[Baron le Despencer]] of the 1387 creation, and was a nephew of Margaret Wentworth, the mother of [[Jane Seymour]]. His mother was Anne, the daughter of [[James Tyrrell|Sir James Tyrrell]], the supposed murderer of the [[Princes in the Tower]].
 Circa 1520. Wentworth married Margaret Fortescue, the eldest daughter of [[Adrian Fortescue (Tudor)|Sir Adrian Fortescue]]. They had a large family of eight sons and nine daughters, including [[Thomas Wentworth, 2nd Baron Wentworth|Thomas]], later 2nd Baron Wentworth and Mary, who married [[William Drury|Sir William Drury]].