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Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour

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Thomas Arundell
2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour
Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour
Bornc. 1586
Died19 May 1643 (aged 56–57)
BuriedTisbury, Wiltshire
Spouse(s)Blanche Somerset
IssueHenry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour
Anne Arundell
Katherine Arundell
FatherThomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour
MotherMary Wriothesley

Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour (c. 1586 – 19 May 1643) was an English nobleman son of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour and Lady Mary Wriothesley.

Life

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He succeeded to the title of 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour, County Wiltshire, on 7 November 1639. He was a devoted Royalist and joined the Royalist cause during the English Civil War, having raised a Regiment of Horse for the King. He was present at the Royalist victory at the Battle of Stratton (16 May 1643), but was mortally wounded in the engagement, and died three days later in Oxford, Oxfordshire, from the wounds received in action. [1]

His residence, Wardour Castle in Wiltshire, whose defence he had been compelled to leave in the hands of his wife, had fallen to the Parliamentarians on 8 May 1643. He was buried at Tisbury, Wiltshire. His will (dated 7 January 1641/2 to 14 May 1643) was probated on 27 November 1648.

Family

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On 11 May 1607 (date of settlement for the marriage), he married Lady Blanche Somerset (1583 or c. 1584 - 28 October 1649), daughter of Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester. They had three children:

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Bibliography

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  • Cokayne, George Edward (1910). The Complete Peerage edited by the Honourable Vicary Gibbs. Vol. I. London: St. Catherine Press.
  • Hopper, Andrew J. (2009). Arundell, Thomas, first Baron Arundell of Wardour (c.1560–1639). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 19 November 2012. (subscription required)
  • Richardson, Douglas (2011). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Vol. I (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) ISBN 1449966373
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Peerage of England
Preceded by Baron Arundell of Wardour
1639–1643
Succeeded by