NETHERSOLE, Sir Francis (1587-1659), of The Strand, Westminster and Nethersole, Kingston, Kent; later of Polesworth, Warws.

Family and Education

bap. 26 Feb. 1587, 2nd s. of John Nethersole of Womenswold, Kent and Peregrina, da. of Francis Wilsford of Nonington, Kent.Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. xlii), 32, 53. educ. Trin. Camb. 1605, BA 1606, MA 1610. Al. Cant. m. (with at least £500) by 12 Feb. 1620, Lucy (d. 9 July 1652), da. and coh. of Sir Henry Goodyer* of Polesworth, Warws. s.p. Chamberlain Letters ed. N.E. McClure, ii. 291; W. Dugdale, Warws. 1116. Kntd. 19 Sept. 1619; Shaw, Knights of Eng. ii. 174. suc. nephew Francis c.1652. CCC, 3076. d. Aug. 1659. sig. Fra[ncis] Nethersole.

Offices Held

Fellow, Trin. Camb. 1608 – 20; public orator, Camb. Univ. 1611–19. Al. Cant.

Sec. to amb. James, Visct. Doncaster 1619; agent to princes of the Union, Germany 1619 – 22; sec. to Electress Palatine 1619 – 32; Palatine agent in Eng. 1621–34. Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives comp. G.M. Bell, 60, 142.

Parlimentarian

NETHERSOLE, Sir Francis (1587-1659), of The Strand, Westminster and Nethersole, Kingston, Kent; later of Polesworth, Warws.

Main residences: The Strand, Westminster; Nethersole, Kingston, Kent; Polesworth, Warws.

Author

J.P.F.

S.H.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

NETHERSOLE, Sir Francis (1587-1659)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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