Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (or Throgmorton; c. 1515/1516 – 12 February 1571) was an English diplomat and politician, who was an ambassador to France and later Scotland, and played a key role in the relationship between Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots.

2025年1月1日 · Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (born 1515—died Feb. 12, 1571, London) was an English diplomat in the reign of Elizabeth I. The son of Sir George Throckmorton of Coughton, Warwickshire, and the uncle of Francis Throckmorton, he was a member of the household of Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, and was favourable to the reformers in ...

2016年3月23日 · Sir Nicholas served four Tudor monarchs as well as the Duke of Richmond, Henry Fizroy. Nicholas was related to Sir William Parr and at the time he was Fitzroy’s chamberlain which explains Throckmorton’s entry into such a prestigious household.

2005年9月9日 · Fiercely intelligent, witty, handsome and ambitious, Sir Nicholas Thockmorton was a man who made an impression. A Spanish ambassador reported him to be dangerously 'clever'; he was considered 'a man of intelligence' by the major players in English politics.

Sir Nicholas THROCKMORTON. Born: 1515, London and Paulerspury, Northants. Died: 12 Feb 1570/1, London, Middlesex, England. Buried: 21 Feb 1570/1, St. Catherine Cree Church, London, Middlesex, England. Father: George THROCKMORTON of Coughton (Sir Knight) Mother: Catherine VAUX. Married: Anne CAREW 1541. Children:

When Nicholas Throckmorton was born in 1515, in Paulerspury, Northamptonshire, England, his father, Sir George Throckmorton, was 26 and his mother, Katherine Vaux, was 27. He married Anne Carew in 1541, in Beddington, Surrey, England. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters.

2020年12月28日 · THROCKMORTON, Sir NICHOLAS (1515–1571), diplomatist, born in 1515, was fourth of the eight sons of Sir George Throckmorton of Coughton, Warwickshire. His grandfather, Sir Robert Throckmorton (son of Thomas, and grandson of Sir John Throckmorton [q. v.]), was a privy councillor under Henry VII, and died in 1519 while on a pilgrimage to Palestine.

This study concentrates on Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, a resident ambassador sent to France in the first years of Elizabeth's reign. He had never held a high level government position before this time, but was remembered for his ability to give advice on matters of foreign policy.

2018年6月11日 · Sir Nicholas Throckmorton [1], 1515–71, English diplomat. A relative of Catherine Parr [2], the last wife of Henry VIII [3], he became a staunch Protestant and gained the favor of the young Edward VI [4], who knighted him in 1547.

He remained in England for much of Mary’s reign, ‘stood for the true religion’ in the Parliament of October 1553, and survived implication in Wyatt’s rebellion. But the possibility that he might be accused of complicity in the Henry Dudley conspiracy of 1556 decided him to go abroad.