Peerage Record – 635

     Friedrich II Kurfürst von der Pfalz was born on 9 December 1482. He was the son of Philip Kurfürst von der Pfalz.¹ He married Dorothea Oldenburg, Princess of Denmark, daughter of Christian II Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway and Isabella Erzherzogin von Österreich, on 26 September 1535. He died on 26 February 1556 at age 73.
     He was a member of the House of Wittelsbach.¹ He succeeded as the Kurfürst von der Pfalz in 1544.¹

     Anne Glemham was the daughter of Sir Henry Glemham and Lady Anne Sackville.^1,2 She married, firstly, Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning of Sudbury, son of Paul Bayning and Susanna Norden, before 1613.² She married, secondly, Dudley Carleton, 1st and last Viscount Dorchester, son of Anthony Carleton, on 14 June 1630.² She died on 10 January 1638/39 at Westminster, London, England^G.² She was buried on 31 January 1638/39 at Gosfield, Essex, England^G.² Her will (dated 1 and 3 September 1638) was proven (by probate) on 15 January 1638/39.²
     From before 1613, her married name became Bayning.² After her marriage, Anne Glemham was styled as Baroness Bayning of Horkesley on 27 February 1627/28. After her marriage, Anne Glemham was styled as Viscountess Bayning of Sudbury on 8 March 1627/28. From 14 June 1630, her married name became Carleton.²

     Sir Henry Glemham was the son of Sir Thomas Glemham and Amy Parker.² He married Lady Anne Sackville, daughter of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset and Cecily Baker.³ He died on 30 August 1632.²
     He was admitted to Inner Temple in 1585.² He was appointed Knight in 1591.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lewes between 1591 and 1597.² He lived at Glemham, Suffolk, England^G.⁴

     Arthur Gorges was the son of Sir Arthur Gorges.² He married Hon. Mary Bayning, daughter of Paul Bayning, 1st Viscount Bayning of Sudbury and Anne Glemham, after 1661.¹ He died on 18 April 1668, without issue.¹ He was buried at Chelsea, London, England^G.¹
     He lived at Chelsea, London, England^G.¹

     Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount of Valentia was born before 1 February 1583/84.² He was the son of Robert Annesley and Beatrix Cornwall.³ He was baptised on 2 January 1585/86 at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England^G.^4,3 He married, firstly, Dorothy Philipps, daughter of Sir John Philipps, 1st Bt. and Anne Perrot, circa 1608.^1,3 He married, secondly, Jane Stanhope, daughter of Sir John Stanhope and Catherine Trentham, in 1629.⁵ He died on 22 November 1660.⁶ He was buried on 23 November 1660.²
     He was in service of Sir Arthur Chichester, 1st and last Baron Chichester of Belfast and Lord Depute of Ireland, possibly at first in a relatively menial capacity such as that of butler but latterly on terms of close friendship (if not quite equality) such that he was put in the way of acquiring large tracts of Irish land during the Plantation of Ulster and the granting by the Crown of estates further south confiscated from native Irish families.² He held the office of Comptroller of Works [Ireland] in 1606.² In 1606 he was in Ireland, taking an active part in the colonization of Ulster.³ He was Joint Clerk, Council of Munster between 1607 and 1611.² He was Clerk of Tallies and Pells, Ireland between 1612 and 1625.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Lismore [Ireland] from 1613 to 1614.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Armagh [Ireland] from 1614 to 1615.³ He held the office of Prime Secretary of State [Ireland] between 1616 and 1634.³ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Ireland] from 1616 to February 1635/36.² He was appointed Knight on 16 June 1616.³ He was created 1st Baronet Annesley, of Mountnorris, co. Armagh [Ireland] on 7 August 1620.³ He was Commissioner for the Plantation of Ulster in 1622.² He was Commissioner for the Reformation of Ireland in March 1621/22.² He was created 1st Viscount of Valentia, co. Kerry [Ireland] on 11 March 1621/22, although the title was based on coming into existence on the death of the previous Viscount of Valentia, created 1620, which did not occur until 25 May 1642.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Carmarthen in 1625.³ He held the office of Vice Treasurer and Receiver General of the Revenue [Ireland] in 1625.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Newton, Lancashire from 1628 to 1629.³ He was created 1st Baron Mountnorris, of Mountnorris, co. Armagh [Ireland] on 8 February 1628/29.³ He was Treasurer at Wars, Ireland in 1632.² In 1635 he was sentenced to death for supposed insubordination during Lord Deputyship of Lord Wentworth, who had been given cause to look on him with disfavour, but the sentence was commuted to house arrest. He was relieved of all his posts on grounds of corruption, for which there seems to have been some justification.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴
     

     Dorothy Philipps was the daughter of Sir John Philipps, 1st Bt. and Anne Perrot.^1,2 She married Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount of Valentia, son of Robert Annesley and Beatrix Cornwall, circa 1608.^1,2 She died on 3 May 1624.² She was buried on 4 May 1624 at St. John’s Church, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.²
     From circa 1608, her married name became Annesley.² After her marriage, Dorothy Philipps was styled as Viscountess of Valentia on 11 March 1622.

     Sir John Philipps, 1st Bt. was born circa 1566.² He was the son of Morgan Philipps and Elizabeth Fletcher.^3,4 He married, firstly, Anne Perrot, daughter of Sir John Perrot, after 11 November 1585.⁵ He married, secondly, Margaret Dennis, daughter of Sir Thomas Dennis.² He died on 27 March 1629.³
     He held the office of Sheriff of Pembrokeshire from 1594 to 1595.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Pembrokeshire from 1597 to 1598.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Pembrokeshire from October 1601 to December 1601.² He held the office of Sheriff of Pembrokeshire from 1610 to 1611.³ He was created 1st Baronet Philipps, of Picton Castle [England] on 9 November 1621.¹ He held the office of Sheriff of Cardiganshire from 1622 to 1623.²

     Elizabeth Sutton was born circa 1600.² She was the daughter of Sir Richard Sutton.¹ She married, firstly, Sir James Altham before 1619.² She and Sir John Ashfield, 1st Bt. obtained a marriage license on 30 April 1627 at London, England^G.² She married, thirdly, Sir Richard Minshall on 12 November 1655 at St. Gile’s-in-the-Fields Church, London, England^G.²
     From before 1619, her married name became Altham.² From 30 April 1627, her married name became Ashfield.² From 12 November 1655, her married name became Minshall.²

     Sir Richard Sutton held the office of Auditor of the Imprest.² He lived at Acton, London, England^G.¹

     Elisabeth von Oberbayern-München was born on 2 March 1443. She was the daughter of Albrecht III Herzog von Oberbayern-München and Anne von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen.¹ She married Ernst Kurfürst von Sachsen, son of Friedrich II Kurfürst von Sachsen and Margarete von Habsburg, on 19 November 1460. She died on 5 March 1484 at age 41.
     She was a member of the House of Wittelsbach.²