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Poyntz was the second son of Sir Robert Poyntz of [[Iron Acton]], Gloucestershire, by Margaret, an illegitimate daughter of [[Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers]], making Margaret a first cousin of [[King Henry VIII]]. Poyntz married, by 1528, Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Matthew Browne of [[Betchworth Castle]], Surrey. |
Poyntz was the second son of Sir Robert Poyntz of [[Iron Acton]], Gloucestershire, by Margaret, an illegitimate daughter of [[Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers]], making Margaret a first cousin of [[King Henry VIII]]. Poyntz married, by 1528, Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Matthew Browne of [[Betchworth Castle]], Surrey. |
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Poyntz was [[Sewing|sewer]] to [[Queen Catherine of Aragon]] in 1520. He was friends with the poet [[Thomas Wyatt (poet)|Sir Thomas Wyatt]] who wrote a satire on ‘mine own John Poyntz’. A painting and a drawing of Poyntz by [[Holbein]] survive.<ref name="HistParl"/> |
Poyntz was [[Sewing|sewer]] to [[Queen Catherine of Aragon]] in 1520. He was friends with the poet [[Thomas Wyatt (poet)|Sir Thomas Wyatt]] who wrote a satire on ‘mine own John Poyntz’. A painting and a drawing of Poyntz by [[Hans Holbein the Younger|Holbein]] survive.<ref name="HistParl"/> |
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Revision as of 20:18, 24 December 2014
John Poyntz (ca. 1485 – 1544) was an English courtier and politician, Member of Parliament for Devizes in 1529.[1]
Poyntz was the second son of Sir Robert Poyntz of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, by Margaret, an illegitimate daughter of Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, making Margaret a first cousin of King Henry VIII. Poyntz married, by 1528, Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Matthew Browne of Betchworth Castle, Surrey.
Poyntz was sewer to Queen Catherine of Aragon in 1520. He was friends with the poet Sir Thomas Wyatt who wrote a satire on ‘mine own John Poyntz’. A painting and a drawing of Poyntz by Holbein survive.[1]
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