Thomas Perrot
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Sir Thomas Perrot (1553 ā 1594) was an Elizabethan courtier, soldier, and Member of Parliament. He campaigned in Ireland and the Low Countries, and was involved in the defence of England against the Spanish Armada. He was imprisoned several times, on one occasion to prevent a duel with Sir Walter Raleigh, and on another occasion because of his secret marriage to Dorothy Devereux, a Lady-in-waiting to the Queen, and sister of the Queen's favourite, the Earl of Essex. Perrot's only daughter, Penelope, married Sir Robert Naunton, author of Fragmenta Regalia, which claimed that Perrot's father, Sir John Perrot, was an illegitimate son of Henry VIII.
Sir Thomas Perrot | |
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Born | 1553 Haroldston, Haverforwest |
Died | 1594 (aged 40ā41) |
Spouse(s) | Dorothy Devereux |
Issue | Unnamed son Penelope Perrot |
Father | Sir John Perrot |
Mother | Anne Cheyne |