Francis Fortescue
Sir Francis Fortescue (ca. 1563–1624), KB was an English politician.
Life[]
Francis was the eldest surviving son of John Fortescue of Salden at Mursley and his wife, Cecily Ashfield. His brothers were William Fortescue and .
In 1589, he married Grace Manners (d. 1624), daughter of Sir John Manners of Haddon Hall, second son of Thomas Earl of Rutland, and of Dorothy Vernon daughter and co-heir of Sir George Vernon. They had at least one son, his heir, John. A daughter, Dorothy Vernon (d. 1650), married Sir Robert Throckmorton of Weston Underwood, Buckinghamshire and Coughton Court.
Career[]
In 1600, he became the Custos Rotulorum of Buckinghamshire and in 1608 High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire. In 1589, 1593 and 1597 he was MP for Buckingham, and in 1601 MP for Buckinghamshire.[1]
References[]
- 1560s births
- 1624 deaths
- High Sheriffs of Buckinghamshire
- 17th-century English people
- Knights of the Bath
- English MPs 1589
- English MPs 1593
- English MPs 1597–1598
- English MPs 1601
- 16th-century English MP stubs
- 17th-century English MP stubs