Edward Mansel (politician)

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The ruins of the south wing of Oxwich Castle built by Edward Mansel

Sir Edward Mansel , also Mansell (* around 1530 or 1531; † August 15, 1585 ) was an English nobleman and politician.

origin

Edward Mansel came from the Welsh Mansel family . He was the eldest surviving son of Rhys Mansel and his third wife Cecily Daubridgecourt . As a member of a noble family, his father had risen to become one of the most influential nobles in South Wales.

Political activity

Edward Mansel attended Lincoln's Inn and was elected Knight of the Shire for Glamorgan in the general election in April 1554 while his father was still alive . After his father's death in 1559, Edward inherited his property in South Wales. He held numerous offices in Wales, including from October 1554 that of Chamberlain of Cheshire and from 1575 to 1576 that of Sheriff of Glamorgan. Despite these offices, he was still involved in smuggling deals and beach robbery several times. In 1572 he was knighted .

In 1557 Mansel had quarreled with Sir George Herbert of Swansea over the rights to a shipwreck. This led to a violent confrontation in front of Mansel's mansion, Oxwich Castle , in December , in which an aunt of his was fatally wounded. The conflict also strained relations between the Mansel and Herbert families in the years to come . Mansel had the manor house Oxwich Castle on the Gower peninsula generously expanded, which he presumably took over financially. This and the opposition of the Herbert family probably prevented Mansel from achieving the political importance of his father.

Marriage and offspring

Mansel had married Jane Somerset after 1559 , the youngest daughter of Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester . Somerset was one of the largest landowners in South Wales and had been Mansel's father's employer. Mansel had several children with his wife, including:

His main heir was his eldest son Thomas, his second eldest son Francis founded the Mansel family in Muddlescombe in Carmarthenshire . His son Robert became Treasurer of the Royal Navy and Vice Admiral.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Diane M. Williams: Gower. A Guide to ancient and historic monuments on the Gower peninsula. Cadw, Cardiff 1998. ISBN 1-85760-073-8 , p. 28
  2. ↑ Lloyd Bowen; Simon Healy: Rice, Sir Walter (by 1562-at least 1635), of Newton, Llandefaisant, Carm. (History of Parliament online). Retrieved February 3, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Mansel, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mansell, Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1530 or 1531
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1585