William Parker, 13th Baron Morley

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William Parker, 5th Baron Monteagle, about 1615

William Parker, 13th Baron Morley, 5th Baron Monteagle ( 1575 - July 1, 1622 ) was an English peer .

He was the son and heir of Edward Parker, 12th Baron Morley and his wife Elizabeth Stanley, 4th Baroness Monteagle . When his mother died in 1585, he inherited it as the 5th Baron Monteagle . When his father died in 1618, he inherited his title as 13th Baron Morley including the inheritance of Marshal of Ireland .

In 1589 he married Elizabeth Tresham (1573-1648), daughter of Sir Thomas Tresham (1543-1605). He had six children with her:

His brother-in-law Francis Tresham was a co-conspirator of the Gunpowder Plot . On October 26, 1605, William Parker received a letter advising him to stay away from the opening of Parliament on the pretext that the house would "receive a blow". He passed this letter on to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury , who reported it to the king. On the morning of November 5, 1605, he took part in the inspection of the cellars under Parliament, where the explosives stored there were discovered. The king gave him money and land as a reward for his loyalty.

At his death in 1622 his son Henry inherited his titles.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peerage: Monteagle at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
  2. ↑ Peerage: Morley at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
  3. ^ Morley, Baron (E, 1299 – abeyant 1697) at Cracroft's Peerage
  4. ^ Antonia Fraser: Faith and Treason. The Story of the Gunpowder Plot. Doubleday New York 1996, p. 154.
predecessor title successor
Elizabeth Stanley Baron Monteagle
1585-1622 		Henry Parker
Edward Parker Baron Morley
1618-1622 		Henry Parker
personal data
SURNAME Parker, William, 13th Baron Morley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Parker, William, 5th Baron Monteagle; Monteagle, William Parker 5th Baron; Morley, William Parker 13th Baron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English peer
DATE OF BIRTH 1575
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 1622