Charles Stourton, 8th Baron Stourton

Charles Stourton, 8th Baron Stourton (c. 1520-1557) was the son of William Stourton and Elizabeth Dudley, daughter of Edmund Dudley.

Stourton succeeded his father as baron in 1548. He was a nephew of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, as well as a Catholic. A Wiltshire resident, he was asked for help by Mary Tudor in the succession crisis of 1553, but waited with supporting her until her victory was clear.^[1] In August 1553 he was described as an "archpapist" by a London pamphleteer,^[2] and was executed on March 16, 1557 at Salisbury for murdering two men.

Stourton had at least two sons:

• John, became Baron in 1557.
• Edward, became Baron in 1588.

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References

• Ives, Eric: Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery Wiley-Blackwell 2009 ISBN 9781405194136
• Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (eds): Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage London: St. Martin's Press 1995