Sir Charles Danvers (c.1568-1601), was an English soldier who plotted against Elizabeth I of England.
He was born the eldest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire and Elizabeth, fourth daughter and coheiress of John Neville, Baron Latimer. He travelled abroad and then studied at Oxford University and the Inner Temple.
He was elected as the MP for Cirencester in 1586 and 1589 and knighted in 1588.
He was banished in 1594 after a duel with Henry Long, in which he was badly wounded and Henry Long was shot by Charles' brother Henry Danvers. The brothers fled to France and became soldiers of fortune for Henry IV of France, returning to England in 1598 after being granted a pardon. Charles went to Ireland and became friends of the Earl of Essex, returning with him to London. He became involved in Essex's plot to gain an audience with Queen Elizabeth I by force.
He was executed for treason at Tower Hill in 1601 by beheading, along with fellow conspirator Sir Christopher Blount, for their part in the plot.[1]