Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven

Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox noble Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven (died 2 November 1686) was the third son of Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven, and his first wife, Elizabeth Barnham (1592 - Template:Circa).<ref name="CP_MervynTuchet">Template:Cite book</ref> He succeeded his brother James Tuchet as Earl of Castlehaven on 11 October 1684. He also held the subsidiary titles 14th Baron Audley and 2nd Baron Audley of Hely.

Marriage and issue

He married Mary Talbot (buried 15 March 1710/1 in Clewer, Berkshire), 3rd<ref name="Burke1846">Template:Cite book</ref> daughter of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury<ref name="Collins1756">Template:Cite book</ref> (ante 1601–1654) and his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir Francis Fortescue.<ref name="CP_MervynTuchet"/> She was the widow of Charles Arundel, Esq,<ref name="CP_MervynTuchet"/> son to William Arundell second son to Thomas Arundell of Wardour.<ref name="MaddenBandinel1835">Template:Cite book</ref>

Ledger stone of Mary Tuchet, wife of Sir Henry Wingfield, 4th Baronet. All Saints Church, Easton, Suffolk

They had the following children:

• James Tuchet, 5th Earl of Castlehaven (died 9 August 1700),<ref name="CP_MervynTuchet"/><ref name="Collins1756"/> eldest son and heir;
• John Tuchet, who married Elizabeth Savile, daughter of Thomas Savile Earl of Sussex<ref name="Collins1756"/> 1st husband of Anne Villiers, daughter of Christopher Villiers 1st Earl of Anglesey by his wife Elizabeth Sheldon;
• Talbot Tuchet, died young<ref name="MaddenBandinel1835"/>
• George Tuchet, died young<ref name="MaddenBandinel1835"/>
• Mary Tuchet (1657–1675), who married Sir Henry Wingfield, 4th Baronet (c. 1655–1677) of Easton, Suffolk, younger son of Sir Richard Wingfield, 2nd Baronet (died c. 1656) by his second wife, the daughter of Sir John Winter of Lidney in Gloucestershire. Dame Mary died aged 18 in 1675 (as is recorded on her ledger stone in Easton Church, Suffolk), and her husband died two years later, aged 22, while in Dulward, Lorraine, serving the French army, when his leg was shot off.<ref name="Lodge1789">Template:Cite book</ref> He had at the age of 16 succeeded his elder brother Sir Robert Wingfield, 3rd Baronet (c. 1652–c. 1671). He left two sons:

1. Henry Wingfield (died 1712) Married without issue male<ref name="Lodge1789"/>
2. Mervin Wingfield (died 1765) Married twice and had issue<ref name="Lodge1789"/>

• Elizabeth, died young<ref name="MaddenBandinel1835"/>
• Eleanor/Helena<ref name="MaddenBandinel1835"/><ref name="Collins1756"/>
• Anne,<ref name="MaddenBandinel1835"/> who died unmarried<ref name="Collins1756"/>

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