Mervyn Tuchet, 4th Earl of Castlehaven

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 - c. 1622).[1]

Mervyn Tuchet
The 4th Earl of Castlehaven
Title held	1684 - 1686
Predecessor	James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven
Successor	James Tuchet, 5th Earl of Castlehaven
Detail Titles and styles 14th Baron Audley 2nd Baron Audley of Hely
Died	(1686-11-02)2 November 1686
Spouse(s)	Mary Talbot ( m. before 1710)
Issue James Tuchet John Tuchet Talbot George Mary Tuchet Elizabeth Eleanor/Helena Anne

He married Mary Talbot (buried 15 March 1710/1 in Clewer, Berkshire), 3rd[2] daughter of John Talbot, 10th Earl of Shrewsbury[3] (before 1601 - 1654) and his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir Francis Fortescue.[1] She was the widow of Charles Arundel, Esq,[1] son to William Arundell second son to Thomas Arundell of Wardour.[4]

They had the following children:

• James (died 9 August 1700)[1][3]
• John Tuchet married Elizabeth Savile, daughter of Thomas Savile Earl of Sussex[3] 1st husband of Anne Villiers, daughter of Christopher Villiers 1st Earl of Anglesey by his wife Elizabeth Sheldon
• Talbot, died young[4]
• George, died young[4]
• Mary married to Sir Henry Wingfield (died 1677) of Easton Suffolk Baronet, son of Sir Richard Wingfield Bart and his second wife, the daughter of Sir John Winter of Lidney in Gloucestershire . While in Dulward, Lorraine serving the Frenchs army, his leg was shot off.[5] He left two sons,

1. Henry ( died 1712) Married without issue male[5]
2. Mervin (died 1765) Married twice and had issue[5]

• Elizabeth, died young[4]
• Eleanor/Helena[4][3]
• Anne,[4] who died unmarried[3]

He succeeded his brother James as Earl of Castlehaven on 11 October 1684. He also held the lower titles 14th Baron Audley and 2nd Baron Audley of Hely. On his death, his titles passed to his son James.

References

1. Cokayne, George Edward (1913). "Castlehaven". In Vicary Gibbs (ed.). "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant" (PDF). III CANONTEIGN to CUTTS. et al. London: "The St. Catherine Press". p. 88. ISBN 0-904387-82-8. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
2. Burke, John (1846). "TOUCHET EARL OF CASTLEHAVEN". "A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance ... England". Henry Colburn. p. 699. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
3. Collins, Arthur (1756). "Peerage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the Peers of England, Now Existing... Their Descents and Collateral Lines: Their Births, Marriages, and Issues... Deaths, Places of Burial, Monuments, Epitaphs... Also Their Paternal Coats of Arms, Crests, Supporters and Mottos ..." (Touchet, Lord Audley ed.). W. Innys. p. 21. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
4. Madden, Frederic; Bandinel, Bulkeley (1835). ""DUGDALE s MSS. ADDITIONS TO HIS BARONAGE"". Collectanea Topographica Et Genealogica. II. J. B. Nichols and son. pp. 3–. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
5. Lodge, John (1789). "Viscount POWERSCOURT". The Peerage of Ireland: Or, A Genealogical History of the Present Nobility of that Kingdom. V. J. Moore. p. 263. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

External links

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by James Tuchet	Earl of Castlehaven 1684–1686	Succeeded by James Tuchet
Peerage of England
Preceded by James Tuchet	Baron Audley 1684–1686	Succeeded by James Tuchet