George Throckmorton

Sir George Throckmorton (c. 1480 – 6 August 1552) of Coughton Court in Warwickshire, England, was a Member of Parliament during the reign of King Henry VIII.

Born before 1489 in Worcestershire, he was the eldest son and heir of Sir Robert Throckmorton of Coughton Court, a soldier, courtier and Councillor to King Henry VII, by his wife Katherine Marrow, a daughter of Sir William Marowe (or Marrow), Lord Mayor of London.

The Throckmorton family (originally de Throckmorton) took its surname from the manor of Throckmorton in the parish of Fladbury, Worcestershire, which from the 12th century they held under the overlordship of the Bishop of Worcester.

They acquired the manor of Coughton by marriage in the early 15th century.

[3] By his wife he had eight sons and nine daughters as follows:[4] Throckmorton died on 12 August 1552 and was buried in Coughton Church, where survives the monument he himself designed.

Arms of Throckmorton: Gules, on a chevron argent three bars gemelles sable
Arms of Vaux: Chequy argent and gules, on a chevron azure three roses or