Edward Vaux (1588 - 1661)

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Edward Vaux was an English peer. The Vaux and Roper families were Catholics, and the third Baron Vaux was convicted of recusancy several times during the reign of Elizabeth I. As a minor heir to a barony, Edward Vaux became a ward of the queen on his grandfather's death.^[1]

Edward's mother, remodeled the family estate at Great Harrowden in young Edward's name. She incorporated hidden rooms for the harbouring of Catholic priests including her confessor, Jesuit John Gerard. Her activities were closely watched by the authorities, and both Edward and his mother were investigated in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.^[1]

Edward Vaux's wife Elizabeth died 17 April 1658, aged 71. Vaux died 8 September 1661, aged 74. Both were buried at Dorking, Surrey.^[1]

On Edward's death without legitimate issue, the Barony of Vaux of Harrowden was inherited by his brother Henry who died without issue in 1663.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Vaux,_4th_Baron_Vaux_of_Harrowden

• The Peerage: Edward Vaux, 4th Baron Vaux of Harrowden

• Wikipedia: Edward Vaux, 4th Baron Vaux of Harrowden