Francis Throckmorton
Francis Throckmorton | |
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Arms of Throckmorton: Gules, on a chevron argent three bars gemelles sable. Crest: A falcon rising proper belled and jessed or. Mottos: (1) Virtus Sola Nobilitas (Virtue is the only nobility); (2) Moribus Antiquis (With ancient manners) | |
| Born | 1554 |
| Died | July 10, 1584 (aged 29–30) Tyburn, Middlesex |
| Cause of death | Hanging |
| Education | University of Oxford, Inner Temple, London |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Throckmorton Plot |
| Criminal charges | Treason |
| Spouse | Anne Sutton |
| Children | John Throckmorton |
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| Relatives | Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, Nicholas Vaux, 1st Baron Vaux of Harrowden, Elizabeth Throckmorton George Puttenham, Sir Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley |
Sir Francis Throckmorton (1554 – 10 July 1584) was a conspirator against Queen Elizabeth I of England in the Throckmorton Plot.