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Sir Henry was second son and eventual heir of Sir Edward Unton (d. 1583) of Wadley House at Littleworth in Faringdon , whose own monument is affixed to the wall above the remains of Sir Henry's. He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, entered Middle Temple in 1575 and travelled in Italy and France.
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Unton was directed to encourage Henry to hold out against his foes, but he was warned against committing the queen to a long continuance of her active support. On 11 Nov. 1591 Henry laid siege to Rouen, which was in the hands of the forces of the League. Unton accompanied him, and remained with Henry until he was forced to raise the siege in April.
Sir Henry Unton was a soldier and diplomat. He travelled to Italy in the 1570s and served with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in the Netherlands in the mid-1580s and as ambassador to France in the 1590s.His close association with Henry IV of France is demonstrated in the cameo portrait of the French king that he wears in the painting; when he became ill in France, the king sent his personal ...
1 de nov. de 2009 · Correspondence of Sir Henry Unton, knt., ambassador from Queen Elizabeth to Henry IV. king of France, ... Rev. Henry Wellesley's copy (name in red, in list of members) Pages 281-296 misplaced in binding after p. 272 Rare Annex copy 1: Gift of Henry W. Sage Addeddate
13 de nov. de 2019 · Owners of Faringdon House. 1590s Sir Henry Unton (c.1557-1596), the English Ambassador to France. 1597 John Wentworth, who was married to Cecily Unton. 1622 sold to Sir Robert Pye (1585-1662), but Sir Henry’s widow, Dame Dorothy continued to live there until her death in 1634. 1662 Robert Pye (son of Sir Robert) 1701 Edmund Pye (son of Robert) ...
Sir Henry Unton Above X-ray mosaic showing the original size of the panel and the regularly spaced wooden pegs at the sides. This highly unusual portrait was commissioned by Sir Henry Unton’s wife, Dorothy Wroughton, following his death in France whilst serving as ambassador. Unton is depicted flanked by Fame and Death, wearing a cameo with
