LINEAGE
PARENTS:
SIR THOMAS BLOUNT
of Kidderminster
bef.1524-d.1568
MARGERY POLEY
daughter of Edmund Poley of Badley, Suffolk
d.1595
SIBLINGS:
SIR EDWARD BLOUNT
of Kidderminster
c.1554-1630
?GILBERT BLOUNT
'G.B.' on parents' tomb
Had uncle called Gilbert
died in infancy
MARY BLOUNT
.
-Aft.1568
?KATHERINE BLOUNT
'K.B.' on parents' tomb
??-Bef.1568
SPOUSE:
LETTICE KNOLLYS
Countess of Essex
Countess of Leicester
[Devereux/Dudley/Blount]
1543-1634
KEY EVENTS
c.1555/1556 - CHRISTOPHER BLOUNT born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, younger son of Sir Thomas Blount and his wife Margery Poley.
28 Nov 1568 - Death of father Thomas Blount; was recipient in his will.
1584 - Employed as 'Gentleman of the Horse' to ROBERT DUDLEY.
1585-87 - Served in the 'Netherlands Campaign', where ROBERT DUDLEY acted as Governor-General.
c.Jul 1589 - Marriage to LETTICE KNOLLYS, widow of ROBERT DUDLEY, less than 1 year after his death.
1593-1597 - Appointed as member of Parliament for Staffordshire.
1596 - Served as a colonel in the Cadiz Expedition ('Capture of Cadiz').
1597 - Served in the Azozres Expedition.
08 Feb 1601 - Accompanied stepson ROBERT DEVEREUX through London, in failed 'Essex Rebellion', having marched from Essex House; was wounded and captured by Queen's men.
18 Feb 1601 - Signed 2 confessions confirming guilt of himself and ROBERT DEVEREUX, confirming discussions regarding rebellion and overthrowing government from 3 years previously.
05 Mar 1601 - Taken to Westminster Hall, where he stood trial; was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death.
18 Mar 1601 - CHRISTOPHER BLOUNT taken from Tower of London, and executed (by beheading) on Tower Hill; was later buried in Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula within walls of Tower of London.
