Sir Thomas Lyttelton, 1st Baronet (1593 – 22 February 1650) was an English Royalist officer and politician from the
Lyttelton family during the English Civil War.
During the
First English Civil War Lyttelton was Colonel of the Worcestershire Horse and Foot for the King in 1642. He was taken prisoner by
Tinker Fox at Bewdley in 1644,[1][3] imprisoned in the
Tower of London and fined £4,000.[1]
Lyttelton died in 1650 and is buried in Worcester Cathedral.[1]
Family
Lyttelton married Catherine, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Crompton, of Driffield, Yorks.[1] They had twelve sons and four daughters of whom five sons and three daughters died while children. The survivors were:[4]
Henry (1624–1693) was a Royalist officer during the English Civil War and an MP from 1678 to 1679.
Charles (1629–1716) Royalist who defended Colchester inherited the baronetcy from his elder brother Henry.[5]
Edward, killed in a duel at Worcester, unmarried.[4]
Constantine (died 1662), died in Jamaica without any children.[4]
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