Will - Person Sheet
Will - Person Sheet
NameAWBREY, Dr. William PhD 
, 12G Grandfather
, 12G GrandfatherBirth Dateabt 1529
Birth PlaceBrecknockshire, Wales
Death Date25 Jun 1595 Age: 66
Death PlaceLondon, Middlesex, England
Misc. Notes
William Aubrey (ca. 1529 – 25 June 1595) was Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford from 1553 to 1559, and was one of the founding Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford. He was also a Member of Parliament.
Aubrey was born in Brecknockshire, Wales, the second of Thomas Aubrey, MD, of Cantreff.
After being educated at what later became Christ College, Brecon, Aubrey went to Oxford University, becoming a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1547. He obtained a BCL degree in 1549 and was appointed Principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford in 1550. In 1553, he succeeded Robert Weston as Regius Professor of Civil Law. He held the position until 1559, when he was succeeded by John Griffith. He served as judge-marshal of the army led by William Herbert, the Earl of Pembroke in the St. Quentin campaign of 1557.
In 1571, he was named in the foundation charter as one of the original eight fellows of Jesus College, Oxford. He obtained the degree of DCL in 1554 and the following year he was made a Master in Chancery.
In 1562, Aubrey was a member of the commission set up by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury that declared unlawful the marriage of Lady Catherine Grey to Henry Herbert (son of the 1st Earl of Pembroke). He was one of the signatories of the opinion that John Lesley (Bishop of Ross and an ambassador for Mary, Queen of Scots) could be tried in England for intriguing against Queen Elizabeth.
He was MP for various constituencies: Carmarthen Boroughs (1554), Brecon (1558), Hindon (1559), Arundel (1563), and Taunton (1592). He was a member of the Council of Wales and the Marches from 1586. He was also auditor and vicar-general of the Province of Canterbury under Archbishop Grindal, retaining his position as vicar-general under Archbishop Whitgift.
Aubrey died in London, England in 1595 and was buried in Old St Paul's Cathedral.
Aubrey was born in Brecknockshire, Wales, the second of Thomas Aubrey, MD, of Cantreff.
After being educated at what later became Christ College, Brecon, Aubrey went to Oxford University, becoming a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1547. He obtained a BCL degree in 1549 and was appointed Principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford in 1550. In 1553, he succeeded Robert Weston as Regius Professor of Civil Law. He held the position until 1559, when he was succeeded by John Griffith. He served as judge-marshal of the army led by William Herbert, the Earl of Pembroke in the St. Quentin campaign of 1557.
In 1571, he was named in the foundation charter as one of the original eight fellows of Jesus College, Oxford. He obtained the degree of DCL in 1554 and the following year he was made a Master in Chancery.
In 1562, Aubrey was a member of the commission set up by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury that declared unlawful the marriage of Lady Catherine Grey to Henry Herbert (son of the 1st Earl of Pembroke). He was one of the signatories of the opinion that John Lesley (Bishop of Ross and an ambassador for Mary, Queen of Scots) could be tried in England for intriguing against Queen Elizabeth.
He was MP for various constituencies: Carmarthen Boroughs (1554), Brecon (1558), Hindon (1559), Arundel (1563), and Taunton (1592). He was a member of the Council of Wales and the Marches from 1586. He was also auditor and vicar-general of the Province of Canterbury under Archbishop Grindal, retaining his position as vicar-general under Archbishop Whitgift.
Aubrey died in London, England in 1595 and was buried in Old St Paul's Cathedral.
Spouses
1WILLIAMS, Williford Millicent , 12G Grandmother
, 12G GrandmotherBirth Dateabt 1532
Birth PlaceTainton, Oxfordshire, England
Death Dateabt 1594 Age: 62
Death PlaceBrecknockshire, Wales
Marr Dateabt 1555
Marr PlaceEngland