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Sir John IV Basset (1462–31 January 1528), KB, of Tehidy in Cornwall and Umberleigh in Devon was Sheriff of Cornwall in 1497, 1517 and 1522 and Sheriff of Devon in 1524. Although himself an important figure in the Westcountry gentry, he is chiefly remembered for his connection with the life of his second wife and widow Honor Grenville (d. 1566), who moved into the highest society when she re-married to Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle KG (d. 1542), an illegitimate son of King Edward IV, and an important figure at the court of King Henry VIII, his nephew. The survival of the Lisle Letters, a large collection of letters to Lisle and his wife Honor, makes their lives two of the best-documented of the period. Honor retained for life as her widow's dower several Basset estates including Umberleigh and Tehidy, and the Lisle Letters include a great deal of correspondence to Honor from her stewards concerning their detailed management. They also include much correspondence to her from her children by Sir John Basset.
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John Bassett 1462
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31 January 1528 (aged 65)
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Katherine 1st child with Honor Plantagenet, Viscountess Lisle Female b. 1515 Age: 510 1515- Celebrity Baby -
Philippa 2nd child with Honor Plantagenet, Viscountess Lisle Female b. 1517 Age: 508 1517- Celebrity Baby
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Anne Bassett 4th child with Honor Plantagenet, Viscountess Lisle Female b. 1520 d. 1558 Age: 37 (at death) 1520-1558 Lady-in-waiting
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Elizabeth Bassett 5th child with Honor Plantagenet, Viscountess Lisle Female b. 1522 d. 1558 Age: 35 (at death) 1522-1558 English gentlewoman and courtier
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George 6th child with Honor Plantagenet, Viscountess Lisle Male b. 1523 Age: 502 1523- Celebrity Baby
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Mary 7th child with Honor Plantagenet, Viscountess Lisle Female b. 1525 Age: 500 1525- Celebrity Baby
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James 8th child with Honor Plantagenet, Viscountess Lisle Male b. 1528 Age: 497 1528- Celebrity Baby
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4th childFemaleb. 1520d. 1558Age: 37 (at death)
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5th childFemaleb. 1522d. 1558Age: 35 (at death)
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