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Charles Blount, 5th Baron Mountjoy

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199:, who had been patronized by his father. Whitford remained in the household until his death in 1542 and may have acted as tutor to Mountjoy's children. Like his father, Mountjoy was deeply interested in the humanist educational programme and he tried to engage the learned scholar and educationist 247:(formerly the home of his mother), probably from an illness contracted on campaign. In his will, he reckoned his assets, in money, goods, and debts owed to him, at nearly £2,100. Among other bequests, he left 40 marks to provide lectures for the children of 69:, travelled to England to become a private tutor to Mountjoy's children. He remained in the household until 1527, when he returned to Leuven and was appointed a professor of Greek. Possibly on the recommendation of Erasmus, van der Cruyce was succeeded by 77:, also a graduate of Leuven, who remained in England until 1531. In 1531 Erasmus praised Blount for his fine written style, but after Vulcanius's departure realized that the credit should have gone to the preceptor rather than the student. 146: 94: 165: 233:
Mountjoy drew up his will on 30 April 1544, just before embarking for France with the Expeditionary forces. In it, he admonished his children to "
173: 398: 161: 207:, as a tutor to his eldest son and secretary to himself. Although Ascham did not take the position—and he also refused a similar offer from 211:—he admired Mountjoy and referred in flattering terms to his learning, likening his household for its patronage of learning to that of the 150: 348: 102: 39: 365: 327: 408: 97:, also gave tuition to the sons of several court noblemen, Blount among them. One of his fellow schoolmates in this group was 239:" (PRO, PROB 11/30, fol. 343). He also composed his own epitaph in English verse. After being present with Henry VIII at the 169: 393: 138:
and Charles was the dedicatee of the next two editions (1533, 1536) as well. Erasmus also dedicated his 1531 edition of
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in 1539 Mountjoy granted asylum at his London house to the pious, learned, and outspokenly conservative priest
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kepe themselfes worthye of so moche honour as to be called hereafter to dye for there maister and countrey
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Succeeding to the title after his father's death in 1534, Mountjoy was regular in his attendance in the
90: 54: 388: 383: 204: 47: 219: 132:. Erasmus added Charles's name to that of his father in the dedication to the 1528 edition of the 339: 290: 177: 114: 98: 320: 271:"Blount, William". Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 252: 129: 196: 185: 70: 302: 121: 355: 208: 157: 80: 377: 244: 200: 113:. Leland in turn praised Charles's skill in Latin and presented a book along with 43: 223: 192: 181: 145:
About August 1530 Charles Blount married his stepsister Anne, daughter of
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House of the Knights Hospitallers: The Preceptory of Yeaveley and Barrow
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in the City of London. His widow remarried and lived until 1582.
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and he was also on the panel of 3 December 1538 for the trial of
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De ratione studii puerilis ad Carolum Montioium Guilielmi filium
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wrote a short educational treatise dedicated to Charles,
22:(28 June 1516 – 10 October 1544), was an 153:, who had become the fourth wife of Charles's father. 180:, his own brother-in-law. His country house was at 147:Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke 8: 188:, and in London, he lived in Silver Street. 331:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 34:Charles Blount was born on 28 June 1516 in 335: 285:. Victoria County History. pp. 75–77. 86:L'esclarcissement de la langue francoyse 264: 298: 288: 149:. Her mother was Dorothy, daughter of 7: 151:Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset 89:(printed in 1530 and dedicated to 40:William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy 20:Charles Blount, 5th Baron Mountjoy 14: 26:courtier and patron of learning. 328:Dictionary of National Biography 322:"Blount, Charles (d.1545)"  243:, he died on 10 October 1544 at 1: 399:16th-century English nobility 230:, following the dissolution. 170:Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu 16:English courtier (1516–1544) 281:Page, William, ed. (1907). 425: 362: 353: 345: 338: 191:After the dissolution of 249:Westbury-under-the-Plain 235: 85: 409:Barons Mountjoy (1465) 218:Mountjoy was granted 105:, whose own tutor at 101:, son of the second 57:, a graduate of the 48:Lord Mayor of London 38:, where his father, 394:People from Tournai 220:Yeaveley Preceptory 203:, then teaching at 115:commendatory verses 93:) and was tutor to 340:Peerage of England 178:Marquess of Exeter 99:Lord Thomas Howard 55:Jan van der Cruyce 372: 371: 363:Succeeded by 253:St Mary Aldermary 241:siege of Boulogne 416: 346:Preceded by 336: 332: 324: 307: 306: 300: 296: 294: 286: 278: 272: 269: 238: 197:Richard Whitford 186:Northamptonshire 88: 71:Petrus Vulcanius 65:and a friend of 424: 423: 419: 418: 417: 415: 414: 413: 374: 373: 368: 359: 351: 319: 316: 311: 310: 297: 287: 280: 279: 275: 270: 266: 261: 174:Henry Courtenay 122:Juan Luis Vives 103:Duke of Norfolk 83:, who composed 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 422: 420: 412: 411: 406: 401: 396: 391: 386: 376: 375: 370: 369: 364: 361: 356:Baron Mountjoy 352: 349:William Blount 347: 343: 342: 334: 333: 315: 312: 309: 308: 273: 263: 262: 260: 257: 209:Margaret Roper 158:House of Lords 81:John Palsgrave 31: 28: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 421: 410: 407: 405: 404:Blount family 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 381: 379: 367: 358: 357: 350: 344: 341: 337: 330: 329: 323: 318: 317: 313: 304: 292: 284: 277: 274: 268: 265: 258: 256: 254: 250: 246: 245:Hooke, Dorset 242: 237: 231: 229: 225: 221: 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 189: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 154: 152: 148: 143: 141: 137: 136: 131: 127: 123: 118: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 95:Henry Fitzroy 92: 87: 82: 78: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 29: 27: 25: 21: 366:James Blount 354: 326: 282: 276: 267: 232: 217: 201:Roger Ascham 190: 155: 144: 133: 125: 119: 79: 52: 33: 19: 18: 389:1544 deaths 384:1516 births 299:|work= 162:lords Darcy 111:John Leland 44:Henry Keble 378:Categories 360:1534–1544 314:References 228:Henry VIII 224:Derbyshire 193:Syon Abbey 130:Mary Tudor 91:Henry VIII 59:University 301:ignored ( 291:cite book 205:Cambridge 182:Apethorpe 109:had been 53:In 1522, 142:to him. 120:In 1523 117:to him. 107:Lambeth 67:Erasmus 36:Tournai 24:English 213:Medici 172:, and 166:Hussey 135:Adagia 75:Bruges 63:Leuven 259:Notes 226:, by 303:help 164:and 140:Livy 30:Life 222:in 73:of 61:at 380:: 325:. 295:: 293:}} 289:{{ 215:. 184:, 176:, 50:. 46:, 305:)

Index

English
Tournai
William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy
Henry Keble
Lord Mayor of London
Jan van der Cruyce
University
Leuven
Erasmus
Petrus Vulcanius
Bruges
John Palsgrave
Henry VIII
Henry Fitzroy
Lord Thomas Howard
Duke of Norfolk
Lambeth
John Leland
commendatory verses
Juan Luis Vives
Mary Tudor
Adagia
Livy
Robert Willoughby, 2nd Baron Willoughby de Broke
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset
House of Lords
lords Darcy
Hussey
Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu
Henry Courtenay

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