Aston Cockayne
| Sir Aston Cockayne | |
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| 1st Baronet Cockayne of Ashbourne | |
Engraving of Sir Aston Cockayne, 1st Baronet. (1608–1684)
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| Spouse(s) | Mary Kniveton (daughter of Sir William Kniveton) |
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Full name
Sir Aston Cockayne
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| Noble family | Cockayne |
| Father | Sir Thomas Cockayne |
| Mother | Lady Anne Stanhope (daughter of Sir John Stanhope) |
| Born | Baptised 20 December 1608 Ashbourne Hall (unproven- see talkpage) |
| Died | 1684 |
| Occupation | Baronet, Landowner, Cavalier, Poet and Writer. |
Sir Aston Cockayne, 1st Baronet (1608–1684) was, in his day, a well-known Cavalier and a minor literary figure, now best remembered as a friend of Philip Massinger, John Fletcher, Michael Drayton, Richard Brome, Thomas Randolph, and other writers of his generation.
Aston Cockayne was the son of Thomas Cockayne and Ann, the daughter of Sir John Stanhope; Cockayne was born at Ashbourne Hall in Derbyshire, and baptised on 20 December 1608. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, the University of Oxford, and at the Inns of Court. Like many other aristocrats of his time, he travelled through Europe in his youth, spending much of 1632 in France and Italy; like a few, he became fluent in their languages, and translated works of literature into English.
Cockayne was a Roman Catholic, and like other Catholics in his country in his era, was active in resistance against the Church of England and the social order that supported it. On 10 January 1641 Charles I elevated him to baronet. During the English Civil War he took the Royalist side. He joined the future Charles II in exile for a time. For much of the English Interregnum he lived on his estate of Pooley Hall, at Polesworth in Warwickshire.
Cockayne was a cousin of the poet Charles Cotton (1630–87), and had connections with Cotton's circle, which included Izaak Walton (1598–1683).
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