Thomas Wyatt the Younger

Sir Thomas Wyatt
Portrait of Thomas Wyatt the Younger circa 1540–42
Born	Thomas Wyatt 1521
Died	11 April 1554 (aged 32–33) Tower Hill, London
Resting place	St. Mary the Virgin and All Saints Churchyard, Boxley, Kent
Occupation	Rebel leader and son of Sir Thomas Wyatt, the poet
Spouse(s)	Jane Haute
Children	Francis George Richard Charles Arthur Henry Joyce Ursula Anne Jane
Parent(s)	Sir Thomas Wyatt Elizabeth Brooke

Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521 – 11 April 1554) was a rebel leader during the reign of Mary I of England; his rising is traditionally called "Wyatt's rebellion". He was also the son of the English poet and ambassador Sir Thomas Wyatt.

Wyatt was the son of Sir Thomas Wyatt who introduced the sonnet into English literature later popualized by Shakespeare and Elizabeth Brooke, the daughter of Thomas Brooke, 8th Baron Cobham, by Dorothy Heydon, daughter of Sir Henry Heydon and Elizabeth or Anne Boleyn, daughter of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn. He was the grandson of Sir Henry Wyatt and Anne Skinner, the daughter of John Skinner of Reigate, Surrey.

Thomas Wyatt the Younger was raised Catholic. His godfather, the Duke of Norfolk had a significant influence on Wyatt's upbringing. Throughout childhood, Thomas accompanied his father on a delegation to Spain where the Inquisition began. Subsequently, at the young age of sixteen, Thomas Wyatt the Younger was married. He soon prospered off his father's death in 1542 to Allington Castle and Boxley Abbey in Kent. Due to personal reasons, Wyatt the Younger fled the property and had a child named Francis Wyatt, whose mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edward Darrel of Littlecote. Autumn of 1543, Wyatt joined a group of volunteers to take part in the siege of Landrecies. Wyatt established himself as a prominent figure in the military and was highly recognised by Thomas Churchyard. Next, Wyatt took part in the siege of Boulogne with responsible command. In 1547, he was elected Member of Parliament for Kent. In 1550, he was given the title of commissioner to delimit the English frontier in France but became ill and incapable. Later, Wyatt claimed to have assisted Queen Mary against the Duke of Northumberland when the Duke threatened the throne for his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey.