Chelsea Manor House was once the demesne of the main manor of the medieval parish now roughly commensurate with the district of Chelsea, London. It was a residence acquired by Henry VIII of England in 1536, and was the site of two subsequent houses. Today, the area is covered by residential streets.
Owner-occupiers
In 1544, Chelsea was bestowed on Queen Catherine Parr as a lifetime grant, included in her jointure.[1] She died in 1548 at Sudeley, and in her will she left everything to her fourth husband, Thomas Seymour.
It was home to Elizabeth I of England, as Princess, between 1536 and 1548,[citation needed] and then to Anne of Cleves, who died there in 1557.[citation needed] Other famous owners included James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Charles Cheyne, 1st Viscount Newhaven, Sir Hans Sloane, the Bishops of Winchester.[2] Three houses in turn existed, the last of which was demolished in 1825 by Earl Cadogan and replaced with fashionable residential streets - the Cadogan family and its enterprises have kept ownership of some of these properties.
References
- ^ Croot, Patricia E. C., ed. (2004). "Landownership: Chelsea Manor". A History of the County of Middlesex. Vol. 12. London. pp. 108–115. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Blunt, Reginald (1918). The Wonderful Village; A Further Record of Some Famous Folk and Places by Chelsea Reach. London: Mills & Boon, Limited. p. 40.
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