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Sir Peter Wyche, P. C.

Sir Peter Wyche, P. C.[1]

Male Abt 1593 - 1643  (~ 50 years)

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  • Name Peter Wyche 
    Prefix Sir 
    Suffix P. C. 
    Birth Abt 1593  London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Merchant; British Ambassador to the Sublime Porte 
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    _COLOR 7 
    _FSFTID LDYT-BY1 
    _UID 579FFB41C7F84699DFFFFC3807437260FEFB 
    Death 5 Dec 1643  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 7 Dec 1643  Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    South Aisle of Christ Church Cathedral 
    Person ID I1252  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2025 

    Father Sir Richard Wyche van Davenham,   b. 1554, Davenham, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1621, Saint Andrew Holborn, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Saltonstall,   b. Abt 1556, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1621, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Family ID F85590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lady Jane Meredith,   b. Abt 1600, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1660, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Marriage 17 Apr 1627  Hanworth Church, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Spouse: Jane Wyche (born Meredith)
    Children 
     1. Peter Wyche,   b. 1628   d. 1699 (Age 71 years)
     2. Jane Wyche, Countess Of Bath,   b. 1632, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1692, London, Middlesex, Englalnd Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. Cyril Wyche,   b. Abt 1632, Constantinople, Sanjak-I İstanbul, Eyalet-I Rumeli, Ooman Empire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1707 (Age ~ 75 years)
    Family ID F348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1593 - London, Middlesex, Englalnd Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    South Aisle of Christ Church Cathedral - 7 Dec 1643 - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England    		 Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 

    • Sir PETER WYCHE was born about 1593, the sixth son of Richard Wyche (1554–1621), a merchant, and his wife Elizabeth Saltonstall, daughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall (1517–1600), Lord Mayor of London. In his early life he followed in his father’s footsteps as a London Merchant.
      He was knighted by King Charles I on 16 December 1626, having received instructions from the King on 18 November, after his personal nomination.
      Sir Peter married Jane Meredith, 17 Apr. 1627. in Hanworth Church, Middlesex, England. She was the daughter of Sir William Meredith.
      The following year he was appointed the Crown's ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and arrived in Constantinople on 10 April 1628.
      His wife astonished the Sultana by making a visit to the Sultan's harem. It is said that the Sultana was amazed by the farthingales (a hooped petticoat or circular pad of fabric around the hips, formerly worn under women's skirts to extend and shape them) and wondered if all English women had such an unusual shape.[2]
      As Ambassador Sir Peter secured a reduction of duty on English cloth. While in Constantinople he gave lodgings to the scholars and travellers John Greaves and Edward Pococke. From December 1637 to August 1640, Pococke resided at the British embassy, where he acted as temporary chaplain to Sir Peter Wyche.[1]
      He returned to England in May 1639 and in 1641 became Privy Counsellor and Comptroller of the King's Household. He was a signer of the King's Declaration of Abhorrence at the idea of making war upon his Parliament. His descendant, Sir Cyril Wyche, reported that Peter lent Charles I £30,000 at the outset of the war.
      He did not live to see the outcome of the English Civil War, dying at Oxford where he was buried on 7 December 1643, in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, England. Peter was buried in the south aisle of the Cathedral, where a splendid monument was erected to his memory.[3]

      Right Honorable Sir Peter Wyche and Lady Jane had the following children:[4]
      1. SIR PETER WYCHE (Diplomat).
      2. SIR CYRIL WYCHE who was born in Constantinople and went on to become a member of parliament and President of the Royal Society.
      3. TUSCARENE WYCHE died before Nov 1656 in Aleppo, Syria. His mother was granted administration of his estate in November 1656.
      4. WILLIAM WYCHE died, unmarried, before 1660 in England.
      5. JANE WYCHE married John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath (29 Aug 1628 – 22 Aug 1701).
      6. SHELLET WYCHE died young.
      7. SOPHIA WYCHE died young.
      Source: Wikipedia

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-40000/geni-world-family-tree?s=230807621&itemId=65200611&action=showRecord.
      Peter Wyche, Kt. Gender: Male Birth: Circa 1593 - London, Middlesex, England Occupation: Merchant; British Ambassador to the Sublime Porte Marriage: Spouse: Jane Wyche (born Meredith) - Apr 17 1627 - Hanworth Church, Middlesex, England Death: Dec 7 1643 - South Isle, Oxfordshire, England Father: Richard Wyche Mother: Elizabeth Wyche (born Saltonstall) Wife: Jane Wyche (born Meredith) Children: Cyril Wyche, PRS, MP, Peter Wyche, Jane Granville (born Wyche) Sibling: Henry Wyche, Sr.