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Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven (1593 – 14 May 1631; also spelled Mervin, Touchet), was an English nobleman who was convicted of rape and sodomy and subsequently executed. He is the only member of parliament to be executed for a non-political crime.
- Mervyn Tuchet, 1593
- George Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven, Lucy Mervyn
- Beheaded
Mervyn Tuchet, segundo conde de Castlehaven (1593 - 14 de mayo de 1631; también escrito Mervin, Touchet), fue un noble inglés condenado por violación y sodomía y posteriormente ejecutado por ello.
23 de feb. de 2024 · Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven was born circa 1593.[1] He was the son of George Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven and Lucy Mervyn.[1] He married, firstly, Elizabeth Barnham, daughter of Benedict Barnham and Dorothy Smith, before 1619.[1]
Mervyn Touchet (or Tuchet, or Audley, Lord Audley in his father's lifetime), 2nd Earl of Castlehaven (1593 – 14 May 1631), convicted rapist and sodomite, was the son of George Tuchet, 1st Earl of Castlehaven (11th Baron Audley) and his wife, née Lucy Mervyn.
On 25 April 1631, Mervin Touchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven, was tried before a jury of his peers assembled at a specially convened Court of the Lord High Steward. He was charged with horrific crimes. The prosecution claimed that Castlehaven had arranged for his second wife.
Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven, was an English nobleman who was convicted of rape and sodomy and subsequently executed. He is the only member of parliament to be executed for a non-political crime.
The 2nd Earl of Castlehaven was attainted of felony on 14 May 1631, forfeiting his English Barony of Audley, as it was created for heirs general but retaining his Irish Earldom and Barony. When he was beheaded on Tower Hill that same day, his Irish titles passed to his son, James.
