CASTILION, Francis (1561-1638), of Benham Valence, Berks.

bap. 27 May 1561, 1st s. of (John) Baptist(a) Castiglione, Italian tutor to Princess Elizabeth and groom of the privy chamber to Queen Elizabeth, by Margaret Allen, wid., da. of Bartholomew Compaigne, of Florence, Italy. educ. Magdalen Coll. Oxf. 1581. m. (1) c.1597, Elizabeth (d.1603), da. of William St. John of Farley Chamberlayne, Hants, 1s. 2da.; (2) 17 Dec. 1606, Anne, da. of one Calton, wid. of John James, merchant taylor of London, and of William Masham (d.1605). suc. fa. 1597. Kntd. 1603.