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Coat of arms of the House of Cope.

The House of Cope is an English and British noble and aristocratic family, which hails from Banbury, Oxfordshire. Family members have served as Members the House of Commons, Members of the Royal Household, Members of the Privy Council, diplomats, bankers, merchants, government officials, academics, and authors. The Cope family began its rise during the Tudor period. The family motto in the Latin language is Aequo - Adesto - Animo (eng. Equally - Be Present - Mind).[1][2]

Background

The earliest known members of the Cope family rose when England was ruled by the House of Lancaster. but it rose to prominent positions during the Tudor period by serving King of England Henry VII and King of England Henry VIII.[3]

The first prominent member of the family was John Cope of Deanshanger (d. 1415) who was Member of Parliament for Northants (currently known as Northamptonshire) in 1397.[3][4]

Sir William Cope PC was the Cofferer of the Royal Household for the King of England Henry VII and Keeper of the Porchester Castle. Sir William's father was Stephen Cope and his grandfather was William Cope, and his great-grandfather was John Cope MP for Northants. He married Agnes Harcourt, the daughter of Sir Robert Harcourt. Sir William's second wife was Jane Spencer the daughter of Sir John Spencer of Hodnell. Sir William had several children with Jane Spencer. Sir William sold the lordships of Wormleighton and Fenny Compton to the Spencer Family, later Althorp.[5][6][7][8]

Diplomat Sir Walter Cope started to built the Cope Castle in 1605 and it was finished in 1607.[9] Architect John Thorpe designed the building.[10] Cope Castle was renamed to Holland House because Sir Walter Cope's daughter Isabel Cope married Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland.[10] Sir Walter Cope owned the Custom House Quay in the City of London.[2] During its history Holland House became a salon for prominent figures. Lord Byron, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Thomas Babington Macaulay, and Madame de Staël dined at the house.[11] The remains of the Holland House are in Holland Park, Kensington, London. Holland House was heavily bombed during WWII.[12]

Sir Anthony Cope was knighted by the Queen of England and Ireland Elizabeth I in 1590.[13] He was also made the 1st Baron of Hanwell by the King of England, Ireland, and Scotland James I in 1611.[14]

Notable Members

  • John Cope of Deanshanger (d. 1415) Member of Parliament for Northants
  • Sir William Cope PC (d. 1513), Keeper of the Porchester Castle, Constructor of Hanwell Castle, Cofferer of the Royal Household of King Henry VII, Member of the Privy Council
  • Sir Anthony Cope (1486-1551), Author, Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire, Vice-Chamberlain and Principal Chamberlain to Queen Consort and wife of King Henry VIII Catherine Parr
  • Sir Walter Cope (1553-1614), Constructor of the Cope Castle in London, Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber for King James I, Master of Court of Wards, Chamberlain of the Exchequer, Registrar-General of Commerce, and Member of Parliament for Westminster
  • Sir Anthony Cope (1550-1615), 1st Baronet of Hanwell, Sheriff of Oxfordshire, Member of Parliament for Banbury and Oxfordshire
  • Sir William Cope (1577-1637), 2nd Baronet of Hanwell, Member of Parliament for Banbury and Oxfordshire, Sheriff of Oxfordshire, Member of Lincoln's Inn
  • Sir John Cope (1608-1638) 3rd Baronet of Hanwell
  • Sir Anthony Cope (1632-1675), 4th Baronet of Hanwell, Member of Parliament for Banbury and Oxfordshire
  • Sir John Cope (1634-1721), 5th Baronet of Hanwell, Member of Parliament for Banbury and Oxfordshire, Owner of Bramshill House in Hampshire
  • Sir John Cope (1673-1749), 6th Baronet of Hanwell, Commissioner and Director of the Bank of England, Whigs Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle, Tavistock, Hampshire, and Lymington
  • Sir Jonathan Cope (c. 1690-1765), 1st Baronet of Bruern, Tory Member of Parliament for Banbury, Owner of Hanwell Castle, Owner of the ground at the Custom House in the City of London
  • Sir Monoux Cope (1696-1763), 7th Baronet of Hanwell
  • Sir John Mordaunt Cope (1731-1779), 8th Baronet of Hanwell
  • Sir Richard Cope (1719-1806), 9th Baronet of Hanwell, Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons
  • Sir Charles Cope (1743-1781), 2nd Baronet of Bruern, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire
  • Sir Jonathan Cope (c. 1758-1821), 4th Baronet of Bruern
  • Sir Denzil Cope (1766-1812), 10th Baronet of Hanwell
  • Sir John Cope (1768-1851), 11th Baronet of Hanwell
  • Sir Charles Cope (c. 1770-1781) 3rd Baronet of Bruern
  • Sir William Henry Cope (1811-1892) 12th Baronet of Hanwell, Rector of Easton
  • Sir Anthony Cope (1842-1932) 13th Baronet of Hanwell, Lieutenant colonel
  • Sir Denzil Cope (1873-1940), 14th Baronet of Hanwell
  • Sir Anthony Mohun Leckonby Cope (1927-1966), 15th Baronet of Hanwell
  • Sir Mordaunt Leckonby Cope (1878-1972), 16th Baronet of Hanwell

Family Seats

Firstly, Baronets of Hanwell lived at Hanwell Castle but then they moved to Bramshill House in Hampshire. Baronets of Bruern remained at Hanwell Castle in Oxfordshire.[15]

Hanwell Castle in Oxfordshire

Hanwell Castle in Oxfordshire was the seat of the Cope family for several centuries. The construction work of the Hanwell Castle began in 1498 by William Cope.[16][17] Sir Anthony Cope completed the Hanwell Hall. It had four towers and a gatehouse.[17] King of England, Ireland, and Scotland James I visited the Hanwell Castle in 1605 and 1612.[16] King James' visit was hosted by the 1st Baronet of Hanwell, Sir Anthony Cope.[18] King of England, Ireland, and Scotland Charles I visited Hanwell Castle in 1637.[16] King Charles' visit was hosted by the 2nd Baronet of Hanwell, Sir William Cope.[19] Sir Anthony created a beautiful garden for the estate.[9] Members of the Spencer family lived at the castle.[17] Copes lived at Hanwell Castle until 1714 but it was owned by the Copes until 1781. 4th Baronet of Bruern, Sir Charles Cope was the last owner.[17] Many members of the Cope family are buried at St. Peter's Church in Oxfordshire.[20] Kellogg College, University of Oxford, has practised excavation at the estate.[21] Hanwell Castle is a Grade II-listed building.[22]

Bramshill House in Hampshire

Bramshill House, a Jacobean mansion influenced by Italian Renaissance, in Hampshire was bought by the 5th Baron of Hanwell, Sir John Cope in 1699.[3] During the ownership of the Cope family, the landscape was shaped by the owners.[23] Copes made several changes to the estate by modernising the property.[24] The interior design was shaped by the Copes[23] Cope family sold the grand estate in 1936.[23] Bramshill House is a Grade I-listed house.[25]

Gallery

  • Family motto Aequo - Adesto - Animo.

  • CopeArms.png

    Coat of arms of the House of Cope.

  • Coat of Arms - Cope, of Hanwell, Oxfordshire.png

    Coat of arms of the House of Cope.

  • Hanwell Castle Geograph-2517778-by-Ian-Rob.jpg

    Remains of the Hanwell Castle, Banbury, Oxfordshire.

  • Holland House from The Queen's London (1896).jpg

    Holland House, originally Cope Castle in Kensington, London.

  • The Cope Family Portrait.jpg

    Family portrait of the Cope family.

  • 17th century rapier practice at Bramshill House, Hampshire, by Joseph Nash.jpg

    Bramshill House during the 17th century.

  • William Aikman (1682-1731) - Sir John Cope (1690–1760) - 355481 - National Trust.jpg

    Sir John Cope.

  • Bramshill, Hampshire (BM 1878,0511.498).jpg

    Life at Bramshill House in 1878.

  • Sir John Cope's- Scene, Bramshill House (BM 1933,0612.6).jpg

    Sir John Cope at the Bramshill House.

  • Bramshill House western view.jpg

    Bramshill House during the Cope period.

  • Long Gallery Bramshill House 1903.jpg

    The Long Gallery at Bramshill House in 1903.

  • Chapel drawing room Bramshill House 1903.jpg

    The Chapel Drawing Room at Bramshill House in 1903.

  • Bramshill House1.jpg

    The Bramshill House became the seat of the House of Cope in the 17th century.

  • Bramshill House - geograph.org.uk - 8355.jpg

    The landscape at the Bramshill House Estate.

  • Bramshill House 1.jpg

    The English landscape garden at the Bramshill House.

  1. ↑ Burke, Sir Bernard (1909). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council Knightage and Companionage. Pall Mall, London: Harrison & Sons. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "COPE, Sir William (1577-1637), of Hardwick, nr. Banbury, Oxon.; later of Hanwell, Oxon. | History of Parliament Online". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/cope-sir-william-1577-1637. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Burke, Bernard (1909). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council Knightage and Companionage. Harrison & Sons. 
  4. ↑ "COPE, Sir Anthony (1550-1614), of Hanwell, Oxon. | History of Parliament Online". https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/cope-sir-anthony-1550-1614. 
  5. ↑ "William COPE of Grimsby and Hanwell (Sir Knight)". http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/WilliamCope.htm. 
  6. ↑ Biddle-Cope, J.C. (1882). The Copes of Wiltshire. Worcester College, University of Oxford. 
  7. ↑ Burke, Bernard (1864). General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Harrison & Sons. 
  8. ↑ Burke, Bernard (1909). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council Knightage and Companionage. Pall, London: Harrison & Sons. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "CCHS talk - Excavations at Hanwell Castle" (in en). https://www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk/content/activities/talks_and_lectures/past-cchs-talks-and-events/cchs-talk-excavations-at-hanwell-castle. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Holland House and its history | British History Online". https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol5/pp161-177. 
  11. ↑ Kelly, Linda (2015). Holland House: A History of London's Most Celebrated Salon. Norwich: I.B.Tauris. 
  12. ↑ "The library, Holland House, Kensington, London | Educational Images | Historic England" (in en). https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/education/educational-images/the-library-holland-house-kensington-london-3779. 
  13. ↑ "Anthony COPE of Hanwell (1º Bt.)". http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/AnthonyCope2.htm. 
  14. ↑ Burke, Bernard (1909). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council Knightage and Companionage. Pall Mall, London: Harrison & Sons. 
  15. ↑ Cokayne, George (1900). Complete Baronetage. Exeter: W. Pollard & co. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Hanwell Castle". http://www.polyolbion.org.uk/Hanwell/The/Castle.html. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "Parishes: Hanwell | British History Online". https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol9/pp112-123. 
  18. ↑ "Hanwell Castle". http://www.polyolbion.org.uk/Hanwell/The/Castle.html. 
  19. ↑ "Hanwell Castle". http://www.polyolbion.org.uk/Hanwell/The/Castle.html. 
  20. ↑ "History" (in en-GB). https://hanwellvillage.com/history/. 
  21. ↑ "The digging goes on: Fantastic finds and community engagement at Hanwell Castle dig" (in en-GB). https://www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk/blog/the-digging-goes-on/. 
  22. ↑ "HANWELL CASTLE, Hanwell - 1287674 | Historic England" (in en). https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1287674. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 DJPMedia (2018-06-25). "BRAMSHILL PARK" (in en). https://houseandheritage.org/2018/06/25/bramshill-park/. 
  24. ↑ "Bramshill House - grand Jacobean estate that became Police College" (in en-GB). https://www.bitesizedbritain.co.uk/in-march-1605-lord-zouche-demolished-a-large-part111/. 
  25. ↑ "BRAMSHILL HOUSE, Bramshill - 1340025 | Historic England" (in en). https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1340025. 
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