John Tuchet, 8th Baron Audley

John Tuchet, 8th Baron Audley, 5th Baron Tuchet (c. 1483 – before 20 January 1558) was an English peer. Coat of arms of John Tuchet. 28 September 1522. NLW Bronwydd 7012

Life John Tuchet was the son of Sir James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley (c. 1463–1497) by his first wife, Margaret Dayrell, the daughter of Richard Dayrell, sub-treasurer of England and Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford, widow of Humphrey Stafford, styled Earl of Stafford, and daughter and coheir of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset. He acquired his titles by writ in 1512 after they had been forfeited to his father in 1497 for taking part in the Cornish Rebellion. He was restored as Lord Audley in name, blood, title and estate by an act of restitution in 1512. The restitution of his title cost him 6,500 marks, to be paid in yearly instalments of 250 marks.

In 1513 he was appointed to lead the defence of Hampshire against an expected French invasion; once that threat had was over, he joined the king in France with a retinue of 123 footmen. He was one of only two barons knighted by the king for his service in France.. In 1520 was still struggling to pay his debt to the Crown, which may explain his failure to attend the Field of the Cloth of Gold, although he is not known to have attended any of the great state occasions of Henry VIII's reign. In 1529 he was named as one of the triers of petitions from Gascony in the House of Lords, a mark of distinction although the role had no practical purpose.

In 1540 he sought Thomas Cromwell's help in obtaining Athelney Abbey, Somerset following its dissolution, but obtained only a lease and a life annuity of £20.

Family He married Mary Griffin, daughter of John Griffin, 9th Baron of Latimer of Braybrook.

He died before 20 January 1558 and was succeeded by his only son, George Tuchet, 9th Baron Audley (died 1560).