Background
Lovelace was born in Hurley in Berkshire, the son of Richard Lovelace and his wife, Anne, the daughter of Richard Warde of Hurst, also in Berkshire.
Lovelace was born in Hurley in Berkshire, the son of Richard Lovelace and his wife, Anne, the daughter of Richard Warde of Hurst, also in Berkshire.
He was educated at Merton College, Oxford.
He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lovelace in 1627. Lovelace became a soldier and commanded a force under the Lord Lieutenant in Ireland, after which he was knighted by the Earl of Essex (Dublin, 1579). His association with the earl led to a brief period of imprisonment on charges of plotting against Queen Elizabeth I but he was released without charge.
In 1627 he was created Baron Lovelace of Hurley by Charles I.
Lovelace died in Hurley in 1634.
Addled Parliament.