Background
His mother was the maternal aunt of queen consort Catherine Parr, while his wife, Elizabeth Cheney, was a first cousin of the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII.
His mother was the maternal aunt of queen consort Catherine Parr, while his wife, Elizabeth Cheney, was a first cousin of the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII.
He was educated at Cambridge University. In 1532, he attended Henry VIII to Calais and Boulogne and was made Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Anne Boleyn.
In 1527, he accompanied Cardinal Wolsey on his embassy to France. In 1531, he took his seat in the House of Lords. He was Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in 1536.
Schism from Rome caused him to sell his offices.
He did not attend Parliament between 1534 and 1554. Instead, Vaux retired to his country seat until the accession of Mary I, when he returned to London for her coronation.