Alice Haute, Lady Fogge (c.1444 – 6/16 August 1512) was an English noblewoman. She was the second wife of Sir John Fogge, and the great-grandmother of Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII of England.
Early life and family Alice was born on around 1444 in Kent, England as the daughter of Sir William Haute (1390–1462Abstract of will of William Haute, Esquire, proved October 1462, in N.H. Nicolas, Testamenta Vetusta: being illustrations from wills, of manners, customs, &c. (Nichols & Son, London 1826), I, p. 300. The will identifies him as the father.) of Bishopsbourne, Kent,E. Hasted, 'Parishes: Bishopsborne', in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, Vol. 9 (W. Bristow, Canterbury 1800), pp. 328–37. (British History Online accessed 14 September 2017). an English politician,P.W. Fleming, 'Haute family (per. 1350-1530), gentry', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004). Online edition (subscription required).L.S. Woodger, 'Haute, William (d.1462), of Bishopsbourne, Kent', in J.S. Roskell, L. Clark and C. Rawcliffe (eds), The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1386-1421 (Boydell & Brewer 1993), History of Parliament online . and Joan Wydeville, daughter of Richard Wydeville (1385–1441) (of Grafton, Northamptonshire and Maidstone, Kent) and his wife Joan Bittlesgate. Her mother was the sister of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers, making Alice a first cousin to Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort to Edward IV of England.
Her father had already developed a friendship with her maternal grandfather, and having served again for the Shire in 1432 supported Wydeville at his election in 1433. Together they attended the council of spring 1434 at which Gloucester, complaining of the progress of the French war, fell into dissent with John of Lancaster, who could expect Wydeville's loyalty as his chamberlain.Woodger, 'Haute, William', History of Parliament online. Although his overseas service is not well understood, from the earlier 1430s onwards Haute held numerous commissions for array, musters for France, oyer and terminer, escapes from prisons, smuggling, et cetera,Cal. Patent Rolls, 1429-1436, pp. 519; 353, 358; 273, 352; 474; 528. and his continuing commissions for the peace.Cal. Patent Rolls, 1429-1436, p. 619.
Alice had four sisters, and three brothers. They were; Sir William Haute. In his will, his father leaves him the bed with green hangings in the parlour, with the furniture belonging to it, together with the feather-bed and one pair of "fustianes"—blankets made of cotton and flax—also the bed of red worsted in the great chamber beyond the parlor, with all the hangings there, together with the feather-bed and one pair of fustians, one piece of silver and gold with a cover of the same, called "le Hert"—important pieces of plate were sometimes given names—two silver saltcellars, one with the "stremes"—rays of the sun—gilt, whereof one with and one without a cover, six silver spoons, one pair of sheets of the best Raynes—linen woven at Rennes in Brittany—and the rest of his reliquaries not bequeathed elsewhere. To Joan, wife of his son William, Sir William bequeathed one goblet of silver and gilt and one standing mazer of silver and gilt, covered. To William, son of his son William, a little standing piece of silver and gilt, swagged and covered. Anne Haute. In keeping with the customs of the time, young Anne Haute was sent to live in the household of a family friend or patron for the purpose of education. Most likely, her mistress was the wife of an influential English official stationed in Calais. In 1468, Sir John Paston, one of the knights accompanying Princess Margaret—Edward IV’s sister—on her journey to Bruges for her marriage to the Duke of Burgundy, met Anne Haute, either in Bruges or at Calais. This encounter probably occurred through his friend and her cousin Anthony Wydville, Lord Scales. Sir John fell in love with her, though he was undoubtedly aware that she was “right nygh to the queen's blood.” On his return trip, he wrote an unsent letter—which has since been preserved among the Paston family papers—in which he begged to know the intentions of her and her best friends regarding his suit. In a postscript he noted, “Mastresse Annes, I am proud that ye can reed Inglyshe.” Anne accepted his advances, and on April 3, 1469, Sir John’s mother sent him a gold button set with a diamond to give to her. In doing so, she reminded him that, as he was as bound to Anne as if they were married, he had a duty to remain true to her, while wisely advising him to delay marriage until his fortunes were more secure, for the obligations were immense and failure could lead to severe criticism. Meanwhile, Lord Rivers and Lord Scales—Anne’s uncle and cousin—rushed to support Sir John in his conflict with the Dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk over the inheritance of Sir John Fastolf’s lands. However, the romance did not progress smoothly. Sir John Paston proved to be unstable, extravagant, and indecisive, and it soon became clear from the Paston letters that both he and Anne Haute found the marriage contract objectionable. Nevertheless, in the eyes of the Church the contract was binding, requiring a Papal dispensation—accompanied by steep fees—to ease Anne’s conscience. Family correspondence sporadically mentions consultations with the Queen, Papal representatives, Anne’s brother Richard Haute, Cardinal Bouchier, and the Lord Chamberlain (Lord Hastings), but it was not until 1477 that the contract was finally annulled. Sir John Paston eventually died a bachelor.The Ancestry of Mary Isaac c. 1549–1613 Wife of Thomas Appleton of Little Waldingfield, co. Suffolk and Mother of Samuel Appleton of Ipswich, Massachusetts (1955) by Walter Goodwin David of Portland, Maine, p. 153–154. Published Portland, Maine. In her father's will, Anne is left the same amount of bedclothes as her brother Edward, one flat piece of silver, covered, and one pair of sheets of Raynes. Joan Haute. Joane, sister to Alice Haute was married to Sir George Darell of Littlecote (d. 1474The Ancestry of Mary Isaac c. 1549–1613 Wife of Thomas Appleton of Little Waldingfield, co. Suffolk and Mother of Samuel Appleton of Ipswich, Massachusetts (1955) by Walter Goodwin David of Portland, Maine, p. 153. Published Portland, Maine.), Keeper of the Great Wardrobe to King Edward IV, and was the mother of Edward Darell. In his will, her father Sir William leaves to 'his daughter Johan' one bed of linen with "okylevys"—a canopy tester and a coverlet of the same suite embroidered with oak leaves—three curtains of white linen cloth, one feather-bed, a transom, two pairs of sheets, and one pair of fustians, one standing piece of silver and gilt with a hand holding a pineapple, a powder box of silver and one pair of sheets of Raynes.