John Thynne

Sir John Thynne
Portrait of Thynne in 1566
Born	c. 1515 Church Stretton, Shropshire
Died	21 May 1580 Longleat, Wiltshire
Resting place	Longbridge Deverill
Other names	John Boteville
Occupation	Steward
Employer	Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
Spouse(s)	(1) Christiana Gresham, daughter of Sir Richard Gresham, Lord Mayor of London (2) Dorothy Wroughton, daughter of Sir William Wroughton, of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire
Children	John, Dorothy, Anne, Francis, Thomas, Elizabeth, Catherine, Frances, Maria, Egremont, Henry, Charles, Edward, and William
Parent(s)	Thomas Thynne (alias Botteville) and Margaret Eynns, daughter of Thomas Eynns

Sir John Thynne (c. 1515 – 21 May 1580) was the steward to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (c. 1506 – 1552), and a member of parliament. He was the builder of Longleat House, and his descendants became Marquesses of Bath.