3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁soldier ▁and ▁court ier ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁an ▁early ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Lan cast rian ▁loyal ists , ▁Sir ▁William ▁V aux ▁of ▁H arrow den ▁and ▁K atherine ▁Pen ys on ▁( or ▁Pen ist on ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁sometimes ▁called ▁in ▁later ▁sources ), ▁a ▁lady ▁of ▁the ▁household ▁of ▁Queen ▁Margaret ▁of ▁An jou , ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁Lan cast rian ▁king , ▁Henry ▁VI ▁of ▁England . ▁K atherine ▁was ▁daughter ▁of ▁Greg orio ▁Pan izz one ▁of ▁Court ic elle ▁( mod ern ▁Cort ig l ione ), ▁in ▁P ied mont , ▁Italy ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁subject ▁to ▁King ▁René ▁of ▁An jou , ▁father ▁of ▁Queen ▁Margaret ▁of ▁An jou , ▁as ▁r uler ▁of ▁Prov ence . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁York ist ▁rule , ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁under ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁T ud or ▁dynast y , ▁Henry ▁VII . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Nicholas ▁V aux ' s ▁mother , ▁K atherine , ▁an ▁att endant ▁on ▁Margaret ▁of ▁An jou , ▁remained ▁constant ▁to ▁her ▁mist ress ▁when ▁others ▁for so ok ▁the ▁Lan cast rian ▁cause . ▁K atherine ' s ▁husband , ▁Sir ▁William ▁V aux , ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁married ▁not ▁long ▁before ▁she ▁obtained ▁her ▁letters ▁of ▁den ization , ▁was ▁att aint ed ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 1 ▁and ▁later ▁s lain ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ew