Eure, Ralph (1558 - 1617)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 4
Total events naming patron - 25
Troupes - 6
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 6
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1558-09-24
Death Date: 1617-04-01

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1578
    Union ended: by
  2. Spencer, Elizabeth (1552 - 1617/18)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1612
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Mother unknown

  1. Male offspring: Eure, William (1579 - 1646) (patron)

Primary Title

3rd Baron Eure

Titles

  • 3rd Baron Eure
    Assumed 1593/4-02-12
    Vacated 1617-04-01

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding ca. 1583 n.d.
MP, Yorkshire 1584 1586
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, Middle March 1586 n.d.
JP, Durham ca. 1593 n.d.
Sheriff, Yorkshire 1593-11-26 n.d.
Member, Council of the North, England 1594-8-14 1617-04-1
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, Middle March 1595-12 1598
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Northumberland 1596 n.d.
Vice-president, Council of the North, England 1600 n.d.
Council President, Marches of Wales 1607-9-12 1617
Lord Lieut, Worcestershire 1607-9-12 1617
Lord Lieut, Wales 1607-9-12 1617
Lord Lieut, Herefordshire 1607-9-12 1617
Lord Lieut, Shropshire 1607-9-12 1617
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1608 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1608 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Ingleby Greenhow, Yorkshire: North Riding
  • Malton, Yorkshire: North Riding
  • Stokesley, Yorkshire: North Riding
  • Ludlow Castle, Shropshire
    (Performance Venue)
    Official residence as President of the Council in the Marches of Wales
    Acquired: 1607-09-12
    Divested: 1617

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1603-1603 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Eure's Men
Performance 1604-1604 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Eure's Men
Performance 1608-1608 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Eure's Men
Dismissal 1610-1610 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Eure's Men
Performance 1617-1617 Dunkenhalgh Hall, near Blackburn , Lancashire Lord Eure's Men
Performance 1610-1611 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Eure's Musicians
Performance 1600-1601 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Eure's Players
Performance 1602-1602 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Lord Eure's Players
Performance 1603-1603 Moot Hall, Carlisle , Cumberland Lord Eure's Players
Performance 1603-1604 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Eure's Players
Performance 1603-1603 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Eure's Players
Performance 1607-1607 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Eure's Players
Dismissal 1608-1608 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Eure's Players
Performance 1609-1609 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Eure's Players
Performance 1609-1610 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Eure's Players
Performance 1613-1613 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Eure's Players
Performance 1616-1616 Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Lord Eure's Trumpeter
Performance 1616-1616 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Eure's Trumpeters
Performance 1607-1608 Town Hall, Bridgnorth , Shropshire Lord President's Players
Performance 1608-1609 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Lord President's Players
Performance 1609-1610 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Lord President's Players
Performance 1609-1610 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire Lord President's Players
Performance 1610-1610 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord President's Players
Performance 1610-1610 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord President's Players
Performance 1615-1616 Bewdley (Unknown), Bewdley , Worcestershire Lord President's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Eure's Men Eure, Ralph (1558 - 1617) Players 5
Lord Eure's Musicians Eure, Ralph (1558 - 1617) Musicians 1
Lord Eure's Players Eure, Ralph (1558 - 1617) Players 10
Lord Eure's Trumpeter Eure, Ralph (1558 - 1617) Musicians 1
Lord Eure's Trumpeters Eure, Ralph (1558 - 1617) Musicians 1
Lord President's Players Eure, Ralph (1558 - 1617) Players 7

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Ludlow Castle Shropshire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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Calendar of Letters and Papers relating to the Affairs of the Borders of England and Scotland [1560–1603]. 2 vols. London: HMSO, 1894–6.
The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. Public Record Office Lists and Indexes 9. London: HMSO, 1898.
Page, William, ed. The Victoria History of the County of York . The Victoria History of the Counties of England. London: Archibald Constable, 1907–1913.
Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, special supplement 8. London: Athlone P, 1970.