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Browne, Anthony (1528 - 1592)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1528-11-29
Death Date: 1592-10-19

Notes

Purchased his wardship after the death of his father

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Radcliffe, Jane (1531 - 1552)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1546
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Dacre, Magdalene (1538 - 1608)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1556
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced three additional sons and one additional daughter, all of whom predeceased their mother

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 1st Viscount Montagu

Titles

  • 1st Viscount Montagu
    Assumed: 1554-09-02
    Vacated: 1592-10-19
  • Knight of the Bath
    Assumed: 1546/7-02-20
    Vacated: 1592-10-19
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1555-04-23 (date nominated; installed 17 Oct. 1555)
    Vacated: 1592-10-19

General Lands Note

License to enter inheritance 4 May 1550. One of the wealthiest peers in Sussex

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Surrey 1545
MP, Surrey 1547
Sheriff, Sussex 1552 -11 -10 1553 -11 -8
Sheriff, Surrey 1552 -11 -10 1553 -11 -8
Keeper, Surrey 1553 -10 1592 -10 -19
MP, Hampshire 1553
JP, Surrey 1554 1592 -10 -19
JP, Sussex 1554 1592 -10 -19
Master of the Horse to Philip of Spain, England 1554 -4 1554 -09
MP, Surrey 1554
Steward, Surrey 1554 -6
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1557
Privy Councillor, England 1557 -4 -28 1558 -11 -17 Dropped from the Council upon Elizabeth I's accession
Lord Lieut, Sussex 1558 -3 1558 -10
Commissioner of Musters, Sussex 1569
Lord Lieut, Sussex 1569 -10 1585 Held jointly.
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1572 1573
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1583

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Surrey
  • Sussex

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon Lord Montagu's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Montagu's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Montagu's Players Browne, Anthony (1528 - 1592) Players 1
Lord Montagu's Players Browne, Anthony (1528 - 1592) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Battle Abbey Sussex Private Residence
Cowdray House Sussex Private Residence
Montague House Surrey Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • 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
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.