Browne, Anthony (1528 - 1592)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 6
Total events naming patron - 2
Troupes - 1
Venues - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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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

Siblings

Male

Browne, Henry ( - )
Browne, Francis ( - )
Browne, Thomas ( - )
Browne, George ( - )
Browne , Henry (II) ( - )
Browne, Wiliam ( - )

Female

Browne, Mary ( - )
Browne, Mabel ( - )
Browne, Lucy ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Radcliffe, Jane (1531 - 1552)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 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

Offspring

From Radcliffe, Jane (1531 - 1552)

  1. Male offspring: Browne, Anthony (1552 - 1592)
  2. Female offspring: Browne, Mary (1552 - 1607)

From Dacre, Magdalene (1538 - 1608)

  1. Female offspring: Browne, Jane (n.d.)
  2. Male offspring: Browne, George (n.d.)
  3. Male offspring: Browne, Henry (n.d.)

Primary Title

1st Viscount Montagu

Titles

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

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Surrey 1545 n.d.
MP, Surrey 1547 n.d.
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 n.d.
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 n.d.
Steward, Surrey 1554-6 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1557 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1557-4-28 after 1558-11-17 Dropped from the Council upon Elizabeth I's accession
Lord Lieut, Sussex 1558-3 1558-10
Commissioner of Musters, Sussex 1569 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Sussex 1569-10 1585 Held jointly.
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1572 1573
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1583 n.d.

General Lands Note

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

Details of Properties

Residence

  • West Horsley Manor, Surrey
    Died here
    Divested: 1592-10-19
  • Montague House, Surrey
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1548
    Divested: 1592
  • Battle Abbey, Sussex
    (Performance Venue)
    Granted
    Acquired: 1548-05-06
    Divested: 1592-10-19
  • Cowdray Park, Sussex
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1548
    Divested: 1592

Lands

  • Surrey
  • Sussex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1576-1576 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Lord Montagu's Players
Performance 1577-1578 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 2

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue 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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)