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Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1534-11-26
Death Date: 1613-11-26

Notes

Ward of Robert Radcliffe, 6th Earl of Sussex

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Howard, Katherine (1538 - 1596)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1554-9
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Stanhope, Jane ( - 1617/18)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1598-3-9
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 7th Baron Berkeley

Titles

  • 7th Baron Berkeley
    Assumed: 1534-11-26
    Vacated: 1613-11-26

General Lands Note

Lands entailed by Crown away from William, 2nd Baron & 1st Marquess Berkeley returned to Henry by Queen Mary July 1553; received special livery of lands 13 May 1555

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Keeper, Gloucestershire 1559 -6 -26 1613 -11 -26 For life
Keeper, Somerset 1559 -6 -26 1613 -11 -26 For life
JP, Gloucestershire 1561/2
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Berkshire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Herefordshire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Staffordshire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire 1563/4
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Monmouthshire 1563/4
JP, Gloucestershire 1564
Commissioner of Musters, Gloucestershire 1569 Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Gloucestershire 1603 -8 -14 1613 -11 -26
Vice Admiral, Gloucestershire 1603 -11 -14 1613 -11 -26

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Gloucestershire: Aspley, Manningford Bruce Manors
    Acquired: 1553-07
    Divested: 1613-11-26
    Patrimony in dispute btw Henry Lord Berkeley and Dudley family, Earls of Warwick ca. 1554 - ca. 1592. [Smyth]
  • Gloucestershire: Berkeley Castle, Manor and Hundred; Alkington, Appleridge, Arlingham, Cam, Cowley, Ham, Hinton, Slimbridge, Symon's Hall Farm & Wotton on Edge
    Acquired: 1553-07
    Divested: 1613-11-26
    Berkeley patrimony
  • Gloucestershire: Bitton, Daglingworth, Frampton on Severn, Hanham, Sages & Tetbury Manors
    Acquired: 1553-07
    Divested: 1613-11-26
    Patrimony in dispute between Henry and the Dudleys, Earls of Warwick ca. 1554--ca. 1592
  • Leicestershire: Goscote Hundred, Melton Mowbray & Mountsorrel Manors
    Acquired: 1553-07
    Divested: 1613-11-26
    Patrimony in dispute between Henry and the Dudleys, Earls of Warwick ca. 1554--ca. 1592
  • Somerset: Portbury Manor & Hundred, Portishead Manor
    Acquired: 1553-07
    Divested: 1613-11-26
    Patrimony in dispute between Henry and the Dudleys, Earls of Warwick ca. 1554--ca. 1592
  • Sussex: Bosham, Funtington & West Thorney Manors
  • Warwickshire: Aspley & Manningford Bruce Manors
    Acquired: 1553-07
    Divested: 1613-11-26
    Patrimony in dispute between Henry and the Dudleys, Earls of Warwick ca. 1554--ca. 1592
  • Warwickshire: Caludon Manor
    Acquired: 1553-07
    Berkeley patrimony
  • Warwickshire: Kington Grange
    Acquired: 1553-07
    Divested: 1575
    Berkeley patrimony; sold
  • Warwickshire: Thurlaston Manor
    Divested: 1572
    Granted to Alice, widow of Sir Thomas Leigh
  • Warwickshire: Wolfhamcote Manor
    Divested: 1574
    Sold

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Lord Barlys' Players
Performance - Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Bartholomew's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance - Guildhall (2), Barnstaple, Devon Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Fordwich, Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance - Hythe (Unknown), Hythe, Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Faversham, Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Faversham, Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Dismissal - Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance - Shire Hall, Stafford, Staffordshire Lord Bartlett's Players
Dismissal - Norwich (Unknown), Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Bearward
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Bearward
Performance - Guildhall, Abingdon, Berkshire Lord Berkeley's Men
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Lord Berkeley's Men
Performance - Caludon Castle, near Coventry, Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Men
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Musicians
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow, Shropshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis, Dorset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Totnes, Devon Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow, Shropshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - Leominster (Unknown), Leominster, Herefordshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Bartholomew's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Bartlett's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Bartlett's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Bartlett's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Bartlett's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Bartlett's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Bartlett's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Bartlett's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Bartlett's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Bartlett's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Bartlett's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Men Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Men Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Men Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1
Lord Berkeley's Bearward Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Performing Animals 1
Lord Berkeley's Bearward Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Performing Animals 1
Lord Berkeley's Musicians Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Musicians 1
Lord Barlys' Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Caludon Castle Warwickshire Private Residence
Yate Court Gloucestershire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth I and James I [1547--1625]. 12 vols. London: HMSO, 1856--72
  • 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
  • Doyle, James E. The Official Baronage of England Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885. 3 vols. London: Longmans, 1886
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
  • Page, William, ed. The Victoria History of the County of Warwick. 8 vols. London: Archibald Constable & Co. [vols 1-–2]; Oxford UP [vols 3-–8], 1904--8 [vols 1--2]; 1945--69 [vols 3--8]
  • Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. London: Athlone P, 1970
  • Smyth, John. The Lives of the Berkeleys, Lords of the Honour, Castle and Manor of Berkeley in the County of Gloucester from 1066 to 1618: with a Description of the Hundred of Berkeley and of its Inhabitants. 1st ed [1618]. 3 vols. Gloucester: John Bellows, 1883--5