Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 13
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 55
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 7
Venues - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 8
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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

Siblings

Female

Berkeley, Elizabeth (1533 - )

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.

Offspring

From Howard, Katherine (1538 - 1596)

  1. Male offspring: Berkeley, Thomas (n.d.)
  2. Female offspring: Berkeley, Mary (n.d.)
  3. Male offspring: Berkeley, Ferdinando (n.d.)
  4. Female offspring: Berkeley, Frances (n.d.)

Primary Title

7th Baron Berkeley

Titles

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

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 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Oxfordshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Berkshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Monmouthshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Shropshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Gloucestershire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Staffordshire 1563/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Herefordshire 1563/4 n.d.
JP, Gloucestershire 1564 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Gloucestershire 1569 n.d. Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Gloucestershire 1603-8-14 1613-11-26
Vice Admiral, Gloucestershire 1603-11-14 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 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

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1605-1605 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Lord Barlys' Players
Performance 1581-1581 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Bartholomew's Players
Performance 1582-1582 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance 1583-1584 Guildhall (2), Barnstaple , Devon Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance 1583-1584 Town Hall, Fordwich , Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance 1585-1585 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance 1586-1587 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance 1597-1598 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance 1603-1603 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Dismissal 1609-1609 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance 1610-1610 Shire Hall, Stafford , Staffordshire Lord Bartlett's Players
Dismissal 1610-1610 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Bartlett's Players
Performance 1579-1580 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Bearward
Performance 1580-1581 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Bearward
Performance 1578-1579 Guildhall, Abingdon , Berkshire Lord Berkeley's Men
Performance 1584-1584 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Lord Berkeley's Men
Performance 1611-1612 Caludon Castle, near Coventry , Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Men
Performance 1582-1583 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Musicians
Performance 1557-1557 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1577-1578 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1577-1578 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1578-1578 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1578-1579 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1578-1578 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1578-1579 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1578-1579 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1579-1580 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1579-1580 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1579-1579 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1580-1581 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1581-1582 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1581-1582 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1581-1582 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1582-1582 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1582-1583 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1582-1582 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1583-1584 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1583-1584 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1584-1584 Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis , Dorset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1584-1584 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1584-1584 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1584-1585 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1584-1585 Guildhall, Totnes , Devon Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1592-1592 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1597-1598 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1600-1601 Leominster (Unknown), Leominster , Herefordshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1603-1604 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1605-1605 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1606-1607 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Cancelled Performance 1607-1607 Shire Hall, Dorchester , Dorset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1607-1607 George Inn, Dorchester , Dorset Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1607-1608 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players
Dismissal 1608-1608 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Berkeley's Players
Performance 1609-1609 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Berkeley's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Barlys' 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 10
Lord Berkeley's Bearward Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Performing Animals 2
Lord Berkeley's Men Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 3
Lord Berkeley's Musicians Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Musicians 1
Lord Berkeley's Players Berkeley, Henry (1534 - 1613) Players 39

Owned Venues

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

Bibliographic Sources

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Calendar of Patent Rolls, Elizabeth I [1558–78]. 7 vols. London: HMSO, 1939–82.
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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Page, William, ed. The Victoria History of the County of Warwick. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 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. Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, special supplement 8. 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]. Maclean, John, ed. Berkeley Manuscripts first ser. 3 vols. Gloucester: John Bellows, 1883–5.