Brydges, William (1548 - 1602)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 4
Total events naming patron - 18
Troupes - 1
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 5
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Born / Died

Birth Date: after 1548
Death Date: 1602-11-18

Siblings

Male

Brydges, Giles (1548 - 1593/4) (patron)

Female

Brydges, Katharine ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Hopton, Mary ( - 1624)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Hopton, Mary ( - 1624)

  1. Male offspring: Brydges, Grey (1578 - 1621) (patron)
  2. Female offspring: Brydges, Frances (1580 - 1663)

Primary Title

4th Baron Chandos of Sudeley

Titles

  • 4th Baron Chandos of Sudeley
    Assumed 1593/4-02-21
    Vacated 1602-11-18

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Wiltshire 1572 n.d.
MP, Gloucestershire 1584 n.d.
MP, Gloucestershire 1586 n.d.
Council Member, Marches of Wales 1594-5 n.d.
Keeper, Wiltshire 1594 n.d.
Steward, Wiltshire 1594 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Gloucestershire 1595-9-9 1602-11-18

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony (via brother)
    Acquired: 1593/4-02-21
    Divested: 1602-11-18

Lands

  • Gloucestershire
  • Wiltshire
  • Worcestershire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1590-1636 Lyme Park, Lyme Park , Cheshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1595-1595 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1595-1595 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1595-1596 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1596-1597 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1596-1597 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1596-1596 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1597-1597 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1597-1598 Leominster (Unknown), Leominster , Herefordshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1597-1598 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1599-1599 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1599-1600 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1600-1600 Evesham (Unknown), Evesham , Worcestershire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1600-1600 The Angel, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1600-1600 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1600-1601 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1600-1601 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance Regulations 1601-1601 Marmaduke Gill's House, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Chandos' Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Chandos' Players Brydges, William (1548 - 1602) Players 18

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Sudeley Castle Gloucestershire 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.
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.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, special supplement 8. London: Athlone P, 1970.