Bertie, Peregrine (1555 - 1601)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1555-10-12
Death Date: 1601-06-25

Siblings

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1577-12-25
    Union ended: before 1600-4-20
    Note: Married between this date and 12 March 1577/7; separated

Offspring

From Vere, Mary de (1550 - 1624)

  1. Female offspring: Bertie, Katherine (d. 1611)
  2. Male offspring: Bertie, Vere (n.d.)
  3. Male offspring: Bertie, Roger (n.d.)
  4. Male offspring: Bertie, Peregrine (d. 1639)
  5. Male offspring: Bertie, Henry (d. 1655)

Primary Title

13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby

Titles

  • 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby
    Assumed 1580-09-19
    Vacated 1601-06-25

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Lieut & Capt-gen of English Forces, -12-4 (commission issued 22 Jan. 1587/8) -08 (date formally discharged) Resigned 14 March 1588/9; resignation accepted 30 July 1589
General of English Forces sent to aid Henry IV of France, France 1589-9-15 1589/90
Governor, Northumberland 1597/8-3-13 1601-06-25 Part of the Marches towards Scotland
Warden, Marches towards Scotland, East March 1597/8-3-13 1601-06-25
Member, Council in the North, England 1599-8 1601-06-25

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Barbican, London (city-county)
  • Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
    Residence as Governor and Warden of the East March towards Scotland
    Acquired: 1598
    Divested: 1601
  • Eresby Castle, Lincolnshire
  • Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire
    Patrimony

Lands

  • Nottinghamshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1597-1598 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Willoughby's Musicians
Performance 1599-1599 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Willoughby's Musicians
Performance 1584-1585 Town Hall, Grimsby , Lincolnshire Lord Willoughby's Players
Performance 1584-1585 Town Hall, Grimsby , Lincolnshire Lord Willoughby's Players
Performance 1595-1596 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Willoughby's Players
Performance Regulations 1595-1595 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Willoughby's Players
Performance Regulations 1596-1596 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Willoughby's Players
Performance 1598-1599 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Willoughby's Players
Performance 1599-1599 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Lord Willoughby's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Willoughby's Musicians Bertie, Peregrine (1555 - 1601) Musicians 2
Lord Willoughby's Players Bertie, Peregrine (1555 - 1601) Players 7

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Eresby Castle Lincolnshire Private Residence
Grimsthorpe Castle Lincolnshire Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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)
West, Jane. The Brave Lord Willoughby: An Elizabethan Soldier. Bishop Auckland, Durham: The Pentland Press, 1998.