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Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1557
Death Date: 1623-07-12

Notes

Educated Bury St Edmunds, Ely and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University; Fellow Commoner Caius College, Cambridge University (4 April 1575)

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Cornwallis, Mary ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: 1583-8-7
    Note: Marriage annulled before William's second marriage
  2. Russell, Elizabeth ( - 1605)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1583-8-7
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 4th Earl of Bath

Titles

  • 4th Earl of Bath
    Assumed: 1560/1-02-10
    Vacated: 1623-07-12
  • 7th Baron FitzWarin
    Assumed: 1560/1-02-10
    Vacated: 1623-07-12
  • Baron Daubeney
    Assumed: 1560/1-02-10
    Vacated: 1623-07-12

Details of Offices

Began Ended
JP, Devon 1584 (possibly held office in 1585)
JP, Somerset 1584
Lord Lieut, Devon 1586 -9 -12 1623 -07 -12
Vice Admiral, Devon 1586
Recorder, Devon 1589
JP, Somerset 1608

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Devon: Ilfracombe Manor

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Guildhall, Abingdon, Berkshire Earl of Bath's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Faversham, Kent Earl of Bath's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Bath's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Earl of Bath's Players
Performance - Rye (Unknown), Rye, Sussex Earl of Bath's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Bath's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Earl of Bath's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon Earl of Bath's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Bath's Players
Performance - Coventry (Unknown), Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Bath's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Bath's Trumpeters Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Musicians 1
Earl of Bath's Players Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Players 1
Earl of Bath's Players Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Players 1
Earl of Bath's Players Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Players 1
Earl of Bath's Players Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Players 1
Earl of Bath's Players Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Players 1
Earl of Bath's Players Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Players 1
Earl of Bath's Players Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Players 1
Earl of Bath's Players Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Players 1
Earl of Bath's Players Bourchier, William (1557 - 1623) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Bampton Castle Devon Private Residence
Tawstock Court Devon 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
  • Gleason, J.H. The Justices of the Peace in England, 1558 to 1640. Oxford: Clarendon P, 1969
  • Roberts, John. 'The Armada Lord Lieutenant: His Family and Career.'. Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art 102 (1970): 71--85.
  • Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. London: Athlone P, 1970