Burgh, Thomas (1558 - 1597)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1558

Death Date: 1597-10-14

Parents

Mother: Clinton, Katherine ( - 1621)

Father: Burgh, William (1522 - 1584)

Marriages/Other Unions

Vaughan, Frances ( - 1647)
Type: marriage
Union began: n.d.
Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Male

Offspring

From Vaughan, Frances ( - 1647)
Male offspring: Burgh, Robert (1594 - 1601/2)
From Vaughan, Frances ( - 1647)
Female offspring: Burgh, Anne ( - )
From Vaughan, Frances ( - 1647)
Female offspring: Burgh, Elizabeth ( - )
From Vaughan, Frances ( - 1647)
Female offspring: Burgh, Frances ( - )
From Vaughan, Frances ( - 1647)
Female offspring: Burgh, Katherine ( - )

Primary Title

5th Baron Burgh

Titles

5th Baron Burgh
Assumed: 1584-10-02
Vacated: 1597-10-14
Knight of the Garter
Assumed: 1593-04-23 (date nominated; installed 25 June 1593)
Vacated: 1597-10-14

Details of Offices

	Began	Ended
Ambassador to Scotland, Scotland	1593
Lord Deputy, Ireland	1597 -4 -18	1597 -10 -14

Details of Properties

Residence

Starborough Castle, Surrey
Gainsborough Hall, Lincolnshire
(Performance Venue)
Acquired: 1584
Patrimony.

Event Naming Patron

Event Type	Date	Location	Troupe
Performance	1591 - 1591	Common Hall, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk	Lord Burgh's Players
Performance	1594 - 1594	Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire	Lord Burgh's Players
Performance	1597 - 1597	Common Hall, Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk	Lord Burgh's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name	Patron	Troupe Type	# of events
Lord Burgh's Players	Burgh, Thomas (1558 - 1597)	Players	1
Lord Burgh's Players	Burgh, Thomas (1558 - 1597)	Players	1
Lord Burgh's Players	Burgh, Thomas (1558 - 1597)	Players	1

Owned Venues

Venue Name	County	Type
Gainsborough Hall	Lincolnshire	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