Burgh, Thomas (1558 - 1597)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 2
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 1
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 1
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1558
Death Date: 1597-10-14

Siblings

Male

Burgh, Henry ( - )
Burgh, John (1561 - )

Marriages/Other Unions

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

Offspring

From Vaughan, Frances ( - 1647)

  1. Male offspring: Burgh, Robert (1594 - 1602)
  2. Female offspring: Burgh, Anne (n.d.)
  3. Female offspring: Burgh, Elizabeth (n.d.)
  4. Female offspring: Burgh, Frances (n.d.)
  5. Female offspring: Burgh, Katherine (n.d.)

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 Notes
Ambassador to Scotland, Scotland 1593 n.d.
Lord Deputy, Ireland 1597-4-18 1597-10-14

Details of Properties

Residence

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

Events Naming Patron

Event 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 3

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue 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.