Brydges, Grey (1578 - 1621)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 1
Total events naming patron - 16
Troupes - 2
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 5
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1578 (possibly born 1579)
Death Date: 1621-08-10

Notes

Imprisoned in the Fleet for taking part in Essex's rebellion 14 Feb. 1600/1; released into father's custody 31 March 1601. From 1610, spent increasing amounts of time abroad; died at Spa, Germany

Siblings

Female

Brydges, Frances (1580 - 1663)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Stanley, Anne (1580 - 1647)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1608-2-28
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union possibly produced a third daughter named Anne

Offspring

From Stanley, Anne (1580 - 1647)

  1. Male offspring: Brydges, Robert (d. 1611)
  2. Male offspring: Brydges, George (1620 - 1655)
  3. Male offspring: Brydges, William (1621 - 1676)
  4. Female offspring: Brydges, Elizabeth (1614 - 1679)
  5. Female offspring: Brydges, Frances (n.d.)

Primary Title

5th Baron Chandos of Sudeley

Titles

  • 5th Baron Chandos of Sudeley
    Assumed 1602-11-18
    Vacated 1621-08-10

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Wiltshire 1597 n.d.
JP, Gloucestershire 1603 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1603 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Gloucestershire 1603-8 1621-08-10 Held jointly with Henry, 7th Baron Berkeley, then solely from 26 Nov. 1613
Keeper, Buckinghamshire 1609-7-2 1614-08-10 For life; sold office
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Gloucestershire 1613/14 n.d.
Council Member, Marches of Wales 1617 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony (via brother)
    Acquired: 1602-03-18
    Divested: 1621-08-10

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1616-1616 Cirencester (Unknown), Cirencester , Gloucestershire Lord Chandos' Musicians
Performance 1590-1636 Lyme Park, Lyme Park , Cheshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1602-1603 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1603-1604 Weymouth-Melcombe Regis (Unknown), Weymouth-Melcombe Regis , Dorset Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1604-1604 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1604-1605 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Chandos' Players
Payment for Hall Rental by Troupe 1605-1606 Parish House, Somerton , Somerset Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1605-1606 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1606-1607 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1607-1607 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1607-1608 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1607-1608 Court Hall, Canterbury , Kent Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1608-1608 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Dismissal 1608-1608 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1609-1610 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Dismissal 1610-1610 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Chandos' Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Chandos' Musicians Brydges, Grey (1578 - 1621) Musicians 1
Lord Chandos' Players Brydges, Grey (1578 - 1621) Players 15

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.