Clinton, Edward (1512 - 1584/5)

Biographical Overview

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Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 7
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 3
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1512
Death Date: 1585-01-16

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Blount, Elizabeth (1500 - 1541)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1535-2-12
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Stourton, Ursula ( - 1551)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1541-6-15
    Union ended: n.d.
  3. FitzGerald, Elizabeth (1528 - 1589/90)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1552-10-1
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Date of post-nuptial marriage settlement

Offspring

From Blount, Elizabeth (1500 - 1541)

  1. Female offspring: Clinton, Margaret (n.d.)
  2. Female offspring: Clinton, Bridget (n.d.)
  3. Female offspring: Clinton, Katherine (d. 1621)

From Stourton, Ursula ( - 1551)

  1. Female offspring: Clinton, Frances (d. 1623)
  2. Male offspring: Clinton, Henry (1540 - 1616) (patron)
  3. Male offspring: Clinton, Thomas (n.d.)

Titles

  • 9th Baron Clinton and Say
    Assumed 1517-08-07
    Vacated 1584/5-01-16
  • 16th Earl of Lincoln
    Assumed 1572-05-04
    Vacated 1584/5-01-16

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Lincolnshire 1536 1540
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Lincolnshire 1540 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1542 1543
JP, Lincolnshire 1547 n.d.
Chief Capt, France 1548 1550-04-25
Lord High Admiral, England 1550-5-14 1553-10
Privy Councillor, England 1550-5-4 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Lincolnshire 1552 1584/5-01-16
Constable, London Diocese 1553-7-7 1553-07-12
JP, Surrey 1553/4 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1553/4 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1557-4 n.d.
Lord High Admiral, England 1557/8-2 1584/5-01-16
Privy Councillor, England 1558 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1561/2 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1564 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1564 n.d.
Steward of the Household, England 1572 1584

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire
    (Performance Venue)
    Granted
    Acquired: 1574-05-01
    Divested: 1584/5-01-16

Lands

  • Cornwall
  • Herefordshire
  • Kent
  • Lincolnshire
  • Worcestershire
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1552-1553 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Lord Admiral's Minstrels
Performance 1553-1553 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Admiral's Musicians
Performance 1548-1549 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Lord Deputy of Boulogne's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Admiral's Minstrels Clinton, Edward (1512 - 1585) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Admiral's Musicians Clinton, Edward (1512 - 1585) Musicians 1
Lord Deputy of Boulogne's Players Clinton, Edward (1512 - 1585) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Tattershall Castle 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.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)