Clinton, Henry (1540 - 1616)

Biographical Overview

Other Last Names

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 10
Total events naming patron - 15
Troupes - 3
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Other Last Names

Fiennes

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1540
Death Date: 1616-09-29

Siblings

Female

Clinton, Frances ( - 1623)

Male

Clinton, Thomas ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Hastings, Catherine (1542 - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: after 1555-12-10
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Married after this date and presumably before 30 April 1557
  2. Morrison, Elizabeth ( - 1611)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: after 1586-10-20
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union also produced 1 daughter

Offspring

From Hastings, Catherine (1542 - )

  1. Male offspring: Clinton, Thomas (1568 - 1619)
  2. Male offspring: Clinton, Edward (n.d.)

From Morrison, Elizabeth ( - 1611)

  1. Male offspring: Fynes, Henry (n.d.)
  2. Male offspring: Fynes, Robert (n.d.)

Primary Title

Baron Clinton
17th Earl of Lincoln

Titles

  • Baron Clinton
    Assumed 1572
    Vacated 1584/5-01-16
  • 17th Earl of Lincoln
    Assumed 1584/5-01-16
    Vacated 1616-09-29
  • 10th Baron Clinton
    Assumed 1584/5-01-16
    Vacated 1616-09-29

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Cornwall 1559 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Lincolnshire 1569 n.d.
JP, Lincolnshire 1570 1571
MP, Lincolnshire 1571 n.d.
Vice Admiral, Yorkshire by 1572 n.d.
High Steward, Lincolnshire 1574 n.d.
Vice Admiral, Lincolnshire by 1574 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1603-3 1603-05
Keeper & Steward, Lincolnshire 1608-7-10 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Derbyshire
  • Essex
  • Leicestershire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Montgomeryshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Suffolk
  • Sussex
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1600-1600 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Lincoln's Player/s
Performance 1590-1636 Lyme Park, Lyme Park , Cheshire Earl of Lincoln's Players
Performance 1599-1599 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Lincoln's Players
Performance 1600-1600 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Lincoln's Players
Performance 1600-1601 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Lincoln's Players
Performance 1601-1602 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Lincoln's Players
Performance 1601-1602 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Lincoln's Players
Dismissal 1602-1602 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Lincoln's Players
Performance 1602-1603 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Lincoln's Players
Performance 1603-1604 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Lincoln's Players
Performance 1608-1609 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Lincoln's Players
Performance 1609-1609 Town Hall, Kendal , Westmorland Earl of Lincoln's Players
Performance 1609-1609 Moot Hall, Carlisle , Cumberland Earl of Lincoln's Players
Performance 1576-1577 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Clinton's Players
Performance 1577-1577 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Clinton's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Lincoln's Player/s Clinton, Henry (1540 - 1616) Players 1
Earl of Lincoln's Players Clinton, Henry (1540 - 1616) Players 12
Lord Clinton's Players Clinton, Henry (1540 - 1616) Players 2

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.
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)