Chichester, Edward (1568 - 1648)

Biographical Overview

Parents

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

Birth Date: ca. 1568
Death Date: 1648-07-08

Siblings

Male

Chichester, Arthur (1563 - 1564/5)
Chichester, John ( - 1597)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Copplestone, Anne (1588 - 1615/16)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1605-7-4
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Denham, Mary ( - 1638/9)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

1st Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus
Knight

Titles

  • Knight
  • 1st Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus
    Assumed 1625-04-01
    Vacated 1648-07-08
  • 2nd Baron Chichester of Belfast
    Assumed 1625-04-01
    Vacated 1648-07-08

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Admiral, Ireland 1625 n.d.
Governor, Ireland 1625 n.d. In county Londonderry
Privy Councillor, Ireland 1625 n.d.
Vice Admiral, Ireland by 1625/6-1 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Belfast, Ireland
  • Carrickfergus, Ireland

Lands

  • Devon

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1633-1634 Barnstaple (Unknown), Barnstaple , Devon Lord Chichester's Waits

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Chichester's Waits Chichester, Edward (1568 - 1648) Musicians 1

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)