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Chichester, Edward (1568 - 1648)

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Born / Died

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

Parents

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.

Siblings

Primary Title

  • 1st Viscount Chichester of Carrickfergus
  • Knight

Titles

  • 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
  • Knight

Details of Offices

Began Notes
Admiral, Ireland 1625
Governor, Ireland 1625 In county Londonderry
Privy Councillor, Ireland 1625
Vice Admiral, Ireland 1625/6 -1

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Belfast, Ireland
  • Carrickfergus, Ireland

Lands

  • Devon

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - 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.