Fitz Alan, William (1476 - 1543/4)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 9
Total events naming patron - 16
Troupes - 7
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1476
Death Date: 1544-01-23

Siblings

Female

Fitz Alan, Joan ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced no male children; Katherine possibly daughter of William's second marriage
  2. Percy, Anne (1485 - 1552)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1511-2-15
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Percy, Anne (1485 - 1552)

  1. Male offspring: Fitz Alan, Henry (1512 - 1580) (patron)

Primary Title

23rd Earl of Arundel

Titles

  • Baron Mautravers
    Assumed 1487
    Vacated 1543/4-01-23
  • 23rd Earl of Arundel
    Assumed 1524-10-25
    Vacated 1543/4-01-23
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1525-04-23 (date nominated; installed 25 June 1525)
    Vacated 1543/4-01-23

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Sussex 1509 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1509 n.d.
JP, Dorset 1509 1514
Warden, Wiltshire 1509/10-3-16 1521 Held jointly
Warden, Hampshire 1509/10-3-16 1521 Held jointly
JP, Hampshire 1510 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1510 1513
JP, Sussex 1511 1512
JP, Somerset 1512 1514
JP, Hampshire 1512 1515
JP, Sussex 1514 1515
JP, Hampshire 1518 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1523 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1524 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1525 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1526 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1526 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1529 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1529 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1531 1532
JP, Sussex 1531 1532
JP, Shropshire 1531 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1536 n.d.
JP, Worcestershire 1537 1540
JP, Shropshire 1538 1539
JP, Sussex 1538 1539
JP, Worcestershire 1542 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

Lands

  • Dorset
  • Hampshire
  • Kent
  • Norfolk
  • Somerset
  • Surrey
  • Sussex
    source= LPH8, 4-5, 14, 16 Also he was granted the
  • Wales

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1524-1525 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Arundel's Entertainers
Performance 1525-1526 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Arundel's Entertainers
Performance 1527-1528 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Arundel's Entertainers
Performance 1530-1531 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Arundel's Entertainers
Performance 1543-1544 Chichester (Unknown), Chichester , Sussex Earl of Arundel's Juggler
Performance 1530-1530 Battenhall Manor, near Worcester , Worcestershire Earl of Arundel's Minstrel
Performance 1525-1526 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Arundel's Minstrels
Performance 1527-1527 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Arundel's Minstrels
Performance 1471-1472 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Earl of Arundel's Performers
Performance 1543-1544 Chichester (Unknown), Chichester , Sussex Earl of Arundel's Performers
Performance 1543-1544 Chichester (Unknown), Chichester , Sussex Earl of Arundel's Performers
Performance 1543-1544 Chichester (Unknown), Chichester , Sussex Earl of Arundel's Performers
Performance 1530-1531 Poole (Unknown), Poole , Dorset Earl of Arundel's Players
Performance 1542-1542 Guildhall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Arundel's Players
Performance 1524-1525 Boston (Unknown), Boston , Lincolnshire Earl of Arundel's Trumpeters
Performance 1525-1525 Boston (Unknown), Boston , Lincolnshire Earl of Arundel's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Arundel's Entertainers Fitz Alan, William (1476 - 1544) Entertainers/Minstrels 4
Earl of Arundel's Juggler Fitz Alan, William (1476 - 1544) Acrobats/Physical Feats 1
Earl of Arundel's Minstrel Fitz Alan, William (1476 - 1544) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Earl of Arundel's Minstrels Fitz Alan, William (1476 - 1544) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Earl of Arundel's Performers Fitz Alan, William (1476 - 1544) Entertainers/Minstrels 4
Earl of Arundel's Players Fitz Alan, William (1476 - 1544) Players 2
Earl of Arundel's Trumpeters Fitz Alan, William (1476 - 1544) Musicians 2

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Arundel Castle Sussex 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.
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509–47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864–1932.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)