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Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1515
Death Date: 1576-10-06

Notes

Wardship acquired then sold by step-father, Sir Francis Bryan 1522

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1546
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced four sons and five daughters [Bindoff]
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1557-3-20
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

  • Knight

Titles

  • Knight

General Lands Note

Succeeded to inheritance 8 Aug. 1517

Details of Offices

Began Ended
MP, Essex 1552/3 -3
JP, Essex 1558 1576
Steward, Duchy of Lancaster 1558/9 -3 1576 -10 -6
MP, Suffolk 1559
Receiver, Duchy of Lancaster 1559 -5 1576 -10 -6
Sheriff, Essex 1563 -11 -8
Sheriff, Hertfordshire 1563 -11 -8

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Faulkbourne, Essex

Lands

  • Bedfordshire
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Totnes, Devon Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance - Church House, Bridgwater, Somerset Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance - Dartmouth (Unknown), Dartmouth, Devon Sir Henry Fortescue's Players
Performance - Guildhall (2), Barnstaple, Devon Sir Henry Fortescue's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Sir Henry Fortescue's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Wells, Somerset Sir Henry Fortescue's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon Sir Henry Fortescue's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576) Players 1
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576) Players 1
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576) Players 1
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576) Players 1
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576) Players 1
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576) Players 1
Sir Henry Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576) Players 1
Sir Henry Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576) Players 1
Sir Henry Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576) Players 1
Sir Henry Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576) Players 1
Sir Henry Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Henry (1515 - 1576) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982
  • Wedgwood, Josiah C., and Anne D. Holt. The History of Parliament: Biographies of the Members of the Commons House 1439–1509. London: HMSO, 1936