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Fortescue, Richard (1517 - 1570)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1517
Death Date: 1570-06-26

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1544
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced at least one son and two daughters [Bindoff]

Titles

Details of Offices

Began Ended
MP, Devon 1545
JP, Devon 1559 1570
Sheriff, Devon 1562 -11 -19 1563 -11 -8

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Weare Gifford Hall, Devon
  • Castle Hill, Devon
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1557-09
    Divested: 1570-06
    Patrimony

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 Mr Richard Fortescue's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Richard Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Richard (1517 - 1570) Players 1
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Richard (1517 - 1570) Players 1
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Richard (1517 - 1570) Players 1
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Richard (1517 - 1570) Players 1
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Richard (1517 - 1570) Players 1
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Richard (1517 - 1570) Players 1
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Richard (1517 - 1570) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Castle Hill Devon Private Residence

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
  • List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. London: HMSO, 1898