Fortescue, Richard (1517 - 1570)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Properties - 2
Total events naming patron - 7
Troupes - 2
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

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

Marriages/Other Unions

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

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Devon 1545 n.d.
JP, Devon ca. 1559 1570
Sheriff, Devon 1562-11-19 1563-11-8

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Weare Gifford Hall, Devon
  • Castle Hill, Devon
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony
    Acquired: after 1557-09-12
    Divested: 1570-06-26

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1560-1561 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance 1560-1561 Guildhall, Totnes , Devon Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance 1561-1562 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance 1562-1563 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance 1564-1564 Church House, Bridgwater , Somerset Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance 1568-1569 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Mr Fortescue's Players
Performance 1561-1561 Dartmouth (Unknown), Dartmouth , Devon Mr Richard Fortescue's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Mr Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Richard (1517 - 1570) Players 6
Mr Richard Fortescue's Players Fortescue, Richard (1517 - 1570) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue 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. Public Record Office Lists and Indexes 9. London: HMSO, 1898.