Fitzroy, Henry (1519 - 1536)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 2
Total events naming patron - 16
Troupes - 9
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1519-06 (probably born on this date)
Death Date: 1536-07-22

Notes

Resident at French Court, Oct. 1532--25 Aug. 1533 (date recalled to England)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

1st Duke of Richmond
4th Duke of Somerset

Titles

  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1525-16-07 (date nominated; installed 25 June 1525)
    Vacated 1536-07-22
  • 4th Duke of Somerset
    Assumed 1525-16-18
    Vacated 1536-07-22
  • 1st Duke of Richmond
    Assumed 1525-16-18
    Vacated 1536-07-22
  • 9th Earl of Nottingham
    Assumed 1525-16-18
    Vacated 1536-07-22

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Keeper, Cumberland 1525-6-18 n.d.
Lieut-gen, North of Trent 1525-6-18 n.d.
Lord High Admiral, England 1525-7-16 1536-07-22
Warden-gen, Marches towards Scotland 1525-7-22 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Ireland 1529-6 n.d.
Chamberlain, Cheshire 1536 n.d.
Chamberlain, North Wales 1536 n.d.
Constable, Kent 1536 n.d.
Warden, Kent 1536 n.d. Cinque Ports also in Sussex

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire: North Riding
    Residence as Warden of the Marches towards Scotland and President of the Council of the North
    Acquired: 1525-08-28
    Divested: 1529-06-16
  • Pontefract, Yorkshire: West Riding
    Residence as Warden of the Marches towards Scotland and President of the Council of the North
    Acquired: 1525-08-28
    Divested: 1529-07-16

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1527-1528 Bardney (Unknown), Bardney , Lincolnshire Duke of Richmond's Bearward
Performance 1528-1529 Abbot's House, Bardney, Bardney , Lincolnshire Duke of Richmond's Bearward
Performance 1532-1532 The Marsh, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Duke of Richmond's Bearward
Performance 1534-1534 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Duke of Richmond's Bearward
Performance 1533-1534 Sandwich (Unknown), Sandwich , Kent Duke of Richmond's Bearwards
Performance 1534-1534 The Marsh, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Duke of Richmond's Bearwards
Performance 1536-1536 The Marsh, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Duke of Richmond's Bearwards
Performance 1533-1534 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Duke of Richmond's Minstrels
Performance 1532-1533 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Richmond's Players
Performance 1532-1532 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Duke of Richmond's Players
Performance 1545-1545 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Richmond's Players
Performance 1530-1531 Shrewsbury (Unknown), Shrewsbury , Shropshire Duke of Somerset's Bearward
Performance 1528-1528 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Lord Admiral's Minstrel
Performance 1527-1528 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Lord Admiral's Minstrels
Performance 1527-1527 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Admiral's Performers
Performance 1529-1529 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Lord Admiral's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Duke of Richmond's Bearward Fitzroy, Henry (1519 - 1536) Performing Animals 4
Duke of Richmond's Bearwards Fitzroy, Henry (1519 - 1536) Performing Animals 3
Duke of Richmond's Minstrels Fitzroy, Henry (1519 - 1536) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Duke of Richmond's Players Fitzroy, Henry (1519 - 1536) Players 3
Duke of Somerset's Bearward Fitzroy, Henry (1519 - 1536) Performing Animals 1
Lord Admiral's Minstrel Fitzroy, Henry (1519 - 1536) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Admiral's Minstrels Fitzroy, Henry (1519 - 1536) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Admiral's Performers Fitzroy, Henry (1519 - 1536) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Lord Admiral's Players Fitzroy, Henry (1519 - 1536) Players 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.
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)