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Fitzroy, Henry (1519 - 1536)

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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)

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Primary Title

  • 1st Duke of Richmond
  • 4th Duke of Somerset

Titles

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

Details of Offices

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

Details of Properties

Residence

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

Event Naming Patron

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

Patronized Troupes

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