Mordaunt, Lewis (1538 - 1601)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 10
Total events naming patron - 3
Troupes - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 3
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1538-09-21
Death Date: 1601-06-16

Siblings

Female

Mordaunt, Ursula ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Darcy, Elizabeth ( - 1590)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 1 additional daughter

Offspring

From Darcy, Elizabeth ( - 1590)

  1. Male offspring: Mordaunt, Henry (1568 - 1609)
  2. Female offspring: Mordaunt, Katherine (n.d.)
  3. Female offspring: Mordaunt, Elizabeth (n.d.)

Primary Title

3rd Baron Mordaunt

Titles

  • 3rd Baron Mordaunt
    Assumed 1571-04 (possibly succeeded to title in Oct. 1571)
    Vacated 1601-06-16

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Bedfordshire 1563 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1564 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Bedfordshire 1569 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1569 n.d.
Sheriff, Buckinghamshire 1570-11-13 n.d.
Sheriff, Bedfordshire 1570-11-13 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Northamptonshire 1577 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1584 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1596 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1598 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Turvey, Bedfordshire
  • Drayton House, Northamptonshire

Lands

  • Bedfordshire
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Dorset
  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire
  • Northamptonshire
  • Somerset
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1583-1584 Coventry (Unknown), Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Mordaunt's Bearward
Performance 1593-1593 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lord Mordaunt's Player/s
Performance 1585-1586 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Mordaunt's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Mordaunt's Bearward Mordaunt, Lewis (1538 - 1601) Performing Animals 1
Lord Mordaunt's Player/s Mordaunt, Lewis (1538 - 1601) Players 1
Lord Mordaunt's Players Mordaunt, Lewis (1538 - 1601) 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.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)