Radcliffe, Henry (1507 - 1556/7)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 1
Total events naming patron - 7
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1507
Death Date: 1557-02-17

Siblings

Male

Radcliffe, Humphrey (1508 - 1566)
Radcliffe, George ( - 1532)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Howard, Elizabeth ( - 1534)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1524-5-21
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Calthorp, Anne ( - 1579)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1538-11-21
    Union ended: 1555-11-13
    Note: Union ended in divorce

Offspring

From Howard, Elizabeth ( - 1534)

  1. Male offspring: Radcliffe, Thomas (1526 - 1583) (patron)
  2. Male offspring: Radcliffe, Henry (1533 - 1593) (patron)
  3. Male offspring: Radcliffe, Robert (d. 1557)

From Calthorp, Anne ( - 1579)

  1. Male offspring: Radcliffe, Egremont (d. 1578)
  2. Female offspring: Radcliffe, Maud (n.d.)
  3. Female offspring: Radcliffe, Frances (1552 - 1602)

Primary Title

7th Earl of Sussex

Titles

  • Lord FitzWalter
    Assumed 1529
    Vacated 1542
  • 8th Baron FitzWalter
    Assumed 1542-11-27
    Vacated 1556/7-02-17
  • 7th Earl of Sussex
    Assumed 1542-11-27
    Vacated 1556/7-02-17
  • 2nd Viscount FitzWalter
    Assumed 1542-11-27
    Vacated 1556/7-02-17

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Essex 1536 n.d.
JP, Essex 1538 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1538 n.d.
JP, Essex 1539/40 1541
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Norwich 1540 n.d.
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Norwich 1542 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Cambridgeshire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norwich 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Huntingdonshire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Bedfordshire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Norfolk 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Buckinghamshire 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Suffolk 1542/3 1545
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Norwich 1543 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1543 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1547 n.d.
JP, Essex 1547 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Norfolk 1551-4 n.d. Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Norfolk 1552-5 n.d. Held jointly
Chief Justice in Eyre, South of Trent 1553-11-19 1556/7-02-17
Lord Lieut, Norfolk 1553-5 n.d. Held jointly
Privy Councillor, England 1553-8-17 n.d.
JP, Suffolk 1553/4 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1553/4 n.d.
JP, Essex 1554 n.d.
JP, Norfolk 1554 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Norfolk 1556-7-14 1556/7-02-17
Lord Lieut, Suffolk 1556-7-14 1556/7-02-17

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Attleborough, Norfolk

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1542-1543 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1544-1544 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1544-1545 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1544-1545 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Earl of Sussex's Players
Dismissal 1545-1545 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1546-1547 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1556-1556 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Sussex's Players Radcliffe, Henry (1507 - 1557) Players 7

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.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)