Radcliffe, Henry (1533 - 1593)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1533
Death Date: 1593-12-14

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1549-2-6
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Pound, Honora ( - 1593)

Primary Title

9th Earl of Sussex
Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1553-10-02
    Vacated 1593-12-14
  • 9th Earl of Sussex
    Assumed 1583-16-09
    Vacated 1593-12-14
  • 10th Baron FitzWalter
    Assumed 1583-16-09
    Vacated 1593-12-14
  • 4th Viscount FitzWalter
    Assumed 1583-16-09
    Vacated 1593-12-14

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Essex 1555 n.d.
Privy Councillor, Ireland by 1556/7-2-25 n.d.
Lieut, Ireland 1557 1564-10-29
Lieut, Ross 1558 1559 Maryborough in the counties of Ross & Cromarty
MP, Sussex 1559 n.d.
Constable, Hampshire 1560-6-14 1593-12-14 For life
Lieut, Hampshire 1560-6-14 1593-12-14 For life
MP, Ireland 1560 n.d.
Steward of Crown Possessions, Essex 1561 n.d. Held jointly
Capt & Warden, Hampshire 1571-5-4 1593-12-14
MP, Hampshire 1571 n.d.
MP, Hampshire 1572 n.d.
JP, Hampshire 1573/4 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Hampshire 1576 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Hampshire 1579/80-3-16 n.d. Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Hampshire 1585-7-3 1593-12-14 Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Southampton 1585-7-3 1593-12-14 Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Hampshire 1585-7-3 1593-12-14 Held jointly
High Steward, Hampshire 1590-9-9 1593-12-14

Details of Properties

Residence

  • New Hall, Essex
  • Bermondsey House, Surrey
    By patrimony.
    Acquired: 1583
    Divested: 1593

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1591-1591 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Sussex's Player/s
Performance 1568-1569 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1570-1571 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1582-1583 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1584-1585 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1585-1585 Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis , Dorset Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1585-1585 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1585-1585 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1585-1586 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1585-1586 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1586-1586 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1586-1586 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1586-1587 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1586-1587 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1587-1588 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1587-1587 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1587-1587 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1587-1587 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1587-1587 Town Hall, Kendal , Westmorland Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1587-1588 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1588-1589 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1588-1588 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1588-1588 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1588-1589 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1588-1588 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1589-1589 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1589-1590 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1589-1589 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1589-1590 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1589-1589 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1590-1590 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1590-1591 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1591-1591 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1591-1591 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1593-1593 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1593-1593 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1586-1587 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Sir Harry Radcliffe's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Sussex's Player/s Radcliffe, Henry (1533 - 1593) Players 1
Earl of Sussex's Players Radcliffe, Henry (1533 - 1593) Players 35
Sir Harry Radcliffe's Players Radcliffe, Henry (1533 - 1593) Players 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Bermondsey House Surrey Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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)