Somerset, William (1527 - 1588/9)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 4
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 1
Total events naming patron - 110
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 1
Troupes - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 4
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 1527
Death Date: 1589-02-21

Siblings

Male

Somerset, Thomas (1529 - 1586)
Somerset, Francis (1532 - 1563)
Somerset, Charles (1534 - 1599)

Female

Somerset, Lucy (1523 - 1582/3)
Somerset, Anne ( - 1591)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. North, Christian (1533 - 1563/64)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1550-1-29
    Union ended: after 1563-12
    Note: separated in Dec. 1563
  2. Newton, Theophila ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: after
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From North, Christian (1533 - 1563/64)

  1. Male offspring: Somerset, Edward (1550 - 1628) (patron)
  2. Female offspring: Somerset, Elizabeth (b. 1549)
  3. Female offspring: Somerset, Lucy (b. 1549)

Primary Title

8th Earl of Worcester

Titles

  • Lord Herbert
    Assumed 1527
    Vacated 1549-11-26
  • 8th Earl of Worcester
    Assumed 1549-11-26
    Vacated 1588/9-02-21
  • Baron Herbert
    Assumed 1549-11-26
    Vacated 1588/9-02-21
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1570-06-19 (dated installed (nominated 23 April 1570))
    Vacated 1588/9-02-21

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Capt & Keeper, Cardiganshire 1543-5-17 n.d.
Capt & Keeper, Carmarthenshire 1543-5-17 n.d.
Council Member, Marches of Wales 1551 1558
JP, Worcestershire 1553/4 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1553/4 n.d.
JP, Gloucestershire 1553/4 n.d.
JP, Herefordshire 1553/4 n.d.
JP, Monmouthshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Monmouthshire 1564 n.d.
Council Member, Marches of Wales 1577 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Monmouthshire 1579 1580
Commissioner of Musters, Denbighshire 1580 n.d.
JP, Shropshire 1582 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Hackney, Middlesex
  • St John's House, Clerkenwell, Middlesex
  • Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire
    Moved his permanent residence from here to Raglan Castle in the 1560s
  • Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire
    Permanent residence from the 1560s

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1574-1575 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Musicians
Performance 1569-1570 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Worcester's Player
Performance 1571-1571 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Player
Performance 1555-1556 Guildhall (2), Barnstaple , Devon Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1563-1563 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1563-1564 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1564-1564 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1564-1565 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1564-1565 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1565-1566 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1565-1565 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1566-1566 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1567-1567 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1567-1568 Gloucester (Unknown), Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1567-1567 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1568-1569 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1568-1568 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1568-1568 Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis , Dorset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1568-1569 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1568-1569 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1568-1569 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1568-1569 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1568-1569 Town Hall, Fordwich , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1569-1569 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1569-1570 Lincoln (Unknown), Lincoln , Lincolnshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1570-1571 Guildhall (2), Barnstaple , Devon Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1570-1570 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1571-1571 Poole (Unknown), Poole , Dorset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1571-1571 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1571-1571 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1571-1572 Town Hall, Folkestone , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1572-1573 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1572-1573 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1572-1573 Guildhall, Abingdon , Berkshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1572-1573 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1572-1573 Guildhall, Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1572-1573 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1572-1572 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1572-1573 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1573-1573 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1573-1573 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1573-1574 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1573-1574 St Guthlac's Church, Market Deeping , Lincolnshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1574-1574 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1574-1575 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1575-1576 Town Hall, Grimsby , Lincolnshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1575-1576 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1576-1576 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1576-1577 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1576-1577 Guildhall, Totnes , Devon Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1577-1578 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1577-1578 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1577-1578 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1579-1580 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1580-1581 Guildhall, Abingdon , Berkshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1581-1581 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1581-1581 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1581-1582 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1581-1582 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1582-1582 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1582-1583 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1583-1584 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1583-1584 Town Hall, Maidstone , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1583-1583 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1584-1585 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1585-1585 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1589-1590 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1590-1590 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1590-1591 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1590-1590 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1590-1591 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1590-1591 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1590-1590 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1591-1591 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1591-1591 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1591-1591 Chester (Unknown), Congleton , Cheshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1591-1592 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1591-1591 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1591-1592 Boothall, Gloucester , Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1591-1592 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1591-1591 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Dismissal 1592-1592 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1592-1593 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1592-1593 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1592-1592 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1592-1592 Guildhall, Plymouth , Devon Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1592-1592 Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis , Dorset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1593-1593 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1593-1593 Merchants' Court, Newcastle upon Tyne , Newcastle upon Tyne (city-county) Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1593-1594 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1593-1594 Town Hall, Maidstone , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1594-1594 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1594-1595 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1594-1594 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Worcester's Players
Dismissal 1595-1595 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1595-1595 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1595-1596 Guildhall, Bath , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1595-1595 Ludlow (Unknown), Ludlow , Shropshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1596-1597 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1598-1598 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1598-1599 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Dismissal 1599-1599 York (Unknown), York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1600-1600 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1600-1601 Leominster (Unknown), Leominster , Herefordshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1600-1601 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Dismissal 1601-1602 Guildhall (2), Barnstaple , Devon Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1601-1602 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1602-1603 Rose Theatre, Southwark , Surrey Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1602-1603 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1602-1603 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players
Performance 1610-1611 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Worcester's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Worcester's Musicians Somerset, William (1527 - 1589) Musicians 1
Earl of Worcester's Player Somerset, William (1527 - 1589) Players 2
Earl of Worcester's Players Somerset, William (1527 - 1589) Players 49
Earl of Worcester's Players Somerset, William (1527 - 1589) Players 60

Bibliographic Sources

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Calendar of Patent Rolls, Elizabeth I [1558–78]. 7 vols. London: HMSO, 1939–82.
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)