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Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1565-12-07
Death Date: 1646-10

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Tyrwhitt, Ursula ( - 1618)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1581-11-13
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 6 sons, all of whom preceded their father in death, and 9 daughter
  2. Irwin, Mariana (1603 - 1676)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1619-3-4
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union also produced 1 additional son

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 3rd Baron Sheffield (of Butterwick)

Titles

  • 3rd Baron Sheffield (of Butterwick)
    Assumed: 1568-12-10
    Vacated: 1646-10
  • 1st Earl of Mulgrave
    Assumed: 1625/6-02-05
    Vacated: 1646-10
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1593-04

Details of Offices

Began Ended
Lord Lieut, Yorkshire 1603 -8 -1 1619
President, Council of the North, England 1603 -7 -22 1618/19 -02 -11
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1608
Vice Admiral, Yorkshire 1616 1646 -10
Member, Council of the North, England 1625 -5 -21
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1626
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1636

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Hammersmith, Middlesex
    Divested: 1646
  • Mulgrave Castle, Yorkshire: North Riding
    Acquired: 1591
    Divested: 1646
  • King's Manor, (city-county) in Yorkshire
    Acquired: 1603-09
    Divested: 1619
    Official residence of the President of the Council of the North

Lands

  • Lincolnshire: Butterwick
    Patrimony
  • Yorkshire: North Riding: Mulgrave Manor
    Acquired: 1591-04
    Granted

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord President's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord President's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - Norwich (Unknown), Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Exeter, Exeter (city-county) in Devon Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis, Dorset Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - Boothall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - Norwich (Unknown), Norwich, Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Fordwich, Kent Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bath, Somerset Lord Sheffield's Players
Performance - St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry, Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Sheffield's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord Sheffield's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord President's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) Players 1
Lord President's Players Sheffield, Edmund (1565 - 1646) 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
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.