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Wriothesley, Thomas (1607/8 - 1667)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1608-03-10
Death Date: 1667-05-16

Parents

Primary Title

  • 5th Earl of Southampton

Titles

  • 5th Earl of Southampton
    Assumed: 1624-11-10
    Vacated: 1667-05-16
  • Baron Wriothesley of Titchfield
    Assumed: 1624-11-10
    Vacated: 1667-05-16
  • 2nd Earl of Chichester
    Assumed: 1653-12-21
    Vacated: 1667-05-16

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
High Steward, Cambridgeshire -05 -16
Warden, Hampshire 1629 1646
Lord Lieut, Hampshire 1641 -6 -3 Held jointly
Privy Councillor, England 1641/2 -1 -3
Councillor to the Prince of Wales, England 1644/5
Lord Lieut, Hampshire 1660 1667 -05 -16
Lord Lieut, Norfolk 1660 1661
Privy Councillor, England 1660 -5 -27
Treasurer of the Exchequer, England 1660 -9 -8 1667 -04 -16
Warden, Hampshire 1660 1667
Lord Lieut, Wiltshire 1661
Earl Marshal, England 1662 -5 -26 Held jointly
Lord Lieut, Kent 1662
Lord Lieut, Worcestershire 1662 1667 -05 -16

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire
  • Titchfield, Hampshire
  • Southampton House, Middlesex
  • Bloomsbury, Middlesex
    Acquired: 1652
    Divested: 1662

Lands

  • Hampshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Southampton's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Southampton's Trumpeters Wriothesley, Thomas (1608 - 1667) Musicians 1

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