Fitz Alan, Henry (1512 - 1579/80)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 4
Properties - 15
Total events naming patron - 10
Troupes - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 7
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1512-04-23
Death Date: 1580-02-24

Notes

Briefly under house arrest Jan. 1549/50; arrested for treason 16 Oct. 1551 and imprisoned in the Tower 8 Nov. 1551--3 Dec. 1552; under house arrest Nov.--Dec. 1564; under house arrest for involvement in Ridolfi plot after 26 Sept. 1571--late 1572

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Grey, Catherine ( - 1532)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Arundell, Mary ( - 1557)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1545-12-19
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Grey, Catherine ( - 1532)

  1. Female offspring: Fitz Alan, Jane (1537 - 1578)

Primary Title

24th Earl of Arundel

Titles

  • Lord Mautravers
    Assumed 1512-04-23
    Vacated 1543/4-01-23
  • Baron Mautravers
    Assumed 1543/4-01-23
    Vacated 1579/80-02-24
  • 24th Earl of Arundel
    Assumed 1543/4-01-23
    Vacated 1579/80-02-24
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1544-04-24 (date elected; installed 18 May 1544)
    Vacated 1579/80-02-24

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
JP, Dorset 1536 1547
JP, Wiltshire 1537 1547
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1538 1543
JP, Sussex 1538 1547
JP, Somerset 1538 1547
JP, Surrey 1538 1547
JP, Hampshire 1538 1547
JP, Shropshire 1539 1547
JP, Worcestershire 1539 1547
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hampshire 1540 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Somerset 1540 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, France 1540 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Dorset 1540 n.d.
Deputy, France 1540-7-2 1543/4-02
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1543 1544
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire 1543 1544
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1543 1544
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1543 1544
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1543 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Berkshire 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Hampshire 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Wiltshire 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Oxfordshire 1545 n.d.
Chamberlain of the Household, England 1546-7 1549/50-02-20
Privy Councillor, England 1546-7 1549/50-01
Lord Lieut, Sussex 1551-4-14 1551-10-16
Privy Councillor, England 1551-8-9 1551-10-16
Privy Councillor, England 1553-9 1568-11
Steward of the Household, England 1553-9 1564-11 Fitz Alan was also Steward of the Household for Philip of Spain (arrived in England July 1554)
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Sussex 1554 1564
Commissioner of Gaol Delivery, Sussex 1555 n.d.
High Steward, Oxfordshire 1555 1559
Lieut-gen and Capt of Forces, England 1557-7-26 n.d. Appointed to office due to war with France
Chancellor, Oxfordshire 1558/9-2-6 1559-06-12
Lord Lieut, Sussex 1559 ca. 1569-11 Held jointly from 1651 with John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley; reappointed 1568
Lord Lieut, Surrey 1559 ca. 1569-11 Held jointly from 1651 with John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley; reappointed 1568
JP, Yorkshire: East Riding 1562 1564
JP, Wiltshire 1562 1564
JP, Cumberland 1562 1564
JP, Westmorland 1562 n.d.
JP, Durham 1562 1564
JP, Cheshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1562 1564
JP, Hampshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1562 1564
JP, Gloucestershire 1562 1564
JP, Shropshire 1562 1564
JP, Yorkshire: North Riding 1562 1564
JP, Derbyshire 1562 1564
JP, Wales 1562 1564
JP, Dorset 1562 1564
JP, Cornwall 1562 1564
JP, Herefordshire 1562 1564
JP, Sussex 1562 1564
JP, Cheshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Buckinghamshire 1562 1564
JP, Pembrokeshire 1562 1564
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1562 1564
JP, Somerset 1562 1564
JP, Devon 1562 1569
JP, Cambridgeshire 1562 1564
JP, Lincolnshire 1562 1564
JP, Kent 1562 1564
JP, Durham Diocese 1562 1564
JP, Surrey 1562 n.d.
JP, Berkshire 1562 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1562 1564
JP, Worcestershire 1562 1564
JP, Essex 1562 1564
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1564 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1564 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Hertfordshire 1564 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1564 n.d.
JP, Cambridgeshire 1564 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Devon 1569 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1573 1579/80

General Lands Note

Livery of lands 26 May 1544

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Arundel House, London (city-county)
    Purchased; formerly known as Hampton Place and Bath Place
    Acquired: 1549
    Divested: 1579/80-02-24
  • Nonsuch Palace, Surrey
    Acquired from Crown in exchange for lands in Norfolk; not resident here after 1557
    Acquired: 1556
    Divested: 1579/80-02-24
  • Arundel Castle, Sussex

Lands

  • Dorset
  • Hampshire
  • Kent
  • London (city-county)
  • Middlesex
  • Norfolk
  • Shropshire
  • Surrey
  • Surrey: Chessington Park
    Acquired: 1570
    Leased from Merton College, Oxford University
  • Sussex
  • Wales
  • Wiltshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1543-1544 Chichester (Unknown), Chichester , Sussex Earl of Arundel's Juggler
Performance 1471-1472 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Earl of Arundel's Performers
Performance 1543-1544 Chichester (Unknown), Chichester , Sussex Earl of Arundel's Performers
Performance 1543-1544 Chichester (Unknown), Chichester , Sussex Earl of Arundel's Performers
Performance 1543-1544 Chichester (Unknown), Chichester , Sussex Earl of Arundel's Performers
Performance 1560-1561 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Earl of Arundel's Players
Performance 1561-1561 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Arundel's Players
Performance 1561-1561 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Arundel's Players
Performance 1561-1561 Grimsthorpe Castle, Grimsthorpe Castle , Lincolnshire Earl of Arundel's Players
Performance 1562-1562 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Arundel's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Arundel's Juggler Fitz Alan, Henry (1512 - 1580) Acrobats/Physical Feats 1
Earl of Arundel's Performers Fitz Alan, Henry (1512 - 1580) Entertainers/Minstrels 4
Earl of Arundel's Players Fitz Alan, Henry (1512 - 1580) Players 5

Bibliographic Sources

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Acts of the Privy Council of England [1542–1631]. ns. 46 vols. London: HMSO, 1890–1964.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward VI [1547–53]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1924–9.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Elizabeth I [1558–78]. 7 vols. London: HMSO, 1939–82.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Philip and Mary [1553–8]. 4 vols. London: HMSO, 1937–9.
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)