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Browne, Anthony (1500 - 1548)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1500
Death Date: 1548-04-28

Notes

Probably grew up in Henry VIII's household and based at Court for much of his life (Gentleman of the Privy Chamber 1519, Knight of the Body 1522, Royal Standard-bearer jointly 1528--24, solely 1534--46, jointly 1446--8; Capt, Gentlemen Pensioners 1539)

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Gage, Alice ( - 1540)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1528
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. FitzGerald, Elizabeth (1528 - 1589/90)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1542-12-12
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

  1. From FitzGerald, Elizabeth (1528 - 1589/90)
    Male offspring: Browne, Edward ( - )
  2. From FitzGerald, Elizabeth (1528 - 1589/90)
    Male offspring: Browne, Thomas ( - )
  3. From Gage, Alice ( - 1540)
  4. From Gage, Alice ( - 1540)
    Female offspring: Browne, Lucy ( - )
  5. From Gage, Alice ( - 1540)
    Male offspring: Browne, Wiliam ( - )
  6. From Gage, Alice ( - 1540)
    Male offspring: Browne, Henry ( - )
  7. From Gage, Alice ( - 1540)
    Female offspring: Browne, Mary ( - )
  8. From Gage, Alice ( - 1540)
    Female offspring: Browne, Mabel ( - )
  9. From Gage, Alice ( - 1540)
    Male offspring: Browne, Francis ( - )
  10. From Gage, Alice ( - 1540)
    Male offspring: Browne, Thomas ( - )
  11. From Gage, Alice ( - 1540)
    Male offspring: Browne, George ( - )
  12. From Gage, Alice ( - 1540)

Primary Title

  • Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed: 1522-07-01
    Vacated: 1548-04-28
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1540-04-23 (date nominated; installed 19 May 1540)
    Vacated: 1548-04-28

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Surveyor and Master of the Hunt, Yorkshire: West Riding 1518 -10 -13
Bailiff, Essex 1523 -6 -6 1531 -07 -15 Held solely, then jointly from 17 May 1526
Chief Steward, Essex 1523 -6 -6 1531 -07 -15 Held solely, then jointly from 17 May 1526
Keeper and Master of the Game, Essex 1523 -6 -6 1531 -07 -15 Held solely, then jointly from 17 May 1526
Master of the Game, Essex 1523 -6 -6 1531 -07 -15 Held solely, then jointly from 17 May 1526
Lieut, Isle of Man 1525
Keeper, Surrey 1526 -10 -23
Bailiff, Surrey 1527 -4 Held jointly
Keeper, Surrey 1527 -4 Held jointly
Steward and Master of the Hunt, Surrey 1527 -4 Held jointly
JP, Surrey 1532 1548
Master of the Horse, England 1538/9 -3 -12 1548 -04 -28 Held office until death
MP, Surrey 1539
Privy Councillor, England 1539 1548 -04 -28 Held office until death
Bailiff, Berkshire 1542 -6 -3
Forester, Berkshire 1542 -6 -3
Keeper, Berkshire 1542 -6 -3
MP, Surrey 1542
Keeper, Surrey 1543 -4 -21
Master of the King's Harriers, England 1543 -4 -21 1548 -04 -28 Held office until death
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1544
JP, Sussex 1544 1548
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1545
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1545
Commissioner of Musters, Berkshire 1545
Commissioner of Musters, Hampshire 1545
Commissioner of Musters, Oxfordshire 1545
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1545
Commissioner of Musters, Sussex 1545
Commissioner of Musters, Wiltshire 1545
MP, Surrey 1545
Chief Justice, Justice in Eyre, Keeper, Master of the Game and Warden of Forests, North of Trent 1545/6 -2 -16 1548 -04 -28 Held office until death
MP, Surrey 1547

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Byfleet House, Surrey
    Divested: 1548-04
    Died here
  • Battle Abbey, Sussex
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1538-08
    Divested: 1548-04
    Granted
  • Cowdray House, Sussex
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1542-10
    Divested: 1548-04
    Inherited from half-brother, William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton
  • Montague House, Surrey
    (Performance Venue)
    Acquired: 1544
    Divested: 1548-04
    House built on the site of St Mary Overy Priory

Lands

  • Cambridgeshire
  • Cheshire: Coppenhall and Newhall Manors
    Acquired: 1528
    Divested: 1537
    Granted; exchanged for other lands
  • Cheshire: Nantwich Lordship
    Acquired: 1537
    Acquired in exchange for other lands
  • Essex
  • Kent: Wickhambreaux Manor
    Acquired: 1534
    Inherited from mother
  • Lincolnshire: Stewton Manor
    Acquired: 1528
    Divested: 1537
    Granted; exchanged for other lands
  • London (city-county)
  • Rutland: Egleton Manor
    Acquired: 1528
    Divested: 1537
    Granted; exchanged for other lands
  • Surrey
    Owned approximately 8, 500 acres at death
  • Surrey: St Mary Overy Priory
    Acquired: 1544-07-28
    Granted
  • Sussex
    Owned approximately 11,000 acres at death
  • Sussex: Brede Lordship and Manor, Town of Winchelsea
    Acquired: 1541
    Granted in exchange for lands in Kent
  • Warwickshire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Sir Anthony Browne's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir Anthony Browne's Minstrels Browne, Anthony (1500 - 1548) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Type
Battle Abbey Sussex Private Residence
Cowdray House Sussex Private Residence
Montague House Surrey Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward VI [1547–53]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1924--9
  • Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII [1509--47]. 21 vols and Addenda (2 vols). London: HMSO, 1864--1932
  • McCann, Timothy. '"The Known Style of a Dedication is Flattery": Anthony Browne, 2nd Viscount Montague of Cowdray and his Sussex Flatterers.'. Recusant History 19 (1988--9): 396--410.
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.