Browne, Anthony (1500 - 1548)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 2
Properties - 17
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Venues - 3
Bibliographic Sources - 5
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Born / Died

Birth Date: ca. 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)

Siblings

Female

Browne, Anne ( - 1512)
Browne, Elizabeth (1502 - 1565)

Marriages/Other Unions

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

Offspring

From FitzGerald, Elizabeth (1528 - 1589/90)

  1. Male offspring: Browne, Edward (n.d.)
  2. Male offspring: Browne, Thomas (n.d.)

From Gage, Alice ( - 1540)

  1. Male offspring: Browne, Anthony (1528 - 1592) (patron)
  2. Female offspring: Browne, Lucy (n.d.)
  3. Male offspring: Browne, Wiliam (n.d.)
  4. Male offspring: Browne, Henry (n.d.)
  5. Female offspring: Browne, Mary (n.d.)
  6. Female offspring: Browne, Mabel (n.d.)
  7. Male offspring: Browne, Francis (n.d.)
  8. Male offspring: Browne, Thomas (n.d.)
  9. Male offspring: Browne, George (n.d.)
  10. Male offspring: Browne , Henry (II) (n.d.)

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 n.d.
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 n.d.
Keeper, Surrey 1526-10-23 n.d.
Bailiff, Surrey 1527-4 n.d. Held jointly
Keeper, Surrey 1527-4 n.d. Held jointly
Steward and Master of the Hunt, Surrey 1527-4 n.d. 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 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England by 1539 1548-04-28 Held office until death
Bailiff, Berkshire 1542-6-3 n.d.
Forester, Berkshire 1542-6-3 n.d.
Keeper, Berkshire 1542-6-3 n.d.
MP, Surrey 1542 n.d.
Keeper, Surrey 1543-4-21 n.d.
Master of the King's Harriers, England 1543-4-21 1548-04-28 Held office until death
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1544 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1544 1548
Commissioner of Array, Surrey 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Surrey 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Berkshire 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Sussex 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Hampshire 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Wiltshire 1545 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Oxfordshire 1545 n.d.
MP, Surrey 1545 n.d.
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 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Byfleet House, Surrey
    Died here
    Divested: 1548-04-28
  • Montague House, Surrey
    (Performance Venue)
    House built on the site of St Mary Overy Priory
    Acquired: after 1544
    Divested: 1548-04-18
  • Battle Abbey, Sussex
    (Performance Venue)
    Granted
    Acquired: 1538-08-15
    Divested: 1548-04-28
  • Cowdray House, Sussex
    (Performance Venue)
    Inherited from half-brother, William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton
    Acquired: 1542-10-15
    Divested: 1548-04-28

Lands

  • Cambridgeshire
  • Cheshire: Coppenhall and Newhall Manors
    Acquired: 1528
    Divested: by 1537
    Granted; exchanged for other lands
  • Cheshire: Nantwich Lordship
    Acquired: by 1537
    Acquired in exchange for other lands
  • Essex
  • Kent: Wickhambreaux Manor
    Acquired: 1534
    Inherited from mother
  • Lincolnshire: Stewton Manor
    Acquired: 1528
    Divested: by 1537
    Granted; exchanged for other lands
  • London (city-county)
  • Rutland: Egleton Manor
    Acquired: 1528
    Divested: by 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

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1546-1546 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 Venue 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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)