Fortescue, John (1533 - 1607)

Biographical Overview

Parents

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

Birth Date: 1533
Death Date: 1607-12-23

Notes

Under father's attainder 1539; restored in blood 1551

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1556
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. , (n.d.)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced one daughter

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1592-09
    Vacated 1607-12-23

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Master of the Queen's Wardrobe, England 1559-7-22 1607-12-23
Privy Councillor, England 1587/8-2-10 n.d.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, England after 1589-5-31 1603-05-24
Under-treasurer of the Exchequer, England after 1589-5-31 1603-05-24
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Middlesex by 1594 n.d.
Commissioner of Musters, Middlesex 1596 n.d.
Chancellor, Duchy of Lancaster 1601-9-24 1601-10-3
Chancellor, Duchy of Lancaster 1601-10-4 1607-12-23
MP, Middlesex 1601 n.d.
MP, Middlesex 1604 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Welford, Berkshire
  • Salden, Buckinghamshire
  • Holborn, Middlesex

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1569-1569 New Romney (Unknown), New Romney , Kent Master of the Queen's Wardrobe's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Master of the Queen's Wardrobe's Players Fortescue, John (1533 - 1607) Players 1

Bibliographic Sources

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Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)