Denny, Edward (1569 - 1637)

Biographical Overview

Titles - 3
Properties - 4
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 6
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1569-08-15
Death Date: 1637-10-24

Notes

Ward of uncle Sir Edward Denny (ca. 1547--1600) during minority

Parents

Primary Title

1st Earl of Norwich

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1589-10-26
    Vacated 1637-10-24
  • 1st Baron Denny (of Waltham)
    Assumed 1604-10-27
    Vacated 1637-10-24
  • 1st Earl of Norwich
    Assumed 1626-10-24
    Vacated 1637-10-24

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Sheriff, Hertfordshire 1602-12-7 1603-11-30
Warden and Keeper, Essex 1602-8-6 n.d.
MP, Essex 1603/4-2 1604-10 A Sir Edward Denny possibly sat as MP for Westmorland in 1593, but this was likely Denny's uncle (ca. 1547--1600)
Keeper and Keeper of Game, Essex 1605-7-29 1637-10-24 For life; held jointly with son-in-law James Hay

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Waltham Abbey, Essex
    Patrimony
  • Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
    Patrimony

Lands

  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1629-1630 Oxford (Unknown), Oxford , Oxfordshire Earl of Norwich's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Norwich's Trumpeters Denny, Edward (1569 - 1637) Musicians 1

Bibliographic Sources

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Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, Charles I [1625–49]. 23 vols. London: HMSO, 1858–97.
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth I and James I [1547–1625]. 12 vols. London: HMSO, 1856–72.
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.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
List of Sheriffs for England and Wales from the Earliest Times to AD 1831. Public Record Office Lists and Indexes 9. London: HMSO, 1898.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)