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William Cecil, 2nd Earl Of Exeter
William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter (1566 – 6 July 1640), known as the third Lord Burghley from 1605 to 1623, was an English nobleman, politician, and peer. Life Exeter was the son of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, and Dorothy Neville, daughter of John Neville, 4th Baron Latimer.Charles Mosley, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 1363. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, and travelled on the continent before being admitted to Gray's Inn. In 1586, when only 20 years of age, he was returned to Parliament as burgess for Stamford and was returned again in 1589. In 1597, he was elected knight of the shire for Rutland. He was invested as a Knight Bachelor in 1603. He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire between 1623 and 1640. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baron of Burghley, co. Northampton ., 1571on 8 February 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arms Of William Cecil, 2nd Earl Of Exeter
Arms or ARMS may refer to: *Arm or arms, the upper limbs of the body Arm, Arms, or ARMS may also refer to: People * Ida A. T. Arms (1856–1931), American missionary-educator, temperance leader Coat of arms or weapons *Armaments or weapons **Firearm *Coat of arms **In this sense, "arms" is a common element in pub names Enterprises *Amherst Regional Middle School *Arms Corporation, originally named Dandelion, a defunct Japanese animation studio who operated from 1996 to 2020 * TRIN (finance) or Arms Index, a short-term stock trading index *Australian Relief & Mercy Services, a part of Youth With A Mission Arts and entertainment *ARMS (band), an American indie rock band formed in 2004 * ''Arms'' (album), a 2016 album by Bell X1 * "Arms" (song), a 2011 song by Christina Perri from the album ''lovestrong'' * ''Arms'' (video game), a 2017 fighting video game for the Nintendo Switch *ARMS Charity Concerts, a series of charitable rock concerts in support of Action into Research for M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Lake Cecil, Lady Ros
Anne Lake Cecil, Lady Roos or de Ros (1599–1630) was an English aristocrat involved in a major scandal at the Jacobean court. Early years She was the daughter of Thomas Lake, Sir Thomas Lake and his wife Mary Ryder, a daughter of William Ryder (mayor), William Ryder, Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, haberdasher and Lord Mayor of London, Mayor of London in 1600. She was probably brought up in the family homes in Charing Cross, London, and at Cannons (house), Cannons in Little Stanmore. Lady Ros She married William Cecil, 16th Baron Ros, a son of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter in 1616. The marriage broke down causing a feud between the Cecil and Lake families. The couple lived apart, apparently by the choice of the Lake family. William, Lord Ros, came to their house at Cannons in 1617 to collect Anne, Lady Ros, but was ambushed by her brother Arthur Lake and his armed servants. Accusations and counter-accusations included rumours of affairs and poisoning attempts. It was sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl Of Lindsey
Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, KG, PC (1608 – 25 July 1666), was an English soldier, courtier, and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1624 and 1626. He was created Baron Willoughby de Eresby by writ of acceleration in 1640 and inherited the peerage of Earl of Lindsey in 1642. He fought in the Royalist army in the English Civil War. Early life Bertie was born in Grimsthorpe Castle, Grimsthorpe, the eldest son of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey, and his wife Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton. After a brief term at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, in 1623, Bertie then served as Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire in 1624 and Stamford from 1625 to 1626, when, upon his father's elevation to an earldom, he assumed the style of Lord Willoughby de Eresby. At some point during his early life, he was also Captain of a cavalry troop in the Low Countries. He rose in favour with King Charles I and was appointe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custos Rotulorum Of Lincolnshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Lincolnshire. At the inception of the office (bef. 1544), a custos rotulorum was appointed for each of the three Parts of Lincolnshire. By 1554 these were Richard Ogle for Holland, Sir Richard Hussey for Kesteven, and Sir Thomas Heneage for Lindsey. This arrangement was discontinued with the appointment of a single custos for all Lincolnshire in 1549. Lincolnshire * Sir John Hussey 1513 Kesteven * Sir Richard Hussey c.1544 Holland * Richard Ogle c.1544 Lindsey * Sir Robert Sheffield by 1516–?1518 * Sir Thomas Heneage c.1544 Lincolnshire * William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley 1549 – aft. 1584 * Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter bef. 1594 – aft. 1608 * William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter 1619–1640 * Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey 1640–1666 For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire. References External linksInstitute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cavendish, 1st Duke Of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, KG, KB, PC (25 December 1676), who after 1665 styled himself as Prince William Cavendish, was an English courtier and supporter of the arts. He was a renowned horse breeder, as well as being patron of the playwright Ben Jonson and the intellectual group known as the Welbeck Circle. Despite spending the then enormous sum of £15,000 entertaining Charles I in 1634, he failed to gain a significant political post. In the early stages of the First English Civil War, he was appointed Royalist Captain-General in Northern England; he financed much of the war effort himself, later claiming this totalled in excess of £1,000,000. After the defeat at Marston Moor in July 1644, a battle fought against his advice, he went into exile in Europe. He returned to England after the Stuart Restoration in 1660, and although created Duke of Newcastle in 1665, he remained on the fringes of the court and became critical of Charles II. He died in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custos Rotulorum Of Nottinghamshire
This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Nottinghamshire. * Michael Stanhope (died 1552), Michael Stanhope bef. 1544–1552 * John Byron (died 1567), Sir John Byron, Sr. by 1562–1567. * Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland bef. 1573–1587 * John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland 1587–1588 * Sir Thomas Stanhope bef. 1594–1596 * William Sutton (custos rotulorum), William Sutton 1597–1600 * William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter 1600–1640 * William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1640–1646 * ''Interregnum'' * William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1660–1676 * Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1677–1688 * William Pierrepont, 4th Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull 1689–1690 * ''vacant'' * John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1694–1711 For later custodes rotulorum, see Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. References Institute of Historical Research - Custodes Rotulorum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl Of Berkshire
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire (8 October 1587 – 16 July 1669) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1605 and 1622. He was created Earl of Berkshire in 1626. Life Howard was born in Saffron Walden, Essex, the second son of Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk and his wife Catherine Knyvet. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He was made a knight of the Bath in January 1605, when Prince Charles was created Duke of York. He then joined the embassy of his kinsman Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham to Spain. In November 1605, although underage, he was elected Member of Parliament for Lancaster in a by-election. He danced in ''The Somerset Masque'' on 26 December 1613. Howard was elected MP for Wiltshire in 1614. In 1621 he was elected MP for Cricklade. In 1621 he was created Baron Howard of Charlton, Wiltshire and on 7 February 1626, he was created Earl of Berkshire. He inherited the Charlton Park estate in Wiltshire from hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl Of Elgin
Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss (2 December 1599 – 21 December 1663), of Houghton House in the parish of Maulden in Bedfordshire, was a Scottish nobleman. Early life Born in Edinburgh in 1599, Thomas Bruce was the second son of Edward Bruce, 1st Lord Kinloss by his wife Magdalene Clerk. He succeeded to the Scottish peerage title as 3rd Lord Bruce of Kinloss in August 1613, aged 13, on the death of his elder brother, Edward Bruce, 2nd Lord Kinloss, killed in a duel with Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset. The family estates included Whorlton Castle and manor given to his father by King James I of England in 1603. The King granted the wardship of Thomas and the estates to his mother Magdalene, until he came of age at 21. In 1614 Viscount Lisle acknowledged Thomas Bruce as a matchmaker in a marriage planned between his son, Robert Sidney, and Elizabeth Cecil. Instead she married Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Berkshire. In 1624, King James I grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry De Vere, 18th Earl Of Oxford
Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford Order of the Bath, KB (24 February 1593 – June 1625) was an English aristocrat, courtier and soldier. Life He was born on 24 February 1593 at Stoke Newington, Middlesex, the only son of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, by his second wife, Elizabeth Trentham. He succeeded his father as earl on 24 June 1604.:s:Vere, Henry de (DNB00) He is said to have been educated at Oxford University. He was admitted a member of the Inner Temple in November 1604, and was created M.A. of Oxford on 30 August 1605. He was made a knight of the Bath on 3 June 1610, and keeper of Havering Palace, Havering Park on 15 November 1611. In his youth, he had a reputation for debauchery. On his mother's death, early in 1613, he inherited a share of her fortune, and set out on an extended foreign tour. From Brussels he made his way through France to Italy. At Venice in 1617 he offered to raise a body of volunteers for the service of the republic, and he exerted himsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Cecil
Diana Cecil, Countess of Oxford (1596–1654) was an English aristocrat. She was a daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter and his second wife Elizabeth Drury, a daughter of William Drury (MP for Suffolk), Sir William Drury and Elizabeth Stafford. Her portrait was painted by William Larkin (painter), William Larkin, by the artist known as the "Comet Master" or Paul van Somer I, Paul van Somer, by Cornelius Johnson (artist), Cornelius Johnson, and by Anthony van Dyck. In 1624 she married Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford. He died at the siege of Breda in 1625. In 1629 she married Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin. She died on 26 February 1654. Thomas Bruce built the Ailesbury Mausoleum in her memory in the churchyard of St. Mary's Church, Maulden, Bedfordshire. The octagonal building was constructed over an existing crypt. Inside the Mausoleum there is a monument to Diana, and marble busts of Thomas Bruce and of his grandson Edward Bruce. References External links Portr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Grey, 1st Earl Of Stamford
Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford ( 1599 – 21 August 1673), known as the Lord Grey of Groby from 1614 to 1628, was an English nobleman and military leader. He was the eldest son of Sir John Grey and Elizabeth Nevill. His mother was probably a daughter of Edward Nevill, 8th Baron Bergavenny (died 1622) and his wife Rachel Lennard. Henry succeeded his paternal grandfather, Henry Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Groby, as second Baron Grey of Groby in July 1614. His paternal grandmother was Anne Windsor, youngest daughter of William Windsor, 2nd Baron Windsor and his first wife Margaret Sambourne. His great-grandfather Lord John Grey of Pirgo was son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and younger brother of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Life and career Henry Grey matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1615, and was granted an M.A. that year, during the visit of King James I of England. He married Lady Anne Cecil, daughter of William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Exeter by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Stafford
Elizabeth Stafford, also known as Dame Elizabeth Drury and – in the years prior to her death in 1599 – Dame (Lady) Elizabeth Scott, was a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth I. She and her first husband, Sir William Drury, entertained Queen Elizabeth I at Hawstead in 1578. Family Elizabeth Stafford was the daughter of Sir William Stafford (d 5 May 1556) of Chebsey, Staffordshire, and Rochford Hall, Essex,. second son of Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwycke, Northamptonshire, by Margaret Fogge, the daughter of Sir John Fogge of Ashford, Kent.. Elizabeth Stafford's parents were second cousins. Her mother was Dorothy Stafford (1 October 1526 – September 1604), the daughter of Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (1501–1563), son and heir of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, by Ursula Pole (d. 1570).. Through her mother, Elizabeth Stafford and her siblings were of royal blood. Dorothy Stafford was Sir William Stafford's second wife. In 1534 he had secretl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
