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  Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, 1603, in the Tower, atrributed to John de Critz.
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (October 6, 1573 – November 10, 1624), one of William Shakespeare's patrons, was the second son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, and his wife Mary Browne, daughter of the 1st Viscount Montague.
Henry, Earl of Oxenford, Henry, Earle of Southampton, Robert, Earl of Essex (1624).
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 Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, 1603, in the; Tower, atrributed to John de Critz.
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (October 6, 1573 – November 10, 1624), one of William Shakespeare's patrons, was the second son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, and his wife Mary Browne, daughter of the 1st Viscount Montague.
In 1596 and 1597 Southampton was employed in Essex's expeditions to Cádiz and to the; Azores, in the; latter of which he distinguished himself by his daring tactics.
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 Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton KG (1607 - 16 May 1667), styled Lord Wriothesley before 1624, was a 17th century English statesman, a staunch supporter of Charles II who would rise to the position of Lord High Treasurer after the English Restoration.
He was the only surviving son of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton and his wife Elizabeth Vernon.
Upon his death in 1667, the eldest daughter, Rachel Wriothesley, received all of her father's property; the property would eventually pass to the Dukes of Bedford.
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 Henry WRIOTHESLEY (3° E. Southampton)
Young Henry's father died two days before his eighth birthday, making him third Earl of Southampton at a very young age and a royal ward under the care of Lord Burghley in his capacity as master of the court of wards.
In 1593 the twenty-year-old Earl was mentioned for nomination as a knight of the garter, and although he was not chosen the compliment of nomination was unprecedented at his age, outside the circle of the sovereign's kinsmen.
Southampton doubtless inspired Marlowe with genuine personal affection, but it was in perfect accord with the forms of address that were customary in the communication of poets with patrons for Marlowe to describe his relations with his Maecenas in the language of an overmastering passion.
www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/HenryWriothesley(3ESouthampton).htm   (1090 words)

  
 Earl of Southampton (Information)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry Wriothesley was a courtier, a patron of poets and dramatists, and a supporter of exploration and colonization.
This portrait commemorates his imprisonment in the Tower from February 1600/1 to April 1603 for his part in the Earl of Essexs' rebellion and was probably painted between his release and creation as Knight of the Garter in June 1603.
Earl of Southampton, who married as her second husband, Ralph, later 1st.
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 Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl Of Southampton info here at en.86of100e.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (October 6, 1573 – November 10, 1624), avant-garde of William Shakespeare's patrons, was the parallel son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, and her wife Mary Browne, daughter of the 1st Viscount Montague.
In 1596 and 1597 Southampton was on duty in Essex's expeditions to Cádiz and to the Azores, in the closing of which he distinguished himself by her daring tactics.
However, Southampton was onseting full onward the campaign, and prevented a at the grasps of the Irish rebels, when her cavalry drove slight an raid at Arklow in County Wicklow.
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 Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl Of Southampton info here at en.86of100e.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (October 6, 1573 – November 10, 1624), particular of William Shakespeare's patrons, was the lesser son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, 'n their wife Mary Browne, daughter of the 1st Viscount Montague.
In 1596 'n 1597 Southampton was plugging away in Essex's expeditions to Cádiz 'n to the Azores, in the of which he distinguished himself by their daring tactics.
However, Southampton was in modus operandi mid the campaign, 'n prevented a reverse at the palms of the Irish rebels, when their cavalry drove on vacation an storming at Arklow in County Wicklow.
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 Thomas WRIOTHESLEY (1° E.Southampton)
Southampton’s consequent grievance against Somerset led him to support John Dudley, Earl of Warwick (later Duke of Northumberland), in overthrowing the protector in 1549, but he had not regained his former position.
Henry, the 2nd Earl, was brought up as a Roman Catholic and spent four years imprisoned in the Tower of London following implications in plots to depose Elizabeth I.
Imprisoned like his father in the Tower, Henry was lucky to escape execution for his part in the Earl of Essex's plot of 1601 and was only released with the accession of James I in 1603.
www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/ThomasWriothesley(1ESouthampton).htm   (917 words)

  
 Southampton - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Southampton (England), city and unitary authority, southern England, near the head of Southampton Water (an inlet of the English Channel), on the...
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Wriothesley, Henry, 3rd Earl of Southampton: as patron of William Shakespeare
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 thePeerage.com - nil and others
She was the daughter of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton and Elizabeth Vernon.
     Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton was born on 6 October 1573 in Cowdray, Somerset, England.
She married Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton and Hon.
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 Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton dgun.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (October 6, 1573–November 10, 1624), one of William Shakespeare's patrons, was the second son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, and his wife Mary Browne, daughter of the 1st Viscount Montague.
He had to obtain the approval of King Henry VIII of England, the Pope through an intermediary Polydore Vergil, and the Bishop of Ely to suppress the religious hospital and move ahead with its conversion to a college.
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1566 - 25 February 1601), favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the many holders of the title "Earl of Essex".
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 Scenes.html   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton--English nobleman and William Shakespeare's patron.
Henry Wriothesley succeeded to his father's earldom in 1581 and became a royal ward under the care of Lord Burghley.
Southampton is best known, however, as the patron of Shakespeare, who dedicated Venus and Adonis (1593) and The Rape of Lucrece (1594) to him.
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 Earl of Southampton (Image)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry Wriothesley was a courtier, a patron of poets anddramatists, and a supporter of exploration and colonization.
Thisportrait commemorates his imprisonment in the Tower from February1600/1 to April 1603 for his part in the Earl of Essexs' rebellionand was probably painted between his release and creation as Knightof the Garter in June 1603.
Earl of Southampton, who married as her secondhusband, Ralph, later 1st.
www.boughtonhouse.org.uk /htm/gallery2/paintings/earlofsoton.htm   (97 words)

  
 Shakespeare's sonnets
Many have argued that 'W.H.' is Southampton's initials reversed, and that he is a likely candidate as he was the dedicatee of Shakespeare's poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece.
Southampton was also known for his good looks, and has often been argued to be the 'fair youth' of the sonnets.
Shakespeare's one-time patron, the Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton is the most commonly suggested candidate, although Shakespeare's later patron, William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, has recently become popular [1].
www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Mr_W.H.   (2265 words)

  
 Charles Wisner Barrell - New Proof that "Henry VIII" Was Written Before the Spring of 1606
Nor was Wriothesley adversely affected by the fall of his political mentor, Thomas Cromwell.
Wriothesley was an executor of Henry's will, and in accordance with one of the King's last expressed wishes, was made Earl of Southampton in 1547.
And especially so—if we accept the orthodox dating of Henry VIII—when it is further considered how very appropriate such a compliment would have appeared to the 3rd Earl of Southampton in the years 1612-13.
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 Voyages In Time ~ Family, Friends & Places
Her uncle was Henry de Massue de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway - her mother's brother - who served William III in Ireland 1699-1701.
Earl of Southampton, was the renowned and "beautiful" patron of William Shakespeare.
He was married to Katherine, the daughter of Henry, Earl of Surrey who died in 1596.
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 William Shakespeare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For example, The Rape of Lucrece and Venus and Adonis were both dedicated to Shakespeare's patron, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton.
Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, an English nobleman and intimate of Queen Elizabeth, became the most prominent alternative candidate for authorship of the Shakespeare canon, after having been identified in the 1920s.
The principal hurdle for the Oxfordian theory is the evidence that many of the Shakespeare plays were written after their candidate's death, but well within the lifespan of William Shakespeare.
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 Shakespeare - MSN Encarta
Shakespeare dedicated the two poems to Henry Wriothesley, 3rd earl of Southampton.
Scholars disagree on whether the dedications are evidence of a close relationship between Shakespeare and Southampton.
Literary dedications were designed to gain financial support from wealthy men interested in fostering the arts, and it is probable that Southampton rewarded Shakespeare for his two poems.
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This is a small series of correspondence from Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton and his grand-daughter, Lady Rachel Russell née Wriothesley.
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573-1624) was Shakespeare's patron and a close friend of Lord Essex, in whose conspiracy he was involved in 1601.
Lady Rachel Russell (1636-1723) was the daughter of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton.
www.nottingham.ac.uk /pub/Projects/mss/hub/batch2/wrioth.sgm   (402 words)

  
 Various 8 1602-1621   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton by John de Critz, 1603.
Miniature of Charles Howard, 2nd Baron of Effington, 1st Earl of Nottingham attrib.Rowland Lockey, 1605.
Prince Henry, son of James I, VI and Anne by Robert Peake, c.1608.
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 MSS - Catalogue of Wriothesley family papers in the Newcastle Collection, University of Nottingham
The first are the letters of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (1573-1624) and mainly concern his fall from the favour of James I and his favourite, Lord Buckingham.
The second are the family letters of Lady Rachel Russell, the second daughter of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, whose second husband, Lord William Russell, was executed for high treason in 1683.
These Wriothesley family letters form the first section of the Newcastle Collection although there is apparently no surviving evidence as to how they came to form part of the archival material from the Clumber Estate.
www.nottingham.ac.uk /mss/online/online-mss-catalogues/cats/newc_wrioth.html   (1585 words)

  
 Wriothesley, Henry - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
WRIOTHESLEY, HENRY [Wriothesley, Henry] see Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, 3d earl of.
Henry VIII's violent court and the six Toms who served there.(BOOKS)
`In the Lion's Court: Power, Ambition and Sudden Death in the Reign of Henry VIII' by Derek Wilson; St. Martin's Press ($35).
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 The Monument: "Shake-Speares Sonnets" by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In the exact center of the elegant monument is a 100-sonnet diary from the Essex Rebellion of 1601 to the Queen's death and funeral in 1603, when the Tudor dynasty ended.
This breakthrough edition shows why Oxford was forced to sacrifice his own identity to save the life of Southampton, his unacknowledged royal son, and secure the promise of his release from the Tower of London with a royal pardon.
Henry VIII had several illegitimate children who were placed in noble families - and some of them were a similar age to Elizabeth, in her Court, and did work for her, during her reign.
william-shakespeare.classic-literature.co.uk /book-store/0966556453/The-Monument-Shake-Speares-Sonnets-by-Edward-de-Vere-17th-Earl-of-Oxford.html   (1843 words)

  
 Observer | A she or not a she... that is the question for Shakespeare
Fresh light has been thrown on William Shakespeare's sexual orientation by the discovery of a previously unknown portrait of the playwright's patron, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton - apparently dressed as a woman.
Believed to be the 'fair youth' to whom Shakespeare's early sonnets are addressed, Southampton is wearing lipstick, rouge and an elaborate double earring.
It has been authenticated by experts and dated to 1590-93, when Shakespeare was living in the Southampton household and writing sonnets to the 'master-mistress of my passion'.
observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4398428-102280,00.html   (286 words)

  
 Shakespeare's Poems - Shakespeare in quarto
Both were written to be printed, perhaps reflecting Shakespeare’s need of the patronage of the 3rd Earl of Southampton or his intention to become known as a poet.
The use of his name on the title-page of The Passionate Pilgrim (in which only a few of the poems are his) indicates that by 1599 he was already famous for his poetry.
The identity of the dedicatee has been suggested as the 3rd Earl of Southampton, or William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, among others.
www.bl.uk /treasures/shakespeare/prtshakepoems.html   (397 words)

  
 SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS - THE MONUMENT CHANGES THE PARADIGM
In this scenario, Southampton was the poet's lover who committed a "crime" by having an affair with the poet's powerful, treacherous mistress.
THE MONUMENT reveals a 100-sonnet central chronicle of Southampton's two-year imprisonment from the Rebellion of February 8, 1601 to the death of Queen Elizabeth and then to her funeral on April 28, 1603, when the Tudor dynasty officially ended.
And the Sonnets record that Cecil held Southampton in the Tower until King James was proclaimed the new monarch, thereby ensuring the continuance of his own power behind the throne.
shakespearesmonument.com   (678 words)

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