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  Sir William Petre - LoveToKnow 1911
In 1543 Petre was knighted and was appointed a secretary of state; in 1545 he was sent as ambassador to the emperor Charles V.
The 2nd baron was his son William (1575-1637),5751637), whose grandson was William, the 4th baron (c.
One of the 1st baron's grandsons was William Petre (1602-1677), who translated the Flos sanctorum of Pedro de Ribadeneira as Lives of the Saints (St Omer, 1699; London, 1730).
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sir_William_Petre   (322 words)

  
 Francis Petre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Petre was the son of The Honourable Henry William Petre, who first came to New Zealand in 1840 as director of the New Zealand Company of which his own father, Lord Petre, had been chairman.
As a consequence Henry Petre was one of the founders of Wellington.
Petre's original intention, however, was for a mighty structure, with the twin towers dwarfed by a huge spire some 60 metres (200 ft) in height, which would have resulted in one of the most magnificent cathedrals in the southern hemisphere.
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 Sir Edward Petre - LoveToKnow 1911
He was the son of Sir Francis Petre, Bart.; of Cranham, head of a junior branch of the family of the Barons Petre, and his wife Elizabeth Gage, daughter of Sir John Gage, both strong Roman Catholics.
In 1649 he was sent for his education to the Jesuit College at St Omer, and he entered the order under the name of Spencer in 1652, but did not receive the full orders till 1671.
The king contemplated making him archbishop of York, as the see was then vacant, but the pope, Innocent XI., who was not friendly to the order, would not grant a dispensation to hold it, and even directed Petre's superiors to rebuke him for his excessive ambition.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sir_Edward_Petre   (275 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Family of Petre
Sir William Petre, with the pliability of his age, held the confidential post of secretary of State, through the revolutionary changes of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth.
William, fourth Lord, who had distinguished himself in the civil wars, died a martyr's death in the tower of London, 5 Jan., 1684, accused of complicity in Oates's Plot.
Petre's unpopularity as a Jesuit was so great that it harmed the king's cause; but if we regard his conduct by itself, no serious fault has yet been proved against him.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/11780a.htm   (1077 words)

  
 DNZB / BIOGRAPHY
Francis William Petre, often known as Frank, was born at Petone, New Zealand, on 27 August 1847, the third of 16 children of Henry William Petre and his wife, Mary Anne Ellen Walmsley.
The Petres were one of England's oldest and most influential Catholic families, and Francis's religious faith played a major role in his career.
In 1872 Petre was employed by John Brogden and Sons as an engineer for railway construction and returned to New Zealand, settling in Dunedin.
www.dnzb.govt.nz /dnzb/Essay_Body.asp?PersonEssay=2P13   (851 words)

  
 Stanford Rivers: Manors | British History Online
 William Petre died in 1677 and was succeeded by his eldest son William.
After William Petre's death John was sent by his aunt, Lady Mary Petre, to Douai to be educated as a Roman Catholic.
In 1767 a dispute arose between John Tempest, executor of John Petre, and acting lord of the manor of Stanford Rivers, and Timothy Graves of Littlebury, whose wife was the daughter of Mrs.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=15665   (5683 words)

  
 West Horndon - White's Directory 1848
In the reign of Queen Elizabeth this manor became the property of Sir William Petre, father of John Petre, who in 1603 was created Baron Petre of Writtle, a title which has descended to the present lord, who is the 11th in succession.
Sir William Petre, the founder of the family was born at Tor-Brian, in Devonshire, and in 1535 was one of the visitors of the monasteries.
William Francis Henry Petre, the present LORD PETRE, was born in 1793, and succeeded to the title and estates of family in 1809.
www.historyhouse.co.uk /essexw13a.html   (891 words)

  
 The Cathedral Architect - F.W. Petre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Frank William Petre, the architect for St Joseph's Cathedral, was born in Wellington in 1847.
Frank Petre was the second of the New Zealand Institute of Architects from 1907-08, having been a foundation member and elected a Fellow in 1905.
Frank Petre was the architect for a number of private residences.
homepages.ihug.co.nz /~mpeyroux/history2.htm   (514 words)

  
 Who Owned Dulcote Manor?
Sir William Petre was a highly-successful, Oxford-educated lawyer whose family home, acquired from the dissolution of a monastery in 1539, was Ingatestone Hall in Essex.
1595 identifies Sir William Petre as the former landlord of the Manor in a hand-over to Sir William Dodington.
William Dodington was a courtier during the reign of the Tudors.
www.dulcote.com /webpages/dulcote_in_tudor_times.htm   (1289 words)

  
 John Petre, 18th Baron Petre at AllExperts
John Patrick Lionel Petre, 18th Baron Petre of Ingatestone, Essex, England, was appointed Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Essex and took up his duties upon the retirement of Lord Braybrooke in October of 2002.
It was Sir William Petre, who won a scholarship in the 1500's to Exeter College at Oxford, who turned around the family fortunes after he caught the eye of Henry VIII when he was tutor to Anne Boleyn's brother.
The fourth Lord Petre, also William, who had distinguished himself in the Civil War, died a martyr's death in the Tower of London in 1684, accused of complicity in the so-called Oates' Plot while Robert Edward Petre, the ninth Baron (1742–1801), played a leading role in the struggles for Catholic Emancipation.
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 John Talbot
of Sir William Petre, of the Rev. George Talbot, Catholic priest, and ninth Earl of Shrewsbury.
Talbot was committed to the custody of the Dean of Westminster, 24 August, 1580, and afterwards removed to the house of his brother-in-law, Sir John Petre, in Aldersgate Street.
In 1601 he was living in Worcestershire and pressure was brought to bear on him to secure his influence to promote the candidature of Sir Thomas Leighton as one of the parliamentary representatives of the shire.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/t/talbot,john.html   (686 words)

  
 [EMLS 8.2 (September 2002]: 6.1-39 Meet the Peters
William received the same sum, a small annuity and land; and the surviving daughter Elizabeth (Mary having died before probate) received £500, to be paid on her marriage or coming of age.
William II was the eldest of the three children of John and Mary (née Waldegrave) Petre to survive infancy.
William Petre II left two highly detailed account books in his own hand, which span the sixteen-year period prior to his succession, and offer an unparalleled opportunity for research in early modern domestic history.
chass.utoronto.ca /emls/08-2/abrapete.html   (10792 words)

  
 SIR EDWARD PETRE (1631... - Online Information article about SIR EDWARD PETRE (1631...
man." During the whole of the king's reign Petre was one of his advisers who did the most to encourage him in the policy which ended by producing the revolution of 1688.
dispensation to hold it, and even directed Petre's superiors to rebuke him for his excessive ambition.
broke out Petre was compelled to flee disguised as a woman.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /PER_PIG/PETRE_SIR_EDWARD_1631_1699_.html   (382 words)

  
 HOASM: William Byrd
However, if William was the youngest son and born in 1539/40, then, even if one accepts that the brothers were a year apart, Simon and John could not have been younger than 16 and 15 respectively in 1554.
A William Byrd does not appear in the Abbey chorister lists for 1541/2, although his name appears near the bottom of the list of choristers receiving payment for the quarter ending December 25, showing that this person joined the choir sometime in Michaelmas Term 1542.
Such a brief career would suggest that this William Byrd was a youngster of about 7 or 8 in September 1542 when he joined the choir, and, owing to his outstanding musical ability, was taken by Commission into some more senior choir between July and September 1543.
home.sprintmail.com /~cwhent/WilliamByrd.html   (5001 words)

  
 The Tudors
This is an early page from a detailed account of receipts and expenses of the son of Sir William Petre chiefly when John was at this Inn of Court in London.
Optimistic tradition has it that the sons of gentlemen were acquiring sufficient knowledge of the law to administer their family's estates and to prepare them to act as justices of the peace or local 'governors' in the localities.
Bentley was nevertheless trained up at Westminster school by the Petre family probably always with the intention to act as his personal steward now and later, when John Peter came into his estates.
www.herefordgrid.org /herefordgrid/custom/resources_ftp/netmedia_ll/teacher/history/tudors/temple.htm   (510 words)

  
 NPG 3816; Sir William Petre
Petre acquired the lease of the monastic lands at Montacute after the dissolution of the priory there in 1539.
It states that Petre was Secretary of State to Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.
This form of cartellino was added to paintings in the collection of John, Lord Lumley and is not original to the portrait.
www.npg.org.uk /live/search/portrait.asp?mkey=mw04964   (160 words)

  
 William Ridgeway Petre, 1906-1994 - Virginia Conference United Methodist Church
William Ridgeway Petre was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John C. and Anna Ridgeway Petre on December 15,1906.
Petre, a retired United Methodist minister and Navy chaplain, spent the last eight years of his life in Willow Street, Pennsylvania.
William Ridgeway Petre was a gentle man whose spirit was infectious and contagious.
www.vaumc.org /index.cfm/fa/content.view/menuID/1575.htm   (334 words)

  
 Cargill Castle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Cargill Castle was built by Edward Bowes Cargill, a son of Captain William Cargill, and a prominent leader and a political leader in his own right.
The construction of Cargill Castle was to be significant for Francis Petre.
During that time he met and fell in love with Cargill's eldest daughter Margaret Petre and Margaret Cargill's romance caused consternation because Petre was a Roman Cathollic while the Cargills, of course were staunchly Presbyterian.
www.geocities.com /marcpeyroux/cargillcastle.html   (501 words)

  
 Point Petre, Prince Edward County
Point Petre would thus, and without much doubt, be the southern arm of St Peters' Bay.
So by the third quarter of the C19th, Point Petre is the established spelling of what is still today pronounced 'Peter'.
Also, it has been suggested that the name could have come from Sir William Petre who was secretary of state to Henry VIII and had many descendants in the Royal Navy and Army, but we can find no connection.
www.aandc.org /research/point_petre.html   (368 words)

  
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In 1543 Petre was knighted and was appointed a secretary of state; in 1J45 he was sent as ambassador to the emperor Charles V. A very politic man, he retained his position under Edward VI.
He resigned his secretaryship in 1557, but took some part in public business under Elizabeth until his death at his residence, Ingatestone, Essex, on the 13th of January 1572.
The 2nd baron was his son William (1575-1637), whose grandson was William, the 4th baron (c.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?content_id=52233&locale=en   (341 words)

  
 History
Early in the 17th century Sir William Petre’s grandson, William 2nd Lord Petre, added the North Chapel with its massive memorial to John, the first Baron, who died in 1613, followed by his wife in 1624.
Between the chancel and the south chapel, is an alabaster memorial to 2nd Lord Petre.
A document in the Petre Muniments from the early 16th century list many images to be found in the church.
www.eseltech.co.uk /ingatestonechurch/html/history.html   (833 words)

  
 petre1
TCP (Petre) identifies Sir William's father as John Petre "a rich tanner of Torbryan, Devon".
BLG1952 (Gould of Upwey) confirms that John Petre of Torbrian was father of Sir William.
William Sheldon of Beoly and Weston (b c1589)
www.stirnet.com /HTML/genie/british/pp/petre1.htm   (530 words)

  
 Petry Family History
Sir William Petre of Torbrian in Devon became Secretary of State to Henry VIII.
In 1603, Sir John Petre, his son, became Lord Petre, the Baron of Writtle.
The spelling was interchangeable from Petre to Peters.
www.wildflowerswv.com /petry.html   (1431 words)

  
 About Exeter
Williams students are encouraged to interact with Exeter's three hundred students and can participate in all of Exeter's sports and activities including the Exeter College Boat Club (crew).
Williams students, like their Oxford counterparts wear gowns, short fl vests, to dinner at Hall.
Sir William Petre, a former undergraduate, gave the College much new property, widened the area of its recruitment, and revised its constitution.
www.williams.edu /dean/oxford/about-exeter.php   (690 words)

  
 Ingatestone Hall , Essex, England
The estate was acquired by Sir William Petre in 1539 following the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Sir William was a lawyer from Devon who rose to become the Secretary of State to four Tudor monarchs.
Sir William's son, John, made Thorndon Hall near Brentford the family's principal seat and in 1603 he became the 1st Lord Petre.
www.touruk.co.uk /houses/housesessex_ingatestone.htm   (513 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Edward Philip William Petre and others
     Agnes Petre Newman Petre was born in 1924.
     Lieutenant Fernando Zilleruclo Vargas married Agnes Petre Newman Petre, daughter of Luis Enrique Petre and Else Newman, in 1945.
She is the daughter of Edward Philip William Petre and Zoila Rosa del Carmen Larenas.
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 WILLIAM R. PETRE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
WILLIAM R. The Rev. William Ridgway Petre, of the 300 block of Willow Valley Drive, died Dec. 21, 1994 at the Willow Valley Lakes Health Care Center, after an illness of five weeks.
The Rev. Petre was the husband of Helen E. Hostetter Petre and they celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on Aug. 19.
The Rev. Petre was a pastor for 57 years with the United Methodist Church.
scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp941224/12240253.htm   (300 words)

  
 Tudor 34
William Edward Joseph Vavasour, Maj. Sir, 3rd Bt., * 1846, + 1915, Md. 1870, Mary Teresa Weld, + 1927, d.
Isabella Mary Petre, Hon., + 1919, Md. 1869, Frederick Stapleton-Bretherton, of The Hall, Rainhill, Lanchashire, and Heathfield House, Fareham, Hampshire, * 1841, + 1919.
Sigismund William Joseph Trafford, Maj., of Wroxham Hall, Norfolk, * 1883, + 1953, Md. 1914, Lady Elizabeth Constance Mary (Betty) Bertie, O.B.E., * 1895, +, d.
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 SIR WILLIAM PETRE (c. ... - Online Information article about SIR WILLIAM PETRE (c. ...
WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. Ger.
In 1543 Petre was knighted and was appointed a secretary of See also:
One of the 1st baron's grandsons was William Petre (1602-1677), who translated the Flos sanctorum of Pedro de See also:
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