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Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, KG (pronunciation uncertain: / ˈ r ɛ z l i / "Rezley", / ˈ r aɪ z l i / "Rizely" (archaic), / ˈ r ɒ t s l i / (present-day) and / ˈ r aɪ ə θ s l i / have been suggested; 6 October 1573 – 10 November 1624) was the only son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, and Mary ...
9 de abr. de 2024 · Henry Wriothesley, 3rd earl of Southampton (born October 6, 1573, Cowdray, Sussex, England—died November 10, 1624, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands) was an 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.
On 2 July 1603 he was created K.G. Five days later he was appointed captain of the Isle of Wight and Carisbrooke Castle, as well as steward, surveyor, receiver, and bailiff of the royal manors in the island. He was recreated Earl of Southampton (21 July 1603), and on 18 April 1604 was fully restored in blood by act of parliament.
Henry Wriothesley, a los 21 años Dedicatoria de Shakespeare a Southampton de El rapto de Lucrecia, 1594 En 1593, Shakespeare dedicó su poema Venus y Adonis a Southampton, seguido en 1594 por El rapto de Lucrecia .
Henry was now the 3rd Earl of Southampton. He was immensely rich and Burghley had plans for him. Henry graduated at 16 and Burghley, taking advantage of the corrupt wardship system, began arranging for him to marry his own granddaughter. When Henry was 18 he was confronted with that proposition. He refused.
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, was an English nobleman who would probably have been forgotten had it not been for one distinction – the fact he was Shakespeare’s patron. Tw o of Shakespeare’s long poems were dedicated to Henry Wriothesley, who became a patron of Shakespeare, and some scholars also believe that he is the ...
Who were William Shakespeare’s patrons? Find out about one of them: Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. His portrait can be found in our Collections.
