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Earl of Southampton was a title that was created three times in the Peerage of England. Its first creation came in 1537 in favour of the courtier William FitzWilliam . He was childless and the title became extinct on his death in 1542.
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.
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Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton: Successor: Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton: Born: 6 October 1573 Cowdray House, Sussex, England: Died: 10 November 1624 (aged 51) Bergen op Zoom, Dutch Republic: Spouse(s) Elizabeth Vernon (m. 1598) Issue: Penelope Wriothesley James Wriothesley, Lord Wriothesley
A favourite of Elizabeth I, Southampton had become earl two days before his eighth birthday. A lover of literature, he is the only known patron of Shakespeare, and in 1593 Shakespeare dedicated the witty and erotic poem Venus and Adonis to him.
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.
Southampton was an attractive and colourful character. He was a man of action and always ready to go out on campaigns for the queen, Elizabeth I. He fell out of favour however, and was sentenced to death. His friends petitioned on his behalf and his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
18 de may. de 2018 · Henry Wriothesley Southampton, 3d earl of (rŏt´slē), 1573–1624, English nobleman and patron of letters. He succeeded to his title in 1581, was educated at Cambridge, and gained favor at the court of Queen Elizabeth I [1].
