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  1. 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.

  2. Apr 9, 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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  4. Earl of Southampton. The following is an imagined account from the life of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, who was William Shakespeare 's friend and patron, and the only person to whom Shakespeare himself dedicated any of his works. Transcript:

  5. May 18, 2018 · History. British and Irish History: Biographies. Henry Wriothesley 3d earl of Southampton. Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd earl of. views 1,734,220 updated May 18 2018. Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd earl of (1573–1624).

  6. Apr 9, 2024 · Thomas Wriothesley, 1st earl of Southampton (born Dec. 21, 1505, London, Eng.—died July 30, 1550, London) was an influential minister of state during the last years of the reign of King Henry VIII of England.

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