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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.
- Earl of Winchester
Earl of Winchester was a title that was created three times...
- Baron Southampton
Baron Southampton, of Southampton in the County of...
- Category:Earls of Southampton
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton; William...
- Earl of Winchester
In February 1597 Southampton challenged the Earl of Northumberland to a duel with rapiers, requiring intervention by the Queen and Privy Council, and on 1 March stood godfather at the christening of Sir Robert Sidney's daughter, Bridget.
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton (21 December 1505 – 30 July 1550), KG was an English peer, secretary of state, Lord Chancellor and Lord High Admiral. A naturally skilled but unscrupulous and devious politician who changed with the times, Wriothesley served as a loyal instrument of King Henry VIII in the latter's break with the ...
Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton (pronunciation uncertain: / ˈraɪzli / RYE-zlee (archaic), [1] / ˈrɒtsli / ROTT-slee (present-day) [1] and / ˈraɪəθsli / RYE-əths-lee [2] have been suggested) (24 April 1545 – 4 October 1581), was an English peer.
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.
Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, KG ( / ˈraɪəθsli / RY-əth-slee; [1] 10 March 1607 – 16 May 1667), styled Lord Wriothesley before 1624, was an English statesman, a staunch supporter of King Charles II who after the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 rose to the position of Lord High Treasurer, which term began with the assumption of...
