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| Wriothesley, Henry, 4th Earl of Southampton Matric. Fell.-Com. from ST JOHN'S, Michs. 1585. S. and h. of Henry, 2nd Earl of Southampton. B. 06 Oct., 1573. M.A. 1589 . Incorp. at Oxford [ Oxfordshire ], 1592 . Succeeded to the peerage, 04 Oct., 1581. Adm. at Gray's Inn, 11 Mar., 1587/8. Presented to Queen Elizabeth, 1590 . Served under the Earl of Essex; knighted, 1597 . Condemned for complicity with the Earl of Essex; found guilty and deprived of all his honours; imprisoned in the Tower [ London ], 1601-3 ; pardoned. K.G., 1603 . Created Baron Wriothesley of Titchfield [ Hampshire ], and re-created Earl of Southampton, 21 Jul., 1603. Captain of Isle of Wight , and of Carisbrooke Castle [ Isle of Wight ], 1603 . A member of the Virgina Council, 1609, and of the East India Co., 1609 . P.C., 1619 . Joined the opponents of Buckingham. Commanded a troop of English Volunteers in the Low Countries [ Holland ]. Benefactor to St John's. A patron of the poets, including Shakespeare; strong evidence in favour of Southampton's identification with the anonymous friend and patron described by Shakespeare in his Sonnets. Died at Bergen op Zoom, in Holland , 10 Nov., 1624; buried at Titchfield [ Hampshire ]. Father of Thomas. ( D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ; Al. Oxon. ) | Henry WRIOTHESLEY, 4th Earl of Southampton Approx. lifespan: 1567–1624 Matric. Fell.-Com. from St John's College 1585:10MT: s. and h. of Henry WRIOTHESLEY 2nd Earl of Southampton. b. 1573:10:06 M.A. 1589 Incorp. at Oxford University 1592 Succeeded to the peerage 1581:10:04 Adm. at Gray's Inn 1587/8:03:11 Presented to Queen Elizabeth 1590 Served under the Earl of Essex; knighted 1597 Condemned for complicity with the Earl of Essex; found guilty and deprived of all his honours; imprisoned in the Tower, [ London ] 1601-03 ; pardoned. K.G. 1603 Created Baron WRIOTHESLEY of Titchfield, [ Hampshire ] and re-created Earl of Southampton 1603:07:21 Captain of Isle of Wight and of Carisbrooke Castle, [ Isle of Wight ] 1603 A member of the Virgina Council 1609 and of the East India Co. 1609 P.C. 1619 Joined the opponents of Buckingham. Commanded a troop of English Volunteers in the Low Countries, [ Holland ] Benefactor to St John's College . A patron of the poets, including Shakespeare; strong evidence in favour of Southampton's identification with the anonymous friend and patron described by Shakespeare in his Sonnets. Died at Bergen op Zoom, in Holland 1624:11:10 ; buried at Titchfield, [ Hampshire ] father of Thomas WRIOTHESLEY ( D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ; Al. Oxon. ) |