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| Fulke GREVILLE Matric. Fell.-Com. from JESUS, Easter 1568. S. of Sir Fulke, of Beauchamp Court, Warwickshire . B. there. School, Shrewsbury [ Shropshire ]. Created M.A. (Oxford) 1588 . Adm. at the Middle Temple, 11 Feb., 1580; and at Gray's Inn, 1588 . Intimate with Philip Sidney; came to Court with him, and became a favourite of Elizabeth. Accompanied Sidney to Heidelberg [ Germany ], 1577 . Secretary for the Principality of Wales , 1583-1628 . A member of Gabriel Harvey's 'Areopagus.' Entertained Giordano Bruno. 'Treasurer of the Wars,' and the Navy, 1598 . K.B., 1603 . Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1614-21 . M.P. for Warwickshire , 1620-1 . Created Baron Brooke, 1621 . Gentleman of the bedchamber. Granted Warwick Castle [ Warwickshire ] and Knowle Park [ Gloucestershire ???] by James I. A generous patron of poets. Friend of Spenser. Founded a lectureship in History in the University. His works include a Life of Sidney . [Died]; Stabbed by his servant, and died of the wound, 30 Sep., 1628. ( Vis. of Warws., 1682 ; Cooper, Ann., III. 209; D.N.B. ; A. B. Beaven.) | Fulke GREVILLE Approx. lifespan: 1550–1628 Matric. Fell.-Com. from Jesus College 1568:04ET: s. of Sir Fulke GREVILLE of Beauchamp Court, Warwickshire , b. there. School Shrewsbury, [Shropshire], Created M.A. (Oxford) 1588 Adm. at the Middle Temple 1580:02:11 ; and at Gray's Inn 1588 Intimate with Philip Sidney; came to Court with him, and became a favourite of Elizabeth. Accompanied Sidney to Heidelberg, [Germany], 1577 Secretary for the Principality of Wales , 1583-1628 A member of Gabriel Harvey's 'Areopagus.' Entertained Giordano Bruno. 'Treasurer of the Wars,' and the Navy 1598 K.B. 1603 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1614-21 M.P. for Warwickshire , 1620-21 Created Baron Brooke 1621 Gentleman of the bedchamber. Granted Warwick Castle, [Warwickshire], and Knowle Park, [Gloucestershire], by James I. A generous patron of poets Friend of Spenser. Founded a lectureship in History in the University. His works include a Life of Sidney d. stabbed by his servant, and died of the wound 1628:09:30 ( Vis. of Warwickshire , 1682 ; Cooper, Ann. III. 209; D.N.B. ; A. B. Beaven.) |