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Henry 2nd Earl of Southampton Wriothesley 1545–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1545

Birth Location: Wriothesley, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 4 October 1581

Death Location: Titchfield, Hampshire, England

Father: Lord England

Mother: Lady Cheney

Spouse(s): Mary Southampston

Children(s): Lady Wriothesley

In 1545, Henry 2nd Earl of Southampton Wriothesley entered the world in Wriothesley, Staffordshire, England, born to Lord Thomas Wriothesley 1St Baron Of Titchfield Earl Of Southampton Lord Chancellor Of England And Lady Johanna Jane Cheney. Henry 2nd Earl of Southampton Wriothesley married Mary Browne Countess Southampston, and had children including Lady Mary Maria Wriothesley. Henry 2nd Earl of Southampton Wriothesley passed away in 1581 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Henry 2nd Earl of Southampton Wriothesley entered the world in Wriothesley, Staffordshire, England, born to Lord Thomas Wriothesley 1St Baron Of Titchfield Earl Of Southampton Lord Chancellor Of England And Lady Johanna Jane Cheney.
  • Henry 2nd Earl of Southampton Wriothesley married Mary Browne Countess Southampston, and had children including Lady Mary Maria Wriothesley.
  • Henry 2nd Earl of Southampton Wriothesley passed away in 1581 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord England
1505–1550
Birth Location: London, London, England
LE
Lady Cheney
1509–1574
Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Mary Southampston
1552–1607
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
MS

Children(s)

Lady Wriothesley
1563–1607
Birth Location: Of, Staffordshire, England
LW

Henry Wriothesley's Ancestors

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Henry Wriothesley
1545–1581
Birth Place: Wriothesley, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Baron of Titchfield, Earl of Southampton, Lord Chancellor of England
1505–1550
London, London, England
Lady (Johanna\Jane) Cheney
1509–1574
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Rouge Croix Pursuiant of Arms in Ordinary and York Herald of Arms in Ordinary) Wriothesley
1470–1508
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Lady (Agnes) Drayton
1479–1537
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Wriothesley's Descendants

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Henry (2nd Earl of Southampton) Wriothesley (24 Apr 1545–4 October 1581) m. Mary (Browne Countess) Southampston (22 Jul 1552–4 Nov 1607)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Maria) Wriothesley 1563–1607 m. Sir (Thomas Howard Baron of Wardor Castle,) Arundel 1560–1639
    1. 1. Anne Howard 1592–1649 m. Cecil (2nd Lord Baltimore) Calvert 1605–1675 m. Thomas Arundell 1560–1639
      1. 1. Gov (Charles Calvert, 3rd Lord Baltimore, Governor of Maryland, 2nd Lord Proprietor of) Maryland 1637–1715 m. Jane (Lowe Lady) Baltimore 1633–1700
        1. 1. Mary Calvert 1678–1696 m. Thomas (Whiteside) Sr 1685–1764
    2. 2. Catherine Arundell 1608–1657
    3. 3. Thomas Arundell 1586–1643
    4. 4. William Arundell 1589–
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Maria) Arundel 1588–1613
    6. 6. William Howard 1590–1653

Henry Wriothesley's Timeline

2 Records

1545
24 Apr 1545
Birth of Henry 2nd Earl of Southampton Wriothesley in Wriothesley, Staffordshire, England
Wriothesley, Staffordshire, England
1581
4 October 1581
Age 36
Death of Henry 2nd Earl of Southampton Wriothesley in Titchfield, Hampshire, England
Titchfield, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1545
    Event Place: Wriothesley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1581
    Event Place: Titchfield, Hampshire, England
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