Henry
WRIOTHESLEY
2nd Earl of Southampton (1545-1581
Henry Wriothesley was the third and only surviving son of the 1st Earl of Southampton and was born into great privilege. King Henry VIII himself was one of the sponsors at his baptism. During the reign of the Protestant Elizabeth I, however, he gained a reputation as a zealous Catholic. His male heir, Henry Wriothesley, would become Shakespeare's sole dedicatee.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Henry Wriothesley, second earl of Southampton (1545-1581)
Entry by J.G. Elzinga
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Wriothesley, Henry, second earl of Southampton

(1545–1581)
Entry by J. G. Elzinga
Copyright © Oxford Publishing Limited 2019
Reproduced with permission of the Licensor through PLSclear.
Published in print: 23 September 2004
Published online: 23 September 2004
This version: 19 May 2011
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GEC, Peerage
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DNB
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C. C. Stopes, The life of Henry, third earl of Southampton, Shakespeare's patron (1922)
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G. Gibbons, The political career of Thomas Wriothesley, first earl of Southampton, 1505–1550: Henry VIII's last chancellor (2001)
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CSP Spain, 1538–44
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JHL, vol. 1
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C. Wriothesley, A chronicle of England during the reigns of the Tudors from AD 1485 to 1559, ed. W. D. Hamilton, 2 vols., CS, new ser., 11, 20 (1875–7)
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APC, 1571–5, 102, 130, 267
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Miscellanea, II, Catholic RS, 2 (1906)
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CSP dom., 1547–1601
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will, TNA: PRO, PROB 11/65, sig. 45
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G. P. V. Akrigg, Shakespeare and the earl of Southampton (1968)
Likenesses
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G. Johnson, tomb effigy, c.1594, St Peter's Church, Titchfield, Hampshire
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H.
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L.van Heere, portrait, Bridgewater House
Archives
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Hants. RO, personal, official, family, and estate papers, MS 5M53
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TNA: PRO, papers, SP 7 | BL, Add. MSS 25114, fols. 333–46; 28023, fol. 8
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BL, Harley MSS 282, 283
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BL, Lansdowne MSS 2, arts. 8, 9; 16, arts. 22, 23; 17, art. 14
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BL, Stowe MS 141, fol. 78
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Bodl. Oxf., MS Ashmole 836, fols. 395, 427
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Northants. RO, collection of letters of William Paget
Letters
Letter from [Henry Wriothesley] Earl of Southampton to William More. He gives news of the birth of his son, Henry [who became the third Earl of Southampton in 1581]. Mrs More is invited to visit Cowdray. [Printed in Kempe, p.240] Date: [5 Oct] 1573 Reference: Z/407/Lb.584 Held by: Surrey History Centre, not available at The National Archives Language: English |
Letter from Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, to William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Asking for their intercession with Queen Elizabeth I for more liberty. The Tower, July 26 1572.
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Funeral Certificate/Will
Last will and testament, dated 29 June 1581, of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, father of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, to whom Shakespeare dedicated Venus and Adonis and Rape of Lucrece.
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Wealth at Death
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Approximately £2000–3000: will, TNA: PRO, PROB 11/65, sig. 45
Achievement & Pedigree
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Dedications
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Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Northamptonshire Records Office
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Nottinghamshire Records Office
Portland Collection/Archives, Welbeck
Portsmouth Museum/Portsmouth City Council
Beaulieu Archive
PORTRAIT OF THOMAS WRIOTHESLEY, 1ST EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON (1505-1550) Three-quarter length, seated Inscribed with a coat of arms and motto Oil on canvas, in an 18th century, carved wood frame After a drawing by Holbein now in the Louvre 49in by 39in |
PORTRAIT OF HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, 3RD EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON Circle of William Larkin Head and shoulders, wearing a black tunic and white ruff Oil on panel, in a painted oval 22in by 17in |
PORTRAIT OF HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, 3RD EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON Ozias Humphrey, R.A. (after Mierevelt) With an inscription dated 1784 on the reverse: Edmund Malone Nov. Pencil, red chalk, grey and pale brown wash, oval 8¾in by 7½in Executed for Edmund Malone |
British Library
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Boughton Archive
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College of Arms, London
Hampshire Field Club
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Hampshire Records Office/CALM Database Search Results: Wriothesley
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Hampshire Records Office/CALM Database Search Results: Minns Collection
CALM Database Search Results
Minns Collection
94M84 Titchfield miscellanea (Minns collection) |
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Date (1334)-20th century |
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Description Includes: survey and steward's accounts for Delme estate, 1739-1772; extracts and notes from early records relating to Titchfield Abbey and its owners; draft essays and notes by Revd Minns re Titchfield Abbey, Henry Wriothesley Place House and Titchfield church; various postcards and photographs of Titchfield and surroundings, including the Abbey and the church; engravings, photographs and pictorial sources re Henry Wriothesley, 19th cent; pedigree of the Delme family of Cams Hall, Fareham |
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Admin History
94M84/4-40: Booklets, Articles and Newspaper Cuttings 94M84/41-67: Pictorial Sources 94M84/41-61: Pictorial Sources, Places 94M84/62-67: Pictorial Sources, Persons 94M84/68-72: Maps and Plans 94M84/73-80: Miscellaneous |
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Custodial History The miscellaneous documents, maps, plans, prints, photographs, booklets, articles, newspaper cuttings and notes relating to Titchfield, in |
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National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton by Unknown artist oil on canvas, circa 1600 80 1/2 in. x 48 in. (2045 mm x 1219 mm) overall Lent by a private collection, 1964 NPG L114 On display in Room 2 at the National Portrait Gallery |
Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford and Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton after Unknown artist, sold by Thomas Jenner line engraving, probably early to mid 17th century8 3/4 in. x 6 3/4 in. (223 mm x 170 mm) paper size Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931 NPG D25777 |
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Parish Church of St. Peter, Titchfield, Hampshire, UK (PCSPT)
Portsmouth Museum Services/Portsmouth City Council
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Royal Armouries
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Three-quarter field
armour (1600) Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, ©Royal Armoury/Leeds War Gallery/Object Number II.360
Society of Antiquaries of London (SAL)
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