Browne, Anthony Maria (1573/4 - 1629)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1574-02-01
Death Date: 1629-10-23

Notes

Imprisoned in the Fleet for opposing recusancy laws 1604; imprisoned in the Tower on suspicion of involvement in the Gunpowder Plot 15 Nov. 1605--20 Aug. 1606; subsequently under house arrest. Imprisoned in the Fleet for refusing to take the Oath of Allegiance 1611

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1591-2-3
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Sackville, Jane ( - 1651/2)

  1. Male offspring: Browne, Francis (b. 1610)

Primary Title

2nd Viscount Montagu

Titles

  • 2nd Viscount Montagu
    Assumed 1592-10-19
    Vacated 1629-10-23

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Steward, Surrey 1595-5-7 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Montague House, Surrey
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1592-10-19
  • Battle Abbey, Sussex
    Patrimony (via grandfather)
    Acquired: 1592-10-19
  • Cowdray Park, Sussex
    Patrimony (via grandfather)
    Acquired: 1592-10-19

Lands

  • Surrey
    Acquired: 1592-10-19
    Patrimony (via grandfather)
  • Sussex
    Acquired: 1592-10-19
    Patrimony (via grandfather)

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1593-1593 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Lord Montagu's Players
Performance 1594-1595 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Montagu's Players
Performance 1595-1595 Town Hall, Bridgwater , Somerset Lord Montagu's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Montagu's Players Browne, Anthony Maria (1574 - 1629) Players 3

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Battle Abbey Sussex Private Residence
Cowdray House Sussex Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
McCann, Timothy. '"The Known Style of a Dedication is Flattery": Anthony Browne, 2nd Viscount Montague of Cowdray and his Sussex Flatterers.' Recusant History 19 (1988–9): 396–410.