Brydges, Grey (1578 - 1621)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1578 (possibly born 1579)
Death Date: 1621-08-10

Notes

Imprisoned in the Fleet for taking part in Essex's rebellion 14 Feb. 1600/1; released into father's custody 31 March 1601. From 1610, spent increasing amounts of time abroad; died at Spa, Germany

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1608-2-28
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union possibly produced a third daughter named Anne

Offspring

From Stanley, Anne (1580 - 1647)

  1. Male offspring: Brydges, Robert (d. 1611)
  2. Female offspring: Brydges, Frances (n.d.)

Primary Title

5th Baron Chandos of Sudeley

Titles

  • 5th Baron Chandos of Sudeley
    Assumed 1602-11-18
    Vacated 1621-08-10

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Wiltshire 1597 n.d.
JP, Gloucestershire 1603 n.d.
JP, Wiltshire 1603 n.d.
Lord Lieut, Gloucestershire 1603-8 1621-08-10 Held jointly with Henry, 7th Baron Berkeley, then solely from 26 Nov. 1613
Keeper, Buckinghamshire 1609-7-2 1614-08-10 For life; sold office
Commissioner of Custos Rotulorum, Gloucestershire 1613/14 n.d.
Council Member, Marches of Wales 1617 n.d.

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
    Patrimony (via brother)
    Acquired: 1602-03-18
    Divested: 1621-08-10

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1616-1616 Cirencester (Unknown), Cirencester , Gloucestershire Lord Chandos' Musicians
Performance 1590-1636 Lyme Park, Lyme Park , Cheshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1602-1603 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1603-1604 Weymouth-Melcombe Regis (Unknown), Weymouth-Melcombe Regis , Dorset Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1604-1604 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1604-1605 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Chandos' Players
Payment for Hall Rental by Troupe 1605-1606 Parish House, Somerton , Somerset Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1605-1606 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1606-1607 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1607-1607 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1607-1608 Guildhall, Faversham , Kent Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1607-1608 Court Hall, Canterbury , Kent Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1608-1608 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Dismissal 1608-1608 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Lord Chandos' Players
Performance 1609-1610 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Lord Chandos' Players
Dismissal 1610-1610 Norwich (Unknown), Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Lord Chandos' Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Chandos' Musicians Brydges, Grey (1578 - 1621) Musicians 1
Lord Chandos' Players Brydges, Grey (1578 - 1621) Players 15

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Sudeley Castle Gloucestershire 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.
Doyle, James E. The Official Baronage of England Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885. 3 vols. London: Longmans, 1886.
Hasler, P.W. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558–1603. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1981.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Sainty, J.C. Lieutenants of Counties, 1585–1642. Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, special supplement 8. London: Athlone P, 1970.