Radcliffe, Robert (1573 - 1629)

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1573-06-12
Death Date: 1629-09-22

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: by 1592
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Radcliffe and his first wife lived apart from 1602
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: after 1623-12-11
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Date of marriage is supplied above; however, Radcliffe's daughter by this union was conceived while both Radcliffe and Frances were married to their other spouses.
  3. Type: other
    Union began: before 1602
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Morrison, Bridget (1575 - 1623)

From Meautys, Frances ( - 1627)

  1. Female offspring: Shute, Jane (b. 1610)

Primary Title

10th Earl of Sussex

Titles

  • Lord FitzWalter
    Assumed 1583
    Vacated 1593-12-14
  • 10th Earl of Sussex
    Assumed 1593-12-14
    Vacated 1629-09-22
  • 11th Baron FitzWalter
    Assumed 1593-12-14
    Vacated 1629-09-22
  • 5th Viscount FitzWalter
    Assumed 1593-12-14
    Vacated 1629-09-22

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Lord Lieut, Essex 1603-8-26 1625
Lord Lieut, Essex 1625-9-8 1626 Held jointly
Governor, Essex 1626-9 1628-03
Governor, Suffolk 1626-9 1628-03
Lord Lieut, Essex 1626-9-11 1629

Details of Properties

Residence

  • New Hall, Essex
    Patrimony; sold
    Acquired: 1593-12-14
    Divested: 1622-07
  • Bermondsey House, Surrey
    By patrimony.
    Acquired: 1593

Lands

  • Norfolk: Attleborough

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1593-1594 Rose Theatre, Southwark , Surrey Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1594-1594 Rose Theatre, Southwark , Surrey Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1602-1603 St Mary's Guildhall, Coventry , Coventry (city-county) in Warwickshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Dismissal 1606-1606 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1608-1608 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1608-1609 Common Hall, Norwich , Norwich (city-county) in Norfolk Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1608-1609 Guildhall, Bristol , Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1616-1617 Leominster (Unknown), Leominster , Herefordshire Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1617-1617 Moot Hall, Carlisle , Cumberland Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1617-1617 Town Hall, Kendal , Westmorland Earl of Sussex's Players
Performance 1618-1618 Hythe (Unknown), Hythe , Kent Earl of Sussex's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Earl of Sussex's Players Radcliffe, Robert (1573 - 1629) Players 11

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Bermondsey House Surrey 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.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)