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George Shirley, 1st Baronet

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84:, where he had erected a monument after the death of his first wife. On his death he owned property in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Warwickshire, Derbyshire, and Staffordshire, and an income from which he was able to draw several legacies of £2000 each. 60:
in the Netherlands, although he does not appear in the lists of Leicester's retinue. Sir John presumably intended to marry George to one of his own daughters, but instead accepted £1,500 to allow him to choose his own bride. He married Frances (1561-95), the daughter of
69:. with whom he had 5 children, including his heir Henry and the Catholic antiquary Sir Thomas Shirley. He subsequently married Dorothy, the widow of the diplomat 323: 245: 49:. George matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford in 1573. In 1584 he was questioned concerning his links to Sir John's son Francis in relation to the 375: 370: 57: 62: 227: 158: 46: 66: 38:, became a nun, but generally they maintained sufficient conformity to avoid the penalties for recusancy. 380: 41:
Inheriting the estate as a minor, George's wardship was granted by the queen to the courtier
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on his way through the county on his way to London. He died in 1622 and was buried at
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The following year he made preparations to serve with
76:In 1603, as sheriff of Northampton, he accompanied 65:and his first wife Katherine, the daughter of the 352: 327:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 249:(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 305: 290: 275: 202: 130: 115: 100: 148: 324:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 246:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 144: 142: 353: 321:"Shirley, Sir Henry, second baronet". 173: 217: 139: 13: 14: 392: 376:17th-century English landowners 371:16th-century English landowners 314: 299: 284: 269: 236: 211: 196: 182: 167: 124: 109: 105:. Westminster. pp. 62–73. 94: 1: 87: 341:UK public library membership 263:UK public library membership 7: 10: 397: 310:. Westminster. p. 96. 306:Shirley, E. P. (c. 1873). 295:. Westminster. p. 85. 291:Shirley, E. P. (c. 1873). 280:. Westminster. p. 96. 276:Shirley, E. P. (c. 1873). 207:. Westminster. p. 83. 203:Shirley, E. P. (c. 1873). 151:The Wives of the Berkeleys 135:. Westminster. p. 83. 131:Shirley, E. P. (c. 1873). 120:. Westminster. p. 80. 116:Shirley, E. P. (c. 1873). 101:Shirley, E. P. (c. 1873). 45:, who sold it on to Sir 243:"Shirley, Sir Thomas". 220:Leicester and the Court 174:Foster, Joseph (1892). 333:10.1093/ref:odnb/70620 255:10.1093/ref:odnb/47732 190:CSPD Elizabeth 1580-91 149:Broadway, Jan (2021). 218:Adams, Simon (2002). 58:the Earl of Leicester 63:Henry, lord Berkeley 308:Stemmata Shirleiana 293:Stemmata Shirleiana 278:Stemmata Shirleiana 205:Stemmata Shirleiana 133:Stemmata Shirleiana 118:Stemmata Shirleiana 103:Stemmata Shirleiana 82:Breedon on the Hill 222:. pp. 393–8. 78:James I of England 20:Sir George Shirley 339:(Subscription or 261:(Subscription or 176:Alumni Oxonienses 51:Throckmorton Plot 47:John Throckmorton 36:Elizabeth Shirley 388: 381:Shirley baronets 345: 344: 336: 318: 312: 311: 303: 297: 296: 288: 282: 281: 273: 267: 266: 258: 240: 234: 233: 215: 209: 208: 200: 194: 193: 186: 180: 179: 171: 165: 164: 146: 137: 136: 128: 122: 121: 113: 107: 106: 98: 396: 395: 391: 390: 389: 387: 386: 385: 351: 350: 349: 348: 338: 320: 319: 315: 304: 300: 289: 285: 274: 270: 260: 242: 241: 237: 230: 216: 212: 201: 197: 188: 187: 183: 178:. p. 1352. 172: 168: 161: 147: 140: 129: 125: 114: 110: 99: 95: 90: 71:Sir Henry Unton 28:Staunton Harold 17: 12: 11: 5: 394: 384: 383: 378: 373: 368: 363: 347: 346: 313: 298: 283: 268: 235: 228: 210: 195: 192:. p. 184. 181: 166: 159: 153:. p. 56. 138: 123: 108: 92: 91: 89: 86: 67:Earl of Surrey 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 393: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 367: 364: 362: 359: 358: 356: 342: 334: 330: 326: 325: 317: 309: 302: 294: 287: 279: 272: 264: 256: 252: 248: 247: 239: 231: 229:9780719053252 225: 221: 214: 206: 199: 191: 185: 177: 170: 162: 160:9780956742810 156: 152: 145: 143: 134: 127: 119: 112: 104: 97: 93: 85: 83: 79: 74: 72: 68: 64: 59: 54: 52: 48: 44: 39: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 322: 316: 307: 301: 292: 286: 277: 271: 244: 238: 219: 213: 204: 198: 189: 184: 175: 169: 150: 132: 126: 117: 111: 102: 96: 75: 55: 40: 19: 18: 366:1622 deaths 361:1559 births 355:Categories 343:required.) 265:required.) 88:References 43:Mary Cheke 16:Landowner 32:Astwell 24:baronet 337: 259: 226:  157:  224:ISBN 155:ISBN 73:. 329:doi 251:doi 53:. 357:: 141:^ 335:. 331:: 257:. 253:: 232:. 163:.

Index

baronet
Staunton Harold
Astwell
Elizabeth Shirley
Mary Cheke
John Throckmorton
Throckmorton Plot
the Earl of Leicester
Henry, lord Berkeley
Earl of Surrey
Sir Henry Unton
James I of England
Breedon on the Hill


ISBN
9780956742810
ISBN
9780719053252
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/47732
UK public library membership
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
doi
10.1093/ref:odnb/70620
UK public library membership
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1559 births
1622 deaths

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