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1096: 381: 52: 368:, the colleague he most admired, was himself an admirer of Southampton, whom he described as "a great statesman". Coventry recalled that other ministers would joke that regardless of his complaints that it was "impossible" to find money, Southampton always succeeded in the end. Southampton however once grimly remarked that "Impossible will be found impossible at the last", an accurate prophecy of the crisis of 1672 which led to the 172: 363:
admired Southampton's integrity and the stoicism with which he endured his painful last illness, but clearly had doubts about his competence as Treasurer; in particular, he recorded Southampton's despairing words to him, having been asked to raise more funds at a Council meeting in April 1665: "Why,
336:, but upon his realisation of their propensity to violence, he became a loyal supporter of King Charles I. While remaining very loyal to the deposed monarch, he still worked for peace and represented the king at the peace conferences in 1643 and one at 256:. He "was remarkable for his freedom from any taint of corruption and for his efforts in the interests of economy and financial order", a noble if not a completely objective view of his work as the keeper of the nation's finances. He died before the 147: 565: 988: 364:
what means all this, Mr. Pepys? This is true, you say, but what would you have me do? I have given all I can for my life. Why will not people lend their money?" However Pepys admitted that Sir
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Rachel de Massue, first wife of Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, portrait c.1638 by
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He succeeded to the earldom following his father's death in 1624, after which event he attended
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and holding his Staff of Office as Lord High Treasurer. Portrait by School of Sir
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Firstly to Rachel de Massue (1603 – 16 February 1640), a French
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Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough, 4th Viscount Campden
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Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, wearing his
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Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway
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Secondly he married Lady Elizabeth Leigh, daughter of
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Elizabeth Wriothesley, Viscountess Campden, wife of
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Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
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By Elizabeth Leigh he had a further daughter: 19:For other people named Thomas Wriothesley, see 455:(1667–1722) (Duchess of Somerset) who married 989: 232:; 10 March 1607 – 16 May 1667), styled 1178:Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton 449:Joceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland 391:He married thrice and had three daughters: 290:Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton 183:Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton 1283:Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough 996: 982: 615: 447:(1646–1690) who married twice, firstly to 346:Committee for Compounding with Delinquents 278:Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton 160:Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton 81:Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton 50: 1149:Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington 564: 515: 511: 509: 507: 426:Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford 379: 355:in 1660, Lord Southampton was appointed 170: 1376:Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin 1346:Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin 1322:Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin 1299:Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin 1219:Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin 1079:Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex 240:statesman, a staunch supporter of King 1448:Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge 1425: 1396:Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury 375: 1142:Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttelton 1073:Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester 1044:Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton 977: 504: 474:William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset 457:Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset 435:Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester 340:in 1645. He was allowed to remain in 1354:Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle 1330:Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax 1241:Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester 1211:Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester 1121:Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland 1031:Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset 422:William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford 1291:John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale 1184:George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle 1052:Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere 1037:Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury 21:Thomas Wriothesley (disambiguation) 13: 1493:Lord-lieutenants of Worcestershire 1338:Ford Grey, 1st Earl of Tankerville 1171:Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon 1115:James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough 1085:James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough 1059:Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk 461:Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu 459:(1662–1748). She married secondly 14: 1509: 1275:John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse 1248:John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse 1196:Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds 875:Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire 437:from whom he inherited the title 416:, heiress of Bloomsbury, wife of 276:He was the only surviving son of 1203:Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex 1094: 619:Dictionary of National Biography 566:"Wriothesley, Thomas (WRTY642T)" 499:Longman Pronunciation Dictionary 248:in 1660 rose to the position of 191: 476:(1587–1660) by his second wife 1383:John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett 762:The Lord Clifford of Chudleigh 609: 600: 588: 576: 558: 544: 535: 491: 328:. At first, he sided with the 316:, within the historic estate. 1: 1488:Lord-lieutenants of Wiltshire 1473:Lord-lieutenants of Hampshire 1443:17th-century English nobility 783:Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire 709:Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire 484: 418:William Russell, Lord Russell 326:St. John's College, Cambridge 292:, Chancellor of England, the 1407:Italics indicate service as 848:Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire 821:Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire 672:Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire 522:"Southampton, Earl of"  7: 1483:Lord-lieutenants of Norfolk 622:. Vol. 38. p. 263 570:A Cambridge Alumni Database 353:Restoration of the Monarchy 344:, having paid fines to the 246:Restoration of the Monarchy 10: 1514: 1409:First Lord of the Treasury 1294:(March 1690–November 1690) 1278:(December 1688–April 1689) 802:Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk 572:. University of Cambridge. 420:(1639–1683), third son of 271: 18: 1405: 1364: 1309: 1258: 1229: 1158: 1103: 1092: 1019: 961: 953: 946: 937: 929: 922: 908: 899: 891: 881: 872: 864: 854: 845: 837: 827: 818: 808: 799: 789: 780: 773: 768: 745: 736: 717: 706: 698: 689: 669: 657: 652: 351:Several months after the 319: 155: 141: 131: 123: 111: 96: 86: 76: 68: 49: 30: 1478:Lord-lieutenants of Kent 916:The 3rd Duke of Richmond 682:The 1st Duke of Richmond 665:The 1st Duke of Richmond 468:Thirdly he married Lady 280:(1573–1624) by his wife 1415:was ruled by Commission 1286:(April 1689–March 1690) 902:Lord Lieutenant of Kent 640:Encyclopædia Britannica 584:Encyclopædia Britannica 541:Encyclopædia Britannica 528:Encyclopædia Britannica 480:. They had no children. 38:The Earl of Southampton 1014:(1603–1649; 1660–1714) 912:The Earl of Winchilsea 895:The Earl of Winchilsea 616:Leslie Stephen (ed.). 388: 268:took over government. 179: 1463:Knights of the Garter 1206:(March–November 1679) 1174:(June–September 1660) 858:The Earl of Clarendon 752:The Duke of Albemarle 595:Diary of Samuel Pepys 478:Lady Frances Devereux 445:Elizabeth Wriothesley 383: 370:Stop of the Exchequer 348:of more than £6,000. 175:Arms of Wriothesley: 174: 1468:Lord high treasurers 1453:Earls of Southampton 1302:(November 1690–1694) 1251:(1687–December 1688) 1214:(November 1679–1684) 1008:Lord High Treasurers 841:The Duke of Somerset 678:The Earl of Portland 661:The Earl of Portland 236:before 1624, was an 148:Lady Elizabeth Leigh 1458:Earls of Chichester 1398:(July–October 1714) 940:Earl of Southampton 776:English Interregnum 739:Lord High Treasurer 732:The Lord Cottington 692:English Interregnum 376:Marriages and issue 357:Lord High Treasurer 250:Lord High Treasurer 136:Lord High Treasurer 33:The Right Honorable 1498:Wriothesley family 964:Earl of Chichester 924:Peerage of England 812:The Lord Townshend 758:Title next held by 728:Title last held by 653:Political offices 439:Earl of Chichester 414:Rachel Wriothesley 389: 310:Southampton Street 286:Hodnet, Shropshire 264:, after which the 254:Clarendon Ministry 180: 90:Earl of Chichester 16:English politician 1420: 1419: 1198:(1673–March 1679) 972: 971: 933:Henry Wriothesley 909:Succeeded by 882:Succeeded by 855:Succeeded by 828:Succeeded by 809:Succeeded by 790:Succeeded by 684: 334:English Civil War 169: 168: 1505: 1392:(1711–July 1714) 1098: 998: 991: 984: 975: 974: 968:1653–1667 954:Preceded by 944:1624–1667 930:Preceded by 906:1662–1667 892:Preceded by 885:The Lord Windsor 879:1662–1663 868:The Lord Windsor 865:Preceded by 852:1661–1667 838:Preceded by 825:1660–1667 806:1660–1661 787:1660–1667 769:Honorary titles 755: 743:1660–1667 713:1642–1646 702:Sir Henry Wallop 699:Preceded by 687:1641–1646 675: 658:Preceded by 650: 649: 632: 631: 629: 627: 613: 607: 604: 598: 592: 586: 580: 574: 573: 562: 556: 555: 548: 542: 539: 533: 532: 524: 513: 502: 495: 472:, a daughter of 366:William Coventry 282:Elizabeth Vernon 234:Lord Wriothesley 228: 223: 222: 219: 218: 215: 212: 209: 206: 203: 200: 197: 164:Elizabeth Vernon 145:Rachel de Massue 118: 106: 104: 92:Lord Wriothesley 54: 28: 27: 1513: 1512: 1508: 1507: 1506: 1504: 1503: 1502: 1423: 1422: 1421: 1416: 1401: 1368: 1360: 1313: 1305: 1266: 1254: 1233: 1225: 1162: 1154: 1107: 1099: 1090: 1023: 1015: 1012:House of Stuart 1002: 967: 959: 943: 935: 918: 914: 905: 897: 887: 878: 870: 860: 851: 843: 833: 824: 814: 805: 795: 786: 759: 756: 750: 742: 729: 726: 723:Sir Edward Hyde 712: 704: 686: 680: 674: 667: 663: 636: 635: 625: 623: 614: 610: 605: 601: 593: 589: 581: 577: 563: 559: 550: 549: 545: 540: 536: 514: 505: 496: 492: 487: 470:Frances Seymour 453:Elizabeth Percy 399:and an aunt of 378: 322: 306:Southampton Row 274: 226: 194: 190: 162: 151:Frances Seymour 150: 146: 116: 102: 100: 91: 64: 45: 40: 39: 36: 35: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1511: 1501: 1500: 1495: 1490: 1485: 1480: 1475: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1418: 1417: 1406: 1403: 1402: 1400: 1399: 1393: 1387: 1379: 1372: 1370: 1362: 1361: 1359: 1358: 1350: 1342: 1334: 1326: 1317: 1315: 1307: 1306: 1304: 1303: 1295: 1287: 1279: 1270: 1268: 1256: 1255: 1253: 1252: 1244: 1237: 1235: 1227: 1226: 1224: 1223: 1215: 1207: 1199: 1193: 1187: 1181: 1175: 1166: 1164: 1156: 1155: 1153: 1152: 1146: 1138: 1132: 1124: 1118: 1111: 1109: 1101: 1100: 1093: 1091: 1089: 1088: 1082: 1076: 1070: 1062: 1056: 1048: 1040: 1034: 1027: 1025: 1017: 1016: 1001: 1000: 993: 986: 978: 970: 969: 960: 955: 951: 950: 945: 936: 931: 927: 926: 920: 919: 910: 907: 898: 893: 889: 888: 883: 880: 871: 866: 862: 861: 856: 853: 844: 839: 835: 834: 829: 826: 816: 815: 810: 807: 797: 796: 791: 788: 779: 771: 770: 766: 765: 757: 749: 744: 735: 727: 721: 715: 714: 705: 700: 696: 695: 688: 668: 659: 655: 654: 648: 647: 642: 634: 633: 608: 606:thepeerage.com 599: 587: 575: 557: 543: 534: 519:, ed. 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Thomas Wriothesley (disambiguation)
The Right Honorable
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Garter Star
Peter Lely
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
Lord High Treasurer
Lady Elizabeth Leigh
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
Elizabeth Vernon

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English
Charles II
Restoration of the Monarchy
Lord High Treasurer
Clarendon Ministry
impeachment
Lord Clarendon
Cabal Ministry
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
Elizabeth Vernon
Hodnet, Shropshire
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton
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Bloomsbury
Bedford Estate

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