FITZWILLIAM, Sir William I (d.1559), of Windsor, Berks.

Family and Education

2nd s. of Thomas Fitzwilliam of Baggotrath, co. Dublin by Eleanor, da. of John Dowdall, and coh. to her mother Margaret, da. and h. to Sir Jenico D’Artois. educ. ?G. Inn 1531. m. by 1539, Jane or Joan, da. and coh. of John Roberts of Cranbrook, Kent, 4da. Kntd. bet. Sept. 1551 and May 1552.J. Lodge, Peerage of Ireland, iv. 306-11; LP Hen. VIII, xiv(2), pp. 261-2; Vis. Kent (Harl. Soc. lxxv), 24; CPR, 1550-3, pp. 166, 246.

Offices Held

Clerk of the hanaper [I] 1532; chief gent. of privy chamber to Prince Edward by 1544; gent. of privy chamber 1547 – 53; lt. Windsor castle, keeper of Windsor great park by 1552; member of council [I] 1554 – 56; ?dep. chancellor [I] 1555; commr. for loan, Berks. 1557; j.p.q. and jt. (with Sir Henry Neville I) ld. lt. Berks. 1559. Cal. Pat. and Close, Ire. i. 16; LP Hen. VIII, xii(2), p. 463; xxi(1), p. 777; E179/69/48; Stowe 571, ff. 7, 59; LC 2/4/7, f. 18; CPR, 1554–5, pp. 103, 344; SP11/11, f. 116; 12/2/34; NRA, D/D By/1.

Parlimentarian

FITZWILLIAM, William (by 1506-59), of Windsor, Berks.

Main residence: Windsor, Berks.

Author

I.C.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

FITZWILLIAM, Sir William I (-d.1559)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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