WOTTON, Sir Henry (1568-1639), of King Street, Westminster and Eton College, Bucks.

Family and Education

b. 30 Mar. 1568, 8th but 4th surv. s. of Thomas Wotton† (d.1587) of Boughton Malherbe, Kent, being o. surv. s. with 2nd w. Eleanor, da. of Sir William Finch of the Mote, nr. Maidstone, Kent, wid. of Robert Morton of Molesworth, Hunts.; half-bro. of George Morton† and Edward Wotton†, 1st Bar. Wotton of Marley. educ. Winchester Coll. Hants; New Coll., Oxf. 1584, Hart Hall c.1585, Queen’s 1586-9; travelled abroad (Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Bohemia, France) 1589-94, 1600-4; Heidelberg Univ. 1589-90; Altdorf Univ., Nuremberg 1590; Ingoldstadt Univ., Bavaria 1590; Padua Univ. 1591-2; M. Temple 1595; vol. Cadiz 1596, Azores 1597. unm. Kntd. 8 July 1604; ordained deacon 1627.Life and Letters of Sir Henry Wotton ed. L. Pearsall Smith, i. 1-4, 7-45, 209. d. 5 Dec. 1639. sig. Henry Wotton.

Offices Held

Sec. to Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex 1595–1600; Ibid. 29–34. amb. Venice 1603 – 11, 1615 – 19, 1620 – 23, Savoy (extraordinary) 1611 – 12, Utd. Provinces (extraordinary) 1614 – 15, Germany and Vienna 1620–1; Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives comp. G.M. Bell, 60, 143, 195, 228, 289–91. gent. of the Privy Chamber by 1629–?d. T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 3, p. 73.

Commr. new buildings, London 1615; provost, Eton Coll. Bucks. 1624–d. APC, 1615–16, p. 122.

Parlimentarian

WOTTON, Sir Henry (1568-1639), of King Street, Westminster and Eton College, Bucks.

Main residences: King Street, Westminster; Eton College, Bucks.

Author

J.P.F.

A.D.T.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

WOTTON, Sir Henry (1568-1639)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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