BERKELEY, Sir Thomas (1575-1611), of Caludon Castle, nr. Coventry, Warws.

b. 11 July 1575, 2nd but o. surv. s. of Henry, 7th Lord Berkeley (d.1613), of Caludon Castle and Berkeley Castle, Glos. and his 1st w. Katherine, da. of Henry Howard, styled earl of Surrey. educ. privately (Edward Cowper) by 1584; Magdalen, Oxf. 1590;J. Smyth, Berkeley Mss ed. J. Maclean, ii. 393-5. G. Inn 1598; GI Admiss. travelled abroad (France, Italy, Low Countries) 1600, 1608, 1610-11. m. 19 Feb. 1596 (with £1,000) Elizabeth (d. 23 Apr. 1635), da. and h. of George Carey†, 2nd Bar. Hunsdon, 2s. 1da.; 4 other ch. d.v.p. Smyth, Berkeley, ii. 395-6, 399. KB 25 July 1603. Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 153. d. 22 Nov. 1611. Smyth, Berkeley, ii. 399.