GREVILLE, Fulke (1554-1628), of Beauchamp’s Court, Alcester, Warws.

Family and Education

b. 3 Oct. 1554, s. of Sir Fulke Greville of Beauchamp’s Court by Anne Neville, da. of Ralph, 4th Earl of Westmorland. educ. Shrewsbury 1564; Jesus, Camb. 1568. unm. KB 1603. suc. fa. 1606; cr. Baron Brooke 1621.

Offices Held

Gent. of privy chamber 1581; jt. (with Charles Foxe) clerk of the signet to council in the marches of Wales 1581, sole and clerk of council in the marches of Wales 1590; sec. council in marches of Wales 1590, permanent member 1593; treasurer of navy 1598 – 1604; r.-adm. of fleet 1599; PC 1614; chancellor of the Exchequer 1614 – 21; gent. of bedchamber 1621.CP, ii. 331–3; C142/300/172; HMC Cowper, i. 30–31; CSP Dom. 1581–90, p. 399; 1598–1601, pp. 95, 282; 1603–10, p. 98; 1611–18, p. 257; 1619–23, p. 296; APC, xx. 233, 235; 1613–14, p. 575; pat. roll 19 Eliz. f. 25.

Ranger, Wedgnock park, Warws. 1597; recorder, Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon 1606 – 28, custos rot. and j.p.q. Mdx. by 1621, Warws. and Kent 1626.CSP Dom. 1595–7, p. 444; Trans. Birmingham Arch. Soc. lix. 9; VCH Warws. iii. 250; C193/12/2, 13/1.

Parlimentarian

GREVILLE, Sir Fulke (1554-1628), of Brooke House, Holborn, London and Warwick Castle; formerly of Beauchamps Court, Alcester, Warws.

Main residence: Beauchamp's Court, Alcester, Warws.

Notes

Much of Greville’s extra-parliamentary career as it appears in this biography is based upon a paper by Mr. Brian Carter.

Author

P.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

GREVILLE, Fulke (1554-1628)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

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