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Sir Thomas Wriothesley

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Sir Thomas Wriothesley

Birth
Little Shelford, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Death
16 May 1667 (aged 60)
Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
Burial
Titchfield, Fareham Borough, Hampshire, England Add to Map
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4th Earl of Southampton.

Faithful until the last, he was one of those granted the duty of burying the king's body at Windsor on February 8, 1649, and at the Restoration he was welcomed at court.

Warden of the New Forest, 1629-46. Councilor for New England, 1636. Joint Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, 1641. Gentleman of the Bedchamber, 1641/2. Privy Councilor, 1641/2 and 1660. High Steward of the University of Cambridge, 1642-67. Joint Commissioner for the King at the Conferences of Oxford, 1643, Uxbridge, 1644/5 and Newport, 1648. Councilor to the Prince of Wales, 1644/5. Knight of the Garter, 1649/50. Lord High Treasurer of England, 1660-67. Councilor of Trade, 1660, and of Foreign Plantations, 1660. Warden of the New Forest, 1660-67. Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, 1660-61, of Hampshire, 1660-67, of Wiltshire, 1661-67, of Worcestershire, 1662-63, and of Kent, 1662-67. Chief Commissioner for the office of Earl Marshal, 1662.
4th Earl of Southampton.

Faithful until the last, he was one of those granted the duty of burying the king's body at Windsor on February 8, 1649, and at the Restoration he was welcomed at court.

Warden of the New Forest, 1629-46. Councilor for New England, 1636. Joint Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, 1641. Gentleman of the Bedchamber, 1641/2. Privy Councilor, 1641/2 and 1660. High Steward of the University of Cambridge, 1642-67. Joint Commissioner for the King at the Conferences of Oxford, 1643, Uxbridge, 1644/5 and Newport, 1648. Councilor to the Prince of Wales, 1644/5. Knight of the Garter, 1649/50. Lord High Treasurer of England, 1660-67. Councilor of Trade, 1660, and of Foreign Plantations, 1660. Warden of the New Forest, 1660-67. Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, 1660-61, of Hampshire, 1660-67, of Wiltshire, 1661-67, of Worcestershire, 1662-63, and of Kent, 1662-67. Chief Commissioner for the office of Earl Marshal, 1662.


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