Individual Details

Henry Berkeley

(26 Nov 1534 - 26 Nov 1613)

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Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley1

M, #27957, b. 26 November 1534, d. 26 November 1613
Last Edited=10 Jun 2017
Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley was born posthumously on 26 November 1534.2 He was the son of Thomas Berkeley, 6th Baron Berkeley and Anne Savage.2 He married, firstly, Lady Katherine Howard, daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and Lady Frances de Vere, in September 1554 at Kenninghall, Norfolk, EnglandG.2 He married, secondly, Jane Stanhope, daughter of Sir Michael Stanhope and Ann Rawson, on 9 March 1597/98 at St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, EnglandG.2 He died on 26 November 1613 at age 79 at Callowdon, Warwickshire, EnglandG.2 He was buried at Berkeley, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.2 His will was proven (by probate) on 2 February 1613/14.2
Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley also went by the nick-name of Henry 'the Harmlesse'.2 He succeeded as the 7th Baron Berkeley [E., 1421] on 26 November 1534.2 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) on 28 September 1553.2 On 13 May 1555 he had special livery of his lands, by Royal Warrant, including Berkeley Castle.2 He held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire between 1603 and 1613.2 His last will was dated 20 December 1612.
Children of Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley and Lady Katherine Howard

Frances Berkeley+3 d. 9 Dec 1595
Sir Thomas Berkeley+1 b. 11 Jul 1575, d. 22 Nov 1611
Citations

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 629. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 138.
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 350. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Events

Birth26 Nov 1534
Title (Nobility)26 Nov 15347th Baron Berkeley
Title (Nobility)28 Sep 1553Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.)
Title (Nobility)1603 - 1613Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
Death26 Nov 1613

Families

SpouseLady Katherine Howard (1538 - 1596)
ChildFrances Berkeley ( - 1595)