Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley
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Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley (26 November 1534- 26 November 1613) was an English peer
and politician. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
and Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire as well as Baron Berkeley
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He was the son of Anne Berkeley, Baroness Berkeley
and married Katherine Howard, the daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
and Frances de Vere. He married on 9 March 1597, Jane Stanhope. He was succeeded by George Harding, 8th Baron Berkeley
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Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
and politician. He was the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. Since 1694, all the Lord Lieutenants have also been Custos Rotulorum of Gloucestershire.*Edmund Brydges, 2nd Baron Chandos 1559–?...
and Vice-Admiral of Gloucestershire as well as Baron Berkeley
Baron Berkeley
The title Baron Berkeley originated as a feudal title and was subsequently created twice in the Peerage of England by writ. It was first granted by writ to Thomas II de Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley, 6th feudal Baron Berkeley, in 1295, but the title of that creation became extinct at the death of...
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He was the son of Anne Berkeley, Baroness Berkeley
Anne Berkeley, Baroness Berkeley
Anne Berkeley , Baroness Berkeley was a lady-in-waiting and companion of Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England...
and married Katherine Howard, the daughter of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Henry Howard, KG, , known as The Earl of Surrey although he never was a peer, was an English aristocrat, and one of the founders of English Renaissance poetry.-Life:...
and Frances de Vere. He married on 9 March 1597, Jane Stanhope. He was succeeded by George Harding, 8th Baron Berkeley
George Harding, 8th Baron Berkeley
George Harding, 8th Baron Berkeley was a seventeenth-century English nobleman and a prominent patron of literature in his generation....
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