Anthony-Maria Browne | |
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The ruins of Cowdray House
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Spouse(s) | Jane Sackville |
Issue
Francis Browne
Anthony Browne Francis Browne, 3rd Viscount Montagu Mary Browne Katherine Browne Mary Browne (again) Frances Browne Anne Browne Lucy Browne |
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Noble family | Browne |
Father | Anthony Browne |
Mother | Mary Dormer |
Born | 1574 |
Died | 23 October 1629 |
Buried | Midhurst, Sussex |
Anthony-Maria Browne (1574 – 23 October, 1629) was an English peer during the Tudor and Stuart period.
He was born in 1574, the son of Anthony Browne (22 July 1552 – 29 June 1592), eldest son of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, and Mary Dormer. He became the Second Viscount Montagu at the age of 18 on the death of his grandfather in 1592, from whom he inherited an estate worth between £3600 and £5400 per annum.
In 1591 Browne married Jane Sackville, daughter of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, and by her had issue:
Anthony-Maria Browne was arrested in connection with the Gunpowder Plot and spent about a year in the Tower of London.
He wrote a book on how to manage a nobleman's household entitled "A Booke of Orders and Rules".
He died on 23 October 1629 and is buried in Midhurst Church.