Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton
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Tomb effigy at Titchfield of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, with that of his mother above
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| Spouse(s) | Mary Browne |
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Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
Mary Wriothesley |
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| Noble family | Wriothesley |
| Father | Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton |
| Mother | Jane Cheney |
| Born | 24 April 1545 |
| Died | 4 October 1581 (aged 36) Itchell, Hampshire |
Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton (pronunciation uncertain: /ˈraɪzli/ RYE-zlee (archaic),/ˈrɒtsli/ ROTT-slee (present-day) and /ˈraɪəθsli/ RYE-əths-lee have been suggested) (24 April 1545 – 4 October 1581), was an English peer.
Henry Wriothesley, born 24 April 1545, was the only surviving son of Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, and Jane Cheney (d. 15 September 1574), the daughter and heiress of William Cheney of Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, by Emma Walwyn, daughter of Thomas Walwyn. At his christening on 24 April 1545 at St Andrew's, Holborn, he was honoured in having King Henry VIII and the King's brother-in-law, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, as godfathers, and the King's daughter, Princess Mary, as godmother.Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel, was godfather at the bishoping or confirmation.
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