Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
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Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, in the Tower of London in 1603, attributed to John de Critz. A small painting of the Tower of London is shown in the top-right background, above the Latin words: In vinculis invictus ("in chains unconquered") Februa 8 1600; 601; 602; 603 Apri. The arms of Wriothesley (Azure, a cross or between four hawks close argent) are shown on the cover of a book lying on the windowsill before the cat
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| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Vernon |
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| Father | Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton |
| Mother | Mary Browne |
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6 October 1573 Cowdray House, Sussex, England |
| Died | 10 November 1624 (aged 51) Bergen op Zoom, Dutch Republic |
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton KG (6 October 1573 – 10 November 1624), (pronunciation uncertain: /ˈrɛzli/ "Rezley",/ˈraɪzli/ "Rizely" (archaic),/ˈrɒtsli/ (present-day) and /ˈraɪəθsli/ have been suggested), was the only son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton, and Mary Browne, daughter of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu. Shakespeare's two narrative poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece, were dedicated to Southampton, who is generally identified as the Fair Youth of Shakespeare's Sonnets.
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