William Wriothesley
William Wriothesley or Wrythe (pronunciation uncertain: /ˈraɪzli/ RYE-zlee (archaic),[1] /ˈrɒtsli/ ROTT-slee (present-day)[1] and /ˈraɪəθsli/ RYE-əths-lee[2] have been suggested) (died 1513) was an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He was the second son of Garter King of Arms, John Writhe; the younger brother of Thomas Wriothesley; and the father of Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton. He is a direct ancestor of 20th-century British prime minister Winston Churchill.
Personal life
Wriothesley was probably born in London, Middlesex, or at Colatford, Wiltshire. His name at birth was William Writhe, and he was the second son of John Writhe and his first wife, Barbara, daughter of John Castlecombe.[3]
Wriothesley lived in the Barbican in London, and was a citizen and draper.[4] He married Agnes Drayton of London, and they had one son, Thomas, who was born in 1505, and later became earl of Southampton.[5] Wriothesley died young, some time before 26 April 1513 when Thomas Yonge became York Herald.
Heraldic career
Wriothesley was appointed Rouge Croix in circa 1505, and York Herald in 1509.[6]
Footnotes
- Montague-Smith 1977, p. 410
- Wells 2008
- Walter H Godfrey and Sir Anthony Wagner, The College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street: being the sixteenth and final monograph of the London Survey Committee. (London, 1963).
- 'Survey of London', (1905)
- Complete peerage
- Survey of London (1905)
See also
References
- Akrigg, G.P.V. (1968). Shakespeare and the Earl of Southampton. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Cokayne, G.E. (1953). The Complete Peerage edited by Geoffrey H. White. XII (Part I). London: St. Catherine Press.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Montague-Smith, Patrick (1977). Debrett's Correct Form (1st ed.). London: Debrett's Peerage Ltd.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Wells, J.C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)