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Born at [[location::Cowdray House]] near [[location::Midhurst]] in [[location::Sussex]]; son of [[family::Henry Wriothesley]], 2nd [[personal title::Earl of Southampton]] (d.[[date of death::1581). Admitted to [[education::St John's College, Cambridge]]
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Courtier, [[occupation::literary patron]].
 
Courtier, [[occupation::literary patron]].
  

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Henry WRIOTHESLEY, 3rd Earl of Southampton 1573-1624

Biographical Note

Born at Cowdray House near Midhurst in Sussex; son of Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton (d.1581). Admitted to [[education::St John's College, Cambridge

Courtier, literary patron.

Books

Gave £100 to the Bodleian Library in 1605; at the end of his life, he bought ca.1000 books and ca.200 manuscripts of William Crashaw’s to give to St John’s College, Cambridge.

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