Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, KG (pronunciation uncertain: /ˈrɛzli/ "Rezley", /ˈraɪzli/ "Rizely" (archaic), /ˈrɒtsli/ (present-day) and /ˈraɪəθsli/ have been suggested; 6 October 1573 – 10 November 1624) 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 frequently identified as the Fair Youth of Shakespeare's Sonnets.
The Right Honorable The Earl of Southampton KG | |
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| Tenure | 1581 – 1624 |
| Predecessor | Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton |
| Successor | Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton |
| Born | 6 October 1573 Cowdray House, Sussex, England |
| Died | 10 November 1624 (aged 51) Bergen op Zoom, Dutch Republic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Vernon (m. 1598) |
| Issue | Penelope Wriothesley James Wriothesley, Lord Wriothesley Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton Anne Wriothesley |
| Father | Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton |
| Mother | Mary Browne |
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