He was the only son of Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex and his wife Honora Pounde, and was known as Viscount Fitzwalter from 1583 until he succeeded his father as Earl on 4 December 1593.
In August 1594 Sussex was sent as ambassador-extraordinary to Scotland to assist at the baptism of James VI's eldest son, Henry, and with a diplomatic mission. His companions in Scotland were Lord Wharton, Sir Henry Bromley, Hugh Portman, Henry Guildford, Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Monson, Henry Clare, Edward Greville, Nicholas Sanderson, Edward Gorges, and William Jeffson, with Richard Coningsby and Mr Rolles. The baptism was delayed until the party arrived at Stirling Castle. Sussex had audiences with James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark on 29 August and the baptism was held on the next day. Sussex carried the child from his bedchamber to the Chapel Royal and back again. After discussions with James VI about Catholics and Scottish rebels, Sussex left Scotland on 12 September with a gift of silver-gilt plates and was injured by a horse near Northallerton on 14 September.[1]
In 1596 he served with the army sent against Cadiz as colonel of a regiment of foot, took a prominent part with Horace Vere in the capture of the town, and was knighted there by Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex on 27 June 1596. In November 1597 he appealed to Lord Burghley for military employment on the continent. He acted as Earl Marshal of England during the parliaments which sat in the autumns of 1597 and 1601, and was colonel-general of foot in the army of London in August 1599, raised in anticipation of a Spanish invasion; in 1599 also he became a Knight of the Garter. Although implicated in Essex's rebellion of 1601,[2][unreliable source] he was one of the peers commissioned to try him, and was made lord lieutenant of Essex on 26 August 1603. He was also governor of Harwich and Landguard Fort.
After the Union of Crowns, Essex accompanied Anne of Denmark on her journey south to Windsor Castle. On the way he quarrelled with the Earl of Argyll.[3] At Worksop Manor, the Duke of Lennox and the Earls of Shrewsbury and Cumberland made a proclamation at that her followers should put aside any private quarrels.[4] On 20 July 1603, he petitioned the queen to relieve him of some of the pecuniary embarrassments due to the debts to the crown contracted by the third and fourth earls.
In July 1622 he sold to the Marquis of Buckingham his ancestral estate of Newhall, Essex for £22,000, and resigned to him the lord-lieutenancy of Essex. He was reappointed joint lord lieutenant in 1625. Sussex was frequently at court, carried the purple ermined robe at the creation of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, 4 November 1616, and bore the orb at the coronation of Charles I on 2 Feb. 1626. He died at his house in Clerkenwell on 22 September 1629, and was buried with his father and uncle in the church of Boreham.
Patronageedit
Sussex was a patron of men of letters. In 1592 Robert Greene dedicated to him as Lord Fitzwalter Euphues Shadow, by Thomas Lodge. George Chapman prefixed to his translation of the Iliad (1598), a sonnet to him, 'with duty always remembered to his honoured countess.' A sonnet was also addressed to the earl by Henry Lok, in his Sundry Christian Passions, 1597, and Emanuel Ford dedicated to him in 1598 his popular romance Parismus.
Familyedit
Sussex was twice married.
His first wife was Bridget, daughter of Sir Charles Morison of Cassiobury, Hertfordshire. In her honour Robert Greene gave his Philomela the subtitle of The Lady Fitzwa[l]ter's Nightingale, 1592. To her was also dedicated a popular music book, The New Booke of Tabliture, 1596. The marriage was troubled; John Manningham reported in his Diary, 12 October 1602, that the earl treated her cruelly and blamed his companion Edmund Whitelocke, brother of Sir James Whitelocke, who died at Newhall in 1608, and was buried in the earl's family tomb at Boreham. Before 1602 she, with her children, separated from Sussex, who allowed her £1,700 a year (according to Manningham). She died in December 1623. She bore Sussex four children, who all predeceased him;
Henry Radclyffe, who married, in February 1614, Jane, daughter of Sir Michael Stanhope.
^Calendar State Papers Scotland, vol. 11 (Edinburgh, 1936), p. 418, 422-3, 439: Miles Kerr-Peterson & Michael Pearce, 'James VI's English Subsidy and Danish Dowry Accounts', Scottish History Society Miscellany XVI (Woodbridge, 2020), p. 78.
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Robert Radclyffe 5th Earl of Sussex KG 12 June 1573 22 September 1629 was an English peer Robert Radclyffe c 1590 Quartered arms of Sir Robert Radclyffe 5th Earl of Sussex KG Contents 1 Life 2 Patronage 3 Family 4 Notes 5 ReferencesLife editHe was the only son of Henry Radclyffe 4th Earl of Sussex and his wife Honora Pounde and was known as Viscount Fitzwalter from 1583 until he succeeded his father as Earl on 4 December 1593 In August 1594 Sussex was sent as ambassador extraordinary to Scotland to assist at the baptism of James VI s eldest son Henry and with a diplomatic mission His companions in Scotland were Lord Wharton Sir Henry Bromley Hugh Portman Henry Guildford Oliver Cromwell Thomas Monson Henry Clare Edward Greville Nicholas Sanderson Edward Gorges and William Jeffson with Richard Coningsby and Mr Rolles The baptism was delayed until the party arrived at Stirling Castle Sussex had audiences with James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark on 29 August and the baptism was held on the next day Sussex carried the child from his bedchamber to the Chapel Royal and back again After discussions with James VI about Catholics and Scottish rebels Sussex left Scotland on 12 September with a gift of silver gilt plates and was injured by a horse near Northallerton on 14 September 1 In 1596 he served with the army sent against Cadiz as colonel of a regiment of foot took a prominent part with Horace Vere in the capture of the town and was knighted there by Robert Devereux 2nd Earl of Essex on 27 June 1596 In November 1597 he appealed to Lord Burghley for military employment on the continent He acted as Earl Marshal of England during the parliaments which sat in the autumns of 1597 and 1601 and was colonel general of foot in the army of London in August 1599 raised in anticipation of a Spanish invasion in 1599 also he became a Knight of the Garter Although implicated in Essex s rebellion of 1601 2 unreliable source he was one of the peers commissioned to try him and was made lord lieutenant of Essex on 26 August 1603 He was also governor of Harwich and Landguard Fort After the Union of Crowns Essex accompanied Anne of Denmark on her journey south to Windsor Castle On the way he quarrelled with the Earl of Argyll 3 At Worksop Manor the Duke of Lennox and the Earls of Shrewsbury and Cumberland made a proclamation at that her followers should put aside any private quarrels 4 On 20 July 1603 he petitioned the queen to relieve him of some of the pecuniary embarrassments due to the debts to the crown contracted by the third and fourth earls In July 1622 he sold to the Marquis of Buckingham his ancestral estate of Newhall Essex for 22 000 and resigned to him the lord lieutenancy of Essex He was reappointed joint lord lieutenant in 1625 Sussex was frequently at court carried the purple ermined robe at the creation of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales 4 November 1616 and bore the orb at the coronation of Charles I on 2 Feb 1626 He died at his house in Clerkenwell on 22 September 1629 and was buried with his father and uncle in the church of Boreham Patronage editSussex was a patron of men of letters In 1592 Robert Greene dedicated to him as Lord Fitzwalter Euphues Shadow by Thomas Lodge George Chapman prefixed to his translation of the Iliad 1598 a sonnet to him with duty always remembered to his honoured countess A sonnet was also addressed to the earl by Henry Lok in his Sundry Christian Passions 1597 and Emanuel Ford dedicated to him in 1598 his popular romance Parismus Family editSussex was twice married His first wife was Bridget daughter of Sir Charles Morison of Cassiobury Hertfordshire In her honour Robert Greene gave his Philomela the subtitle of The Lady Fitzwa l ter s Nightingale 1592 To her was also dedicated a popular music book The New Booke of Tabliture 1596 The marriage was troubled John Manningham reported in his Diary 12 October 1602 that the earl treated her cruelly and blamed his companion Edmund Whitelocke brother of Sir James Whitelocke who died at Newhall in 1608 and was buried in the earl s family tomb at Boreham Before 1602 she with her children separated from Sussex who allowed her 1 700 a year according to Manningham She died in December 1623 She bore Sussex four children who all predeceased him Henry Radclyffe who married in February 1614 Jane daughter of Sir Michael Stanhope Thomas Radclyffe Elizabeth Radclyffe who married John Ramsay 1st Earl of Holderness the wedding was celebrated with the masque The Hue and Cry After Cupid on 9 February 1608 Honora Radclyffe Sussex s second wife was Frances widow of Francis Shute daughter of Hercules Meautas of West Ham She died on 18 November 1627 Sussex was succeeded by his cousin Edward Radclyffe 1552 1641 son of Sir Humphrey Radcliffe of Elnestow Bedfordshire the second son of Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex Notes edit Calendar State Papers Scotland vol 11 Edinburgh 1936 p 418 422 3 439 Miles Kerr Peterson amp Michael Pearce James VI s English Subsidy and Danish Dowry Accounts Scottish History Society Miscellany XVI Woodbridge 2020 p 78 Essex s Rebellion Maurice Lee Dudley Carleton to John Chamberlain Jacobean Letters Rutgers 1972 p 35 Mary Anne Everett Green Calendar State Papers Domestic 1603 1610 p 24 TSP 14 2 f 13References editAttribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Radcliffe Thomas Dictionary of National Biography London Smith Elder amp Co 1885 1900 Political officesVacantTitle last held byThe Lord Burghley Lord Lieutenant of Essex1603 1629with The Earl of Warwick 1625 1629 Succeeded byThe Earl of WarwickThe Earl of PortlandPeerage of EnglandPreceded byHenry Radclyffe Earl of Sussex1593 1629 Succeeded byEdward RadclyffeBaron FitzWalter1593 1629 Succeeded byHenry Mildmayas de jure baron Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Radclyffe 5th Earl of Sussex amp oldid 1118160068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
