William FitzWilliam MP (1526 - 1599)

Born 16 Sep 1526 in Gainspark Hall, Essex, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1599 at age 72 in Milton, Northamptonshire, England

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Biography

Sir William FitzWilliam of Gaynes Park, co. Essex & Milton, co. Northants. (b. 1526 - d. 22 Jun 1599), was the first son of Sir William FitzWilliam of Gaynes Park & Milton (bef. 31 Oct 1552).^[1] He was knighted on 02 October 1553,^[1] and served as Lord Justice of Ireland and afterwards Lord Deputy of Ireland 1571–1575.^[2]

Siblings

• John.^[1]

Marriage

William married Anne Sidney.^[1][2] Their marriage settlement is dated 04 January 1543.^[1] Anne was the daughter of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, co. Kent.^[1][2]

children

According to Hasler (1981), William and Anne had two sons and three daughters:^[1]

• Sir William of Gainspark & Milton Hall, (d. 1618).^[1] MP for Peterborough in 1571,1584 and 1586.^[2]

m. Winnifred, dau. of Sir Walter Mildmay and niece of Sir Francis Walsingham.^[3]

• John (1554–1612).^[2]
• Anne .^[2]
• Phillipa.^[2]

m. Sir Thomas Coningsby, of Hampton Court, co. Heres.^[4]

Occupation

• 1587: as Governor of Fotheringhay Castle, he supervised the execution of the death sentence on Mary, Queen of Scots.
• 1588–94: Lord Deputy of Ireland for a second term .
• MP for Peterborough and represented co. Carlow in the Irish House of Commons.

Property

He lived at Gainspark, Essex, and Milton Hall.

Notes

• Lewis conflated FitzWilliam with an Irishman of the same name (Wikipedia).
• Wikipedia names 2 sons and 2 daughters, but Hist. Parl. mentions 2s 3d.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Hasler, P.W. (1981). "FitzWilliam, Sir William II (1526-99), of Gaynes Park, Essex; later of Milton, Northants.," in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. HOP. Web.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Wikipedia: William FitzWilliam (Lord Deputy)
3. ↑ son, William, was created the 1st Baron FitzWilliam, 1620, (Wikipedia).
4. ↑ parents of Fitzwilliam Coningsby, (Wikipedia).

See Also...

• Fitzwilliam Manuscripts at Milton, England. (1932). Analecta Hibernica, (4), 287-326. Retrieved June 29, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/25510931
• Pedigree from Leominster part of the " OG Wynn " Papers - Part of the Jackson papers (RJCW Ref 43)
• DNB by Robert Dunlop
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p3360.htm#i33592