Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
Powys-Lybbe Forbears - Person Sheet
NameSir Thomas Berkeley 
[60, Berkeley article, Vol II, pp. 138-9], [123, Vol II, pp. 32, 394-402]
[60, Berkeley article, Vol II, pp. 138-9], [123, Vol II, pp. 32, 394-402]Birth11 Jul 1575, Callowden
Death22 Nov 1611, Callowden
BurialSt Michael's Coventry (MI)
Generaldvp. A spendthrift. Was a proclaimer to Jas VI and I that he was king.
EducationMagdalen Coo., Oxon, matric 1589.
FatherHenry I Berkeley Lord Berkeley (1534-1613)
MotherCatherine Howard (ca1538-1596)
Spouses
FatherGeorge Cary Lord Hunsdon (<1566-1603)
MotherElizabeth Spencer (-<1618)
Marriage19 Feb 1595 [123, Vol II, p. 395]
ChildrenTheophilia (1596-)
George I (1601-1658)
Notes for Sir Thomas Berkeley
Q Eliz was probably his godmother.
Smyth refers to him as "Thomas the short liver".
Made KB at Jas I's coronation.
He spent £1,500 a year more than his income of £600 a year; hence he got hopelessly into debt. After his death his debts were settled by his mother.
Smyth refers to him as "Thomas the short liver".
Made KB at Jas I's coronation.
He spent £1,500 a year more than his income of £600 a year; hence he got hopelessly into debt. After his death his debts were settled by his mother.