Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Baronet. b 1588 d. 1633, of Staunton Harold, Leicestershire. buried in the vault at Breedon on the Hill.
He had a large carved pew made for St Mary & St. Hardulph , at Breedon on the Hill. dated 1627 and inscribed HSD (Henry Shirley & Dorothy)
His father gave him a noble education, an exact knowledge of the liberal sciences, and from Oxford he was sent for the bettering of his understanding and the gaining of languages, with license of the King, to travel beyond the seas. With all the qualities that complete a gentleman, he returned to his country and addressed himself to Henry Prince of Wales, and was received with honor. When Henry Prince of Wales died, it so devastated him that he retired into the country to live a solitary life, determining not to think of courtly pomp or glory.
Upon the persuasion of his honored father, he married Dorothy Devereux, daughter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, the favorite of the Queen, and sister of Robert the last Earl.dau of Frances Walsingham. Robert led a disastrous military expedition to Ireland in 1599 to try and subdue the Irish chief, Hugh O' Neill. He arrived in Dublin with an army of 16,000 foot and 1,300 horse. By the time he marched north to confront O' Neill, some three months later, the Lord Lieutenant's army had dwindled to a force of 4,000 men. This was due to sickness, dissipation of his forces and losses in military skirmishes in the South. To the great annoyance of Queen Elizabeth he negotiated a truce with Hugh O' Neill. Recalled in anger by the queen, Essex left Ireland to meet his death by the headman's axe on February 25th, 1600. The marriage of Henry to his daughter Lady Dorothy acquired his Irish estates at Lough Fea, Co. Monaghan, for the Shirleys.
Immediately upon the death of his father, Sir Henry by indenture, dated May 9, 1622, executed a strict entail of the family estates in Shirley, Brailesford, Hone, Ednaston, Longford, Boobton, Hollington, Yeveley, Rodisley, Wyaston, Borowes,Thurvaston, and Bradley (Derby Co.), Silby and Ratcliff.
In 1628, Henry was a prisoner in the Fleet for scandalising Earl of Huntingdon.He was brought to the Bar of the House of Lords, when he allegedly said " he never cared for a Lord on earth but the Lord of Hosts" He apologized for the offense and was pardoned. In 1633 he was busy rebuilding the manor house of Ragdale in Leicester Co., an estate inherited from the Bassett family by marriage with the Shirleys.
Henry was also a Roman Catholic.
m. Dorothy Devereaux May 18, 1615 at St. Lawrence Pountney, London. In 1633, James Shirley, the poet, wrote a poem about Dorothy, widow of Henry.
Children of Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Bt. and Lady Dorothy Devereux
Lettice (Leta) Shirley b. c 1617, d. c Sep 1655. Married Thomas Bourke(afterwards earl of Clanrickard), son of Sir Tho. Bourke, 2nd brother of William Bourke earl of Clanrickarde.
Sir Robert Shirley, 4th baronet b. a 1623, d. 6 Nov 1656
Sir Charles Shirley, 3rd baronet b. 9 Sep 1623, d. 7 Jun 1646, unmarried. suffered great financial loss at the expense of the civil war. By order of Parliament Aug 12,1645.
He had a large carved pew made for St Mary & St. Hardulph , at Breedon on the Hill. dated 1627 and inscribed HSD (Henry Shirley & Dorothy)
His father gave him a noble education, an exact knowledge of the liberal sciences, and from Oxford he was sent for the bettering of his understanding and the gaining of languages, with license of the King, to travel beyond the seas. With all the qualities that complete a gentleman, he returned to his country and addressed himself to Henry Prince of Wales, and was received with honor. When Henry Prince of Wales died, it so devastated him that he retired into the country to live a solitary life, determining not to think of courtly pomp or glory.
Upon the persuasion of his honored father, he married Dorothy Devereux, daughter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, the favorite of the Queen, and sister of Robert the last Earl.dau of Frances Walsingham. Robert led a disastrous military expedition to Ireland in 1599 to try and subdue the Irish chief, Hugh O' Neill. He arrived in Dublin with an army of 16,000 foot and 1,300 horse. By the time he marched north to confront O' Neill, some three months later, the Lord Lieutenant's army had dwindled to a force of 4,000 men. This was due to sickness, dissipation of his forces and losses in military skirmishes in the South. To the great annoyance of Queen Elizabeth he negotiated a truce with Hugh O' Neill. Recalled in anger by the queen, Essex left Ireland to meet his death by the headman's axe on February 25th, 1600. The marriage of Henry to his daughter Lady Dorothy acquired his Irish estates at Lough Fea, Co. Monaghan, for the Shirleys.
Immediately upon the death of his father, Sir Henry by indenture, dated May 9, 1622, executed a strict entail of the family estates in Shirley, Brailesford, Hone, Ednaston, Longford, Boobton, Hollington, Yeveley, Rodisley, Wyaston, Borowes,Thurvaston, and Bradley (Derby Co.), Silby and Ratcliff.
In 1628, Henry was a prisoner in the Fleet for scandalising Earl of Huntingdon.He was brought to the Bar of the House of Lords, when he allegedly said " he never cared for a Lord on earth but the Lord of Hosts" He apologized for the offense and was pardoned. In 1633 he was busy rebuilding the manor house of Ragdale in Leicester Co., an estate inherited from the Bassett family by marriage with the Shirleys.
Henry was also a Roman Catholic.
m. Dorothy Devereaux May 18, 1615 at St. Lawrence Pountney, London. In 1633, James Shirley, the poet, wrote a poem about Dorothy, widow of Henry.
Children of Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Bt. and Lady Dorothy Devereux
Lettice (Leta) Shirley b. c 1617, d. c Sep 1655. Married Thomas Bourke(afterwards earl of Clanrickard), son of Sir Tho. Bourke, 2nd brother of William Bourke earl of Clanrickarde.
Sir Robert Shirley, 4th baronet b. a 1623, d. 6 Nov 1656
Sir Charles Shirley, 3rd baronet b. 9 Sep 1623, d. 7 Jun 1646, unmarried. suffered great financial loss at the expense of the civil war. By order of Parliament Aug 12,1645.
Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Baronet. b 1588 d. 1633, of Staunton Harold, Leicestershire. buried in the vault at Breedon on the Hill.
He had a large carved pew made for St Mary & St. Hardulph , at Breedon on the Hill. dated 1627 and inscribed HSD (Henry Shirley & Dorothy)
His father gave him a noble education, an exact knowledge of the liberal sciences, and from Oxford he was sent for the bettering of his understanding and the gaining of languages, with license of the King, to travel beyond the seas. With all the qualities that complete a gentleman, he returned to his country and addressed himself to Henry Prince of Wales, and was received with honor. When Henry Prince of Wales died, it so devastated him that he retired into the country to live a solitary life, determining not to think of courtly pomp or glory.
Upon the persuasion of his honored father, he married Dorothy Devereux, daughter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, the favorite of the Queen, and sister of Robert the last Earl.dau of Frances Walsingham. Robert led a disastrous military expedition to Ireland in 1599 to try and subdue the Irish chief, Hugh O' Neill. He arrived in Dublin with an army of 16,000 foot and 1,300 horse. By the time he marched north to confront O' Neill, some three months later, the Lord Lieutenant's army had dwindled to a force of 4,000 men. This was due to sickness, dissipation of his forces and losses in military skirmishes in the South. To the great annoyance of Queen Elizabeth he negotiated a truce with Hugh O' Neill. Recalled in anger by the queen, Essex left Ireland to meet his death by the headman's axe on February 25th, 1600. The marriage of Henry to his daughter Lady Dorothy acquired his Irish estates at Lough Fea, Co. Monaghan, for the Shirleys.
Immediately upon the death of his father, Sir Henry by indenture, dated May 9, 1622, executed a strict entail of the family estates in Shirley, Brailesford, Hone, Ednaston, Longford, Boobton, Hollington, Yeveley, Rodisley, Wyaston, Borowes,Thurvaston, and Bradley (Derby Co.), Silby and Ratcliff.
In 1628, Henry was a prisoner in the Fleet for scandalising Earl of Huntingdon.He was brought to the Bar of the House of Lords, when he allegedly said " he never cared for a Lord on earth but the Lord of Hosts" He apologized for the offense and was pardoned. In 1633 he was busy rebuilding the manor house of Ragdale in Leicester Co., an estate inherited from the Bassett family by marriage with the Shirleys.
Henry was also a Roman Catholic.
m. Dorothy Devereaux May 18, 1615 at St. Lawrence Pountney, London. In 1633, James Shirley, the poet, wrote a poem about Dorothy, widow of Henry.
Children of Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Bt. and Lady Dorothy Devereux
Lettice (Leta) Shirley b. c 1617, d. c Sep 1655. Married Thomas Bourke(afterwards earl of Clanrickard), son of Sir Tho. Bourke, 2nd brother of William Bourke earl of Clanrickarde.
Sir Robert Shirley, 4th baronet b. a 1623, d. 6 Nov 1656
Sir Charles Shirley, 3rd baronet b. 9 Sep 1623, d. 7 Jun 1646, unmarried. suffered great financial loss at the expense of the civil war. By order of Parliament Aug 12,1645.
He had a large carved pew made for St Mary & St. Hardulph , at Breedon on the Hill. dated 1627 and inscribed HSD (Henry Shirley & Dorothy)
His father gave him a noble education, an exact knowledge of the liberal sciences, and from Oxford he was sent for the bettering of his understanding and the gaining of languages, with license of the King, to travel beyond the seas. With all the qualities that complete a gentleman, he returned to his country and addressed himself to Henry Prince of Wales, and was received with honor. When Henry Prince of Wales died, it so devastated him that he retired into the country to live a solitary life, determining not to think of courtly pomp or glory.
Upon the persuasion of his honored father, he married Dorothy Devereux, daughter of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, the favorite of the Queen, and sister of Robert the last Earl.dau of Frances Walsingham. Robert led a disastrous military expedition to Ireland in 1599 to try and subdue the Irish chief, Hugh O' Neill. He arrived in Dublin with an army of 16,000 foot and 1,300 horse. By the time he marched north to confront O' Neill, some three months later, the Lord Lieutenant's army had dwindled to a force of 4,000 men. This was due to sickness, dissipation of his forces and losses in military skirmishes in the South. To the great annoyance of Queen Elizabeth he negotiated a truce with Hugh O' Neill. Recalled in anger by the queen, Essex left Ireland to meet his death by the headman's axe on February 25th, 1600. The marriage of Henry to his daughter Lady Dorothy acquired his Irish estates at Lough Fea, Co. Monaghan, for the Shirleys.
Immediately upon the death of his father, Sir Henry by indenture, dated May 9, 1622, executed a strict entail of the family estates in Shirley, Brailesford, Hone, Ednaston, Longford, Boobton, Hollington, Yeveley, Rodisley, Wyaston, Borowes,Thurvaston, and Bradley (Derby Co.), Silby and Ratcliff.
In 1628, Henry was a prisoner in the Fleet for scandalising Earl of Huntingdon.He was brought to the Bar of the House of Lords, when he allegedly said " he never cared for a Lord on earth but the Lord of Hosts" He apologized for the offense and was pardoned. In 1633 he was busy rebuilding the manor house of Ragdale in Leicester Co., an estate inherited from the Bassett family by marriage with the Shirleys.
Henry was also a Roman Catholic.
m. Dorothy Devereaux May 18, 1615 at St. Lawrence Pountney, London. In 1633, James Shirley, the poet, wrote a poem about Dorothy, widow of Henry.
Children of Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Bt. and Lady Dorothy Devereux
Lettice (Leta) Shirley b. c 1617, d. c Sep 1655. Married Thomas Bourke(afterwards earl of Clanrickard), son of Sir Tho. Bourke, 2nd brother of William Bourke earl of Clanrickarde.
Sir Robert Shirley, 4th baronet b. a 1623, d. 6 Nov 1656
Sir Charles Shirley, 3rd baronet b. 9 Sep 1623, d. 7 Jun 1646, unmarried. suffered great financial loss at the expense of the civil war. By order of Parliament Aug 12,1645.
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