Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys
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Henry Norris (or Norreys), Baron Norris (1525 – May 7, 1601), belonged to an old Berkshire family, many members of which had held positions at the English court. He was a trusted early member of the circle of Elizabeth I, having been assigned to her household when she was at Woodstock. He was knighted in 1566 and made ambassador to France, being replaced by Sir Francis Walsingham in 1570. In 1572 he was created Baron Norreys.
His son, John Norreys, was a soldier in the armies of Elizabeth I. His daughter Catherine married Anthony Paulet, later Governor of the Isle of Jersey.
His father, also Henry Norreys, was a grandson of Sir William Norris, who commanded the royal troops against Lambert Simnel at the battle of Stoke in 1487. Like his brother John (d. 1564), the elder Henry Norreys obtained a post at the court of Henry VIII, but was executed in 1536.
| Preceded by ? |
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire and Oxfordshire 1586–1601 joint with Sir Francis Knollys 1586–1596, Sir William Knollys 1596–1601 |
Succeeded by Sir William Knollys |
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Norreys 1572–1601 |
Succeeded by Francis Norris |
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
