Mary Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton

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Mary Wriothesley (née Browne), Countess of Southampton (22 July 1552 – 4 November 1607), was born in Cowdray, Sussex, England to Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu and Lady Jane Radcliffe. Mary was married three times first to Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton son of Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton and Jane Cheney. Mary and Henry had two children:

1. Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton (October 6, 1573 – November 10, 1624) married Elizabeth Vernon
2. Lady Mary Wriothesley (b. abt. 1563 – buried 27 June 1607) married Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour

Nearly fifteen years after Henry's death on 4 October 1581 Mary married a second time to Thomas Heneage in 1594/1595. He died within a year. She again married a third time to William Hervey.

[edit] Ancestry

Mary Browne, Countess of Southampton's ancestors in three generations

Mary Browne, Countess of Southampton	Father: Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu	Paternal Grandfather: Sir Anthony Browne	Paternal Great-grandfather: Sir Anthony Browne
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Lucy Neville
		Paternal Grandmother: Alice Gage	Paternal Great-grandfather: Sir John Gage
			Paternal Great-grandmother: ?
	Mother: Jane Radcliffe, Viscountess Montagu	Maternal Grandfather: Robert Radcliffe, 1st Earl of Sussex	Maternal Great-grandfather: John Radcliffe, 9th Baron FitzWalter
			Maternal Great-grandmother: ?
		Maternal Grandmother: Margaret Stanley, Countess of Sussex	Maternal Great-grandfather: Thomas Stanley, 2nd Earl of Derby
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Anne Hastings

[edit] References

• Browne Family Accessed December 3, 2007