Biography of Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke 1554-1628

In 1553 [his father] Fulke Greville 12th Baron Latimer 4th Baron Willoughby (age 17) and [his mother] Anne Neville Baroness Latimer were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Ralph Neville 4th Earl of Westmoreland and [his grandmother] Katherine Stafford Countess of Westmoreland (age 54). They were half fifth cousins.

On 3rd October 1554 Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke was born to Fulke Greville 12th Baron Latimer 4th Baron Willoughby (age 18) and Anne Neville Baroness Latimer at Beauchamp's Court, Alcester.

Around 1566 Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke (age 11) educated at Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury.

Around 1568 Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke (age 13) educated at Jesus College, Cambridge University.

In 1581 Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke (age 26) was elected MP Southampton.

In 1592 Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke (age 37) was elected MP Warwickshire.

In 1597 Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke (age 42) was elected MP Warwickshire.

In 1601 Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke (age 46) was elected MP Warwickshire.

On 15th November 1606 [his father] Fulke Greville 12th Baron Latimer 4th Baron Willoughby (age 70) died. His son Fulk (age 52) de jure 13th Baron Latimer of Corby, 5th Baron Willoughby Broke.

On 1st April 1609 Elizabeth Trentham Maid of Honour Countess of Oxford sold King's Place Hackney [Map] to Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke (age 54).

Letters of the Court of James I 1618. [5th October 1618]. The current runs strong here, that Sir Fulk Greville (age 64) shall be treasurer, but the grounds of that conjecture are not certain. An assured thing they say it is, that the Marquis of Buckingham (age 26) hath gotten the survivance of the Admiralty granted him, in a joint patent with the lord admiral that is; and the same hath passed the seals already. Sir Robert Cary (age 58) hath now perfected his suit concerning Killingworth [Map], and intends a new voyage thither soon after Allhallowtide. I have renewed my former motions concerning you, and he promises the accomplishment.

Letters of the Court of James I 1618. 20th October 1618. London. Reverend Thomas Lorkin to Thomas Puckering 1st Baronet (age 26).

What I wrote concerning Sir Fulk Greville (age 64), the last week, holds current still; there is some alteration about his successor; for, instead of Sir Allen Apsley (age 51), they now nominate Sir Henry Spiller to be the only man. I formerly signified how his majesty, upon good grounds, had forbidden the French agent the court. To pay us back in the same coin (though not upon so just a cause), the French king hath dismissed, likewise, Mr. Becher, and means, as we hear, to second that disgust by another of more importance, the cashiering of the Scots guard.

In 1621 Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke (age 66) was created 1st Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire with remainder to his second cousin (once removed), and adopted son, Robert Greville 2nd Baron Brooke (age 13).

In 1621 Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke (age 66) was elected MP Warwickshire.

On 30th September 1628 Fulk Greville 13th Baron Latimer 5th Baron Willoughby 1st Baron Brooke (age 73) was killed at his house in London by servant Ralph Haywood who believed that he had been cheated in his master's will; Haywood then turned the knife on himself. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Warwick [Map]. His sister [his sister] Margaret (age 67) de jure 14th Baroness Latimer of Corby, 6th Baroness Willoughby Broke. Richard Verney 14th Baron Latimer 6th Baron Willoughby (age 65) by marriage Baron Latimer of Corby, Baron Willoughby Broke. His first cousin once removed Robert (age 21) succeeded 2nd Baron Brooke of Beauchamps Court in Warwickshire.

In 1652 the Life of Sir Philip Sydney by Fulke Greville was first published by the Clarendon Press.

Samuel Pepys' Diary. 1st January 1668. Up, and all the morning in my chamber making up some accounts against this beginning of the new year, and so about noon abroad with my wife, who was to dine with W. Hewer (age 26) and Willet at Mrs. Pierce's, but I had no mind to be with them, for I do clearly find that my wife is troubled at my friendship with her and Knepp, and so dined with my Lord Crew (age 70), with whom was Mr. Browne, Clerk of the House of Lords, and Mr. John Crew. Here was mighty good discourse, as there is always: and among other things my Lord Crew did turn to a place in the Life of Sir Philip Sidney, wrote by Sir Fulke Greville, which do foretell the present condition of this nation, in relation to the Dutch, to the very degree of a prophecy; and is so remarkable that I am resolved to buy one of them, it being, quite throughout, a good discourse. Here they did talk much of the present cheapness of corne, even to a miracle; so as their farmers can pay no rent, but do fling up their lands; and would pay in corne: but, which I did observe to my Lord, and he liked well of it, our gentry are grown so ignorant in every thing of good husbandry, that they know not how to bestow this corne: which, did they understand but a little trade, they would be able to joyne together, and know what markets there are abroad, and send it thither, and thereby ease their tenants and be able to pay themselves. They did talk much of the disgrace the Archbishop (age 69) is fallen under with the King (age 37), and the rest of the Bishops also.