Francis Norreys 1st Earl of Berkshire [2513] 24,444
- Born: 6 Jul 1582 444
- Marriage: Bridget de Vere Baroness Norreys of Rycote [2664] [LD27-NH1] in 1598
- Died: 29 Jan 1620/21 at age 38 444
 FamilySearch ID: LHKZ-7G4.
General Notes:
Acceded: 28 Jan 1620
Earl of Berkshire
succeeded to his grandfather's barony as 2° B. Norreys of Rycote and also to the estates of his uncle Sir Edward Norreys. In 1621 Francis was cre ated Earl of Berkshire. He left no sons and the earldom became extinct, but the barony descended to his daughter Elizabeth (d. 1645), the wife of Edward Wray (d. 1658). Their daughter Bridget (b. 1627 \emdash d. 1657) married as his second wife Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, and their son J ames Bertie (1654\emdash 1699) became Baron Norris (or Norreys) in 1657, and w as created Earl of Abingdon ifl 1682. His descendants the Berties, earls of Abingdon, still hold this barony, and are the present representatives of the family of Norris.
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/NORREYS.htm#Catherine NORREYS1
http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal32721
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded, 28 Jan 1619/20.
Francis married Bridget de Vere Baroness Norreys of Rycote [2664] [LD27-NH1] [MRIN: 724], daughter of Edward of Oxford de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford [2669] [LD27-FFK] and Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford [2668] [LDCQ-D2V], in 1598.
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