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| Keywords: people indoor Sir William Petre (circa 1505 – 1572) was born in Devon in 1505 and educated as a lawyer at Exeter College, Oxford. He became a public servant, probably through the influence of the Boleyns, one of whom, George, he had tutored at Oxford and another of whom, Anne, was married to the king. He rose rapidly in the royal service and, in 1543, was knighted. Petre was adept at sidestepping the great religious controversies of the day and held high office through the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I until, owing to ill health he retired a rich man to Ingatestone, a village in Essex, where he had built Ingatestone Hall. He died in 1572. Sir William's son John Petre, 1st Baron Petre was created Baron of Writtle in 1603. The later Lords Petre have mostly been Catholics. Their name is pronounced "Peter". Composer William Byrd wrote a Pavan and a Galliard for Sir William Petre. Both pieces were published as part of book of virginal music called Parthenia which, apart from Byrd, also featured music by Doctor John Bull and Orlando Gibbons. STC146743 Portrait of Sir William Petre (c.1505-72) from 'Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth' after the portrait by Steven de Meulen (fl.1543-63), published in 1825 (w/c and gouache on paper) by Essex, Sarah Countess of (d.1838) watercolour and gouache on paper Private Collection The Stapleton Collection English, out of copyright Sir William Petre (circa 1505 – 1572) was born in Devon in 1505 and educated as a lawyer at Exeter College, Oxford. He became a public servant, probably through the influence of the Boleyns, one of whom, George, he had tutored at Oxford and another of whom, Anne, was married to the king. He rose rapidly in the royal service and, in 1543, was knighted. Petre was adept at sidestepping the great religious controversies of the day and held high office through the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I until, owing to ill health he retired a rich man to Ingatestone, a village in Essex, where he had built Ingatestone Hall. He died in 1572. Sir William's son John Petre, 1st Baron Petre was created Baron of Writtle in 1603. The later Lords Petre have mostly been Catholics. Their name is pronounced "Peter". Composer William Byrd wrote a Pavan and a Galliard for Sir William Petre. Both pieces were published as part of book of virginal music called Parthenia which, apart from Byrd, also featured music by Doctor John Bull and Orlando Gibbons. STC146743 Portrait of Sir William Petre (c.1505-72) from 'Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth' after the portrait by Steven de Meulen (fl.1543-63), published in 1825 (w/c and gouache on paper) by Essex, Sarah Countess of (d.1838) watercolour and gouache on paper Private Collection The Stapleton Collection English, out of copyright | ||||
