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Sir Hugh Underhill
Sir Hugh Underhill (1518–1593) served as Keeper of the Wardrobe under Queen Elizabeth I and was highly regarded among members of the Royal Household. Biography Early life Sir Hugh Underhill was born the son of Thomas Underhill (1485–1520) and Anne Wynter (1485–1545) about 1518 in Hunningham, Warwickshire, England. In 1540 he married a daughter of Thomas Maynman, the Keeper of the Wardrobe. They had a son, Thomas Underhill, who was born 1545 at Greenwich, London, England In 1572, Sir Hugh Underhill married his second wife, Katherine Manning, in Downe, Kent, England. Their son George Underhill (1573–1625) was born in 1573 at Warwickshire, England. Hugh Underhill Under Queen Elizabeth I Hugh Underhill was appointed by Queen Elizabeth the Keeper of the Wardrobe at the King's Manor at Greenwich on 6 Feb 1563. He was later elevated to be responsible for the Wardrobe of Beds. The Queen held Hugh in high regard. The royal warrant appointing him to the wardrobe job read: "In co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wardrobe (government)
The King's Wardrobe, together with the Chamberlain (office), Chamber, made up the personal part of Middle Ages, medieval England, English government known as the King's household. Originally the room where the king's clothes, armour, and treasure were stored, the term was expanded to describe both its contents and the department of clerks who ran it. Early in the reign of Henry III of England, Henry III the Wardrobe emerged out of the fragmentation of the ''Curia Regis'' to become the chief administrative and accounting department of the Household. The Wardrobe received regular block grants from the Exchequer for much of its history; in addition, however, the wardrobe treasure of gold and jewels enabled the king to make secret and rapid payments to fund his diplomatic and military operations, and for a time, in the 13th-14th centuries, it eclipsed the Exchequer as the chief spending department of central government. There were in fact two main Wardrobes for much of this period: aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
