Philip Wharton, 3rd Baron Wharton (1555–1625) was an
English peer of the
Wharton barony.
Life
He was born on 23 June 1555. Wharton was named after his godfather,
Philip II of Spain
Philip II (21 May 152713 September 1598), sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent (), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and List of Sicilian monarchs, Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He ...
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He succeeded his father
Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton when he was 17 years old. He owned land in
Grisedale.
In August 1594 he travelled with his guardian
Earl of Sussex to
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an Intrusive rock, intrusive Crag and tail, crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill ge ...
for
ceremonies and masques at the christening of
Prince Henry of Scotland.
Notable in his life was his entertaining
King James in 1617 which, as was common in those days, nearly bankrupted him. In 1618 his debts amounted to £16,713 on an annual income of £2,107.
Personal life
Wharton was married twice, first to Frances Clifford, second daughter of
Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland, in 1577. She died in 1592 and about 1597 he married Dorothy Colby (d. 1621).
He had two sons by Frances Clifford:
#Sir George (d. 1609) who married Lady Anne Manners, daughter of
John Manners, 4th Earl of Rutland, and was killed in a duel without issue.
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Thomas of
Aske(d. 1622). His son
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...
inherited the barony on his grandfather's death.
Death
Wharton died in 1625 and was buried at
Healaugh.
References
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1555 births
1625 deaths
16th-century English nobility
17th-century English nobility
Barons Wharton
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...
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