Anthony-Maria Browne | |
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Born | 1574 |
Died | 23 October 1629 |
Buried | Midhurst, Sussex |
Noble family | Browne |
Spouse(s) | Jane Sackville |
Issue | Francis Browne Anthony Browne Francis Browne, 3rd Viscount Montagu Mary Browne Katherine Browne Mary Browne (again) Frances Browne Anne Browne Lucy Browne |
Father | Anthony Browne |
Mother | Mary Dormer |
Anthony-Maria Browne (1574 – 23 October 1629) was an English peer during the Tudor and Stuart period.
He was born in 1574, the son of Anthony Browne (22 July 1552 – 29 June 1592),[1] eldest son of Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, and Mary Dormer. He became the Second Viscount Montagu at the age of 18 on the death of his grandfather in 1592,[2] from whom he inherited an estate worth between £3600 and £5400 per annum.[3]
In 1591 Browne married Jane Sackville, daughter of Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, and by her had issue:[4]
Anthony-Maria Browne was arrested in connection with the Gunpowder Plot and spent about a year in the Tower of London.
In 1595, he wrote a book on how to manage a nobleman's household entitled "A Booke of Orders and Rules".[5]
He died on 23 October 1629 and is buried in Midhurst Church.