GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003759
NameHenry Yelverton
TitleViscount
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. ca. 1664-03-25 - d. 1704-03-24 (old)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - Papers of Robert Beale relating to Elizabethan religious matters: Add MS 48064
Linked Sermons
Linked Reports
Source of DataAO (Foster); David Pearson, Book Ownership in Stuart England (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021), p. 196; Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources ConsultedAO (Foster); David Pearson, Book Ownership in Stuart England (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021), p. 196
Other NoteHenry Yelverton was born in 1664 (exact date unknown). He was the son of Sir Henry Yelverton, 2nd Baronet, of Easton Mauduit, Northamptonshire. In 1679, he inherited the title of 15th Baron Grey of Ruthin. On 25 June 1680, he matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford; however, he did not take a degree. On 21 April 1690, he was created 1st Viscount de Longueville. He died on 24 March 1704. In his lifetime, Yelverton inherited many books from his father and grandfather; a catalogue of his library, made in 1694, is in BL, Hargrave MS 107.
Attached URLs:
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| discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F42399 | TNA catalogue entry for Henry Yelverton, Viscount Longueville. |
| bookowners.online/Henry_Yelverton | Book Owners Online entry for Henry Yelverton, Viscount Longueville. |
GEMMS record createdJanuary 19, 2022
GEMMS record last editedJanuary 19, 2022