William Fitzwilliam
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William FitzWilliam may refer to:
- William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of SouthamptonWilliam Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl of SouthamptonWilliam FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton, KG , English courtier, was the third son of Sir Thomas FitzWilliam of Aldwark and Lady Lucy Neville .His father died while FitzWilliam was in his infancy, and his mother remarried Sir Anthony Browne, the elder, so that...
(c. 1490–1542), English courtier - William FitzWilliam (Lord Deputy)William Fitzwilliam (Lord Deputy)- Early life :FitzWilliam was born at Milton, Northamptonshire, the eldest son of Sir William and grandson of William Fitzwilliam , alderman and sheriff of London, who had been treasurer and chamberlain to Cardinal Wolsey and who purchased Milton in 1506...
(1526–1599), Lord Deputy of Ireland - William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl FitzwilliamWilliam FitzWilliam, 4th Earl FitzWilliamWilliam Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam PC , styled Viscount Milton until 1756, was a British Whig statesman of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1782 he inherited his uncle Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham's estates, making him one of the richest people in...
(1748–1833), British Whig statesman - William FitzWilliam, 2nd Baron FitzWilliamWilliam FitzWilliam, 2nd Baron FitzWilliamWilliam Fitzwilliam, 2nd Baron Fitzwilliam was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England between 1640 and 1653....
(1609–1658), English politician - William Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl FitzwilliamWilliam Fitzwilliam, 3rd Earl FitzwilliamWilliam FitzWilliam, 3rd Earl FitzWilliam was a British peer.He was the son of John Fitzwilliam, 2nd Earl Fitzwilliam by his wife Anne, daughter of John Stringer of Sutton cum Lound, Nottinghamshire...
(1719–1756), British peer - William Fitzwilliam (1460?-1534), sheriff of London
- William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 6th Earl FitzwilliamWilliam Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliamWilliam Thomas Spencer Wentworth-FitzWilliam, 6th Earl FitzWilliam, KG was a British peer and Liberal politician....
(1815–1902), British peer and Liberal politician - William Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton (d. 1835), British Member of Parliament for MaltonMalton (UK Parliament constituency)Malton, also called New Malton, was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England in 1295 and 1298, and again from 1640, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885...
See also
- Earl FitzwilliamEarl FitzWilliamEarl Fitzwilliam was a title in both the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of Great Britain held by the head of the Fitzwilliam family. This family claim descent from William the Conqueror. The Fitzwilliams acquired extensive holdings in South Yorkshire, largely through strategic alliances through...
, many who were named William FitzWilliam