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NORRIS , See also:JOHN
His son See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry regained some of his See also:father's lands and entered upon See also:court See also:life, being a member of See also:parliament under See also:Edward VI. During See also:Mary's reign he was one of those who were entrusted with the custody of the princess See also:Elizabeth, and when the princess became See also:queen she amply repaid the kindness which Norris had shown to her when he was her See also:guardian at See also:Woodstock. In 1566 he was knighted and was sent as See also:ambassador to See also:France, where he remained until 1570, and in 1572 he was created See also:Baron Norris of Rycote. He died in See also:June 16o1. By his wife See also:Margaret (d. 1599), daughter of John, See also:Lord See also:Williams of Thame, Norris had six sons, all of whom distinguished themselves in the See also:- FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
- FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
- FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
- FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
- FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
- FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
- FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
- FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
- FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
- FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
- FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)
field. The Norris See also:monument, with figures of Lord and See also:Lady Norris and their six sons, is in St See also:Andrew's See also:Chapel in See also:Westminster See also:Abbey.
The eldest son, See also:Sir See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
WILLIAM NORRIS, died in See also:Ireland in See also:December 1579, leaving a son See also:Francis (1579—1623), who succeeded to his grandfather's See also:barony and also to the estates of his See also:uncle Sir Edward Norris. In 1621 Francis was created See also:earl of See also:Berkshire. He See also:left no sons and the earldom became See also:extinct, but the barony descended to his daughter Elizabeth (d. 1645), the wife of Edward Wray (d. 1658). Their daughter See also:Bridget (1627—1657) married as his second wife See also:Montagu Bertie, 2nd earl of See also:Lindsey, and their son See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James Bertie (1654—1699) became Baron Norris (or Norreys) in 1657, and was created earl of See also:Abingdon in 1682. His descendants the Berties, earls of Abingdon, still hold this barony, and are the See also:present representatives of the See also:family of Norris.
Sir EDWARD NORRIS (d. 1603), the 1st Lord Norris's third son, served with the See also:English troops in the See also:Netherlands from 1585 to 1588. He is chiefly remembered owing to his fierce See also:quarrel with See also:- PHILIP
- PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
- PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
- PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
- PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)
Philip, See also:count of See also:Hohenlohe (1550—16o6), called Hollock by the English, in See also:August 1586 at Gertruydenberg (see J. L. See also:Motley, The See also:United Netherlands, vol. ii.). In 1589 he sailed with his See also:brother Sir John and Sir Francis See also:Drake on the expedition to See also:Spain and See also:Portugal, and from 1590 to 1599 he was See also:governor of See also:Ostend.
Sir See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
THOMAS NORRIS (1556—1599), another son of the first lord, went as a soldier to Ireland in 1579 and acted for a few months as See also:president of See also:Connaught. He fought against the Fitzgeralds and also in See also:Ulster; in 1585 he became See also:vice-president of See also:Munster, and in 1597 he succeeded his brother, Sir John Norris, as president. The three remaining See also:brothers were: Sir Henry Norris (1554—1599), who fought in the Netherlands and then in Ireland, where he was killed in 1599; See also:Maximilian Norris, who was killed in See also:Brittany in 1593, and Sir John Norris (q.v.).
Two other members of another See also:branch of this family remain to be mentioned, namely, Sir William Norris and his brother Sir John.
Sir WILLIAM NORRIS (c. 1657-1702), having been created a See also:baronet, was sent in 1699 to the See also:Mogul See also:emperor in See also:India to secure trading privileges for the new See also:company which had been just formed to compete with the old See also:East India Company. He reached India in See also:September 1699, and after overcoming many difficulties he arrived at the emperor's See also:residence in See also:April 1701. The See also:embassy, however, was a See also:total failure; Norris was unable to make terms, and he died on the voyage to See also:England.
Sir JOHN NORRIS (c. 1660—1749) entered the See also:navy and saw a See also:good See also:deal of service during the See also:war with France under William III. and See also:Anne. Under See also:George I. he was sent several times with a See also:fleet into the Baltic See also:Sea to forward the policy of this See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king by giving the See also:northern nations some See also:idea of the strength of England. In 1734 he became an See also:admiral and See also:commander-in-See also:chief. Norris, who was known as " foul-See also:weather See also:Jack," was a member of parliament from 1708 until his See also:death.
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