Family and Education
b. c. 1547, 1st s. of Sir Maurice Berkeley I by his 1st wife; bro. of Edward and half-bro. of Robert. educ. M. Temple 1565. m. Margaret, da. of William Lygon of Madresfield, Worcs., wid. of Sir Thomas Russell, 3s. inc. Sir Maurice II. suc. fa. 1581. Kntd. c. 1585.C142/197/56; Vis. Som. (Harl. Soc. xi), 7; Collinson, Som. iii. 280-1; St. Ch. 5/B80/29.
Offices Held
Keeper of Selwood forest and Norwood park, Som. from 1581, j.p. from 1582, dep. lt. 1585 – 90, from 1591, sheriff 1587 – 88; dep. lt. Worcs. from 1595.
Main residences: Norwood Park, Stoke; Bruton, Som.
Volume
Commons 1558-1603
Web Title
BERKELEY, Henry II (c.1547-1601)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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