Yelverton, Henry (1664-03-25 - 1704-03-24)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 3524
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-3759)
Name
Henry Yelverton
Title
Viscount
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1664-03-25 d. 1704-03-24 (old)
Manuscripts
Associated Places
Source of Data

AO (Foster); David Pearson, Book Ownership in Stuart England (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021), p. 196; Hannah Yip.

Biographical Sources Consulted

AO (Foster); David Pearson, Book Ownership in Stuart England (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021), p. 196

Other note

Henry 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 URL
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F42399 TNA catalogue entry for Henry Yelverton, Viscount Longueville.
http://bookowners.online/Henry_Yelverton Book Owners Online entry for Henry Yelverton, Viscount Longueville.
GEMMS record created
January 19, 2022
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024