Anthony Browne (1552–1592)
Anthony Browne was Sheriff of Surrey and of Kent in 1580. The heir to a great estate in Sussex, he predeceased his father by four months. Aside from his own progeny, his sister Mary married Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton who gave birth to Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton.
The ruins of Cowdray House, Browne's birthplace
″The Brothers Anthony, John und William Brown″ by English painter Isaac Oliver, signed with monogram, inscribed and dated 1598, Burleigh House
His wife or daughter: Mary Dormer/Browne or Elizabeth Dormer/Browne as widows, c. 1592 or c. 1616, oil-on-panel, (35 x 29 inches).
Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu
Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, KB, PC was an English peer during the Tudor period. He was a staunch Roman Catholic, but unswervingly loyal to the Crown. Montagu was employed on diplomatic missions to the Pope in Rome and to Spain, and was 'highly esteemed for his prudence and wisdom' by Queen Elizabeth. In spite of his bold opposition to the Acts of Supremacy and Allegiance, which threatened the religious activities of the Roman Catholics, he never lost Queen Elizabeth's favour. He was one of the commissioners who tried Mary, Queen of Scots in 1587. In 1571 he was implicated in the Ridolfi Plot.
Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montague, by Hans Eworth
The Three Brothers Browne, by English painter Isaac Oliver, 1598. L to R: His grandsons John Browne, Anthony Maria Browne, William Browne, Burghley House Collections.
Montagu's monument in St Mary's parish church, Easebourne, Sussex
Mary Dormer/Browne or Elizabeth Dormer/Browne as widows, c. 1592 or c. 1616, oil-on-panel (35 × 29 inches)