William Fitzwilliam, earl of Southampton (c. 1490–1542) by Hans Holbein the younger, c. 1536–40 The Royal Collection © 2004 HM Queen Elizabeth II
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William B. Robison
Fitzwilliam, William, earl of Southampton (c. 1490–1542), courtier and naval administrator, was a younger son of Sir Thomas Fitzwilliam (d. 1498) of Aldwark in the West Riding of Yorkshire and his wife, Lucy (d. 1534), daughter and coheir of John Neville, ...