Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu [SEP] date of death
Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu
Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu, KG, PC (29 November 1528 – 19 October 1592) was an English peer during the Tudor period.
Biography.
Anthony Browne was the eldest of the six sons of Sir Anthony Browne by his first wife, Alice Gage (d. 31 March 1540/1), the daughter of Sir John Gage of Firle, Sussex.
Browne was elected a member of parliament for Guildford in 1545, and named standard-bearer jointly with his father in
Viscount Montagu
Viscount Montagu was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created on 2 September 1554 for Anthony Browne of the Noble House of Montagu. It became extinct on the death of the ninth Viscount in 1797. The title Viscount Montagu was chosen from line of descent from John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu. His daughter, Lucy Neville, was the grandmother of Anthony Browne. He was made a Viscount to correlate to the wealth of the Browne family. Cowdray House became the established seat of the