socios cum terries addidit AD 1566 et multos Libros Bibliothecae contulit. Probably his liberality to Exeter suggested to his daughter Dorothy and her husband, Nicholas Wadham, the founding of the new college of Wadham at Oxford. Marriages and issue Petre married twice: First marriage Firstly, in about 1533, he married Gertrude Tyrrell (died 28 May 1541), with whom he had two daughters: Dorothy Petre (1534–1618) married Nicholas Wadham (died 1609), founders of Wadham College, Oxford Elizabeth Petre, god-daughter of Jane Wriothesley wife of Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, who married John Gostwick of Willington, Bedfordshire. Second marriage Petre married secondly, by March 1542, Anne Browne (c.1509 – 10 March 1582), widow of John Tyrrell (died 1540), with whom he had three sons and two daughters: John Petre, 1st Baron Petre (1549–1613), who 1570 married Mary Waldegrave (died 2 August 1604). Two sons who died young. Katherine Petre, who married John Talbot of Grafton, Worcestershire. Thomasine Petre, who married Lodovick Greville, son of Sir Edward Greville of Milcote; by him she had a son Sir Edward Greville. Notable descendents Mildred Mary Petre known as Mrs Victor Bruce (1895–1990) record-breaking racing motorist, speedboat racer and aviator in the 1920s and 1930s. Notes References External links Portrait of Sir William Petre Will of Sir John Tyrrell of Little Warley, Essex, proved 19 March 1541, PROB 11/28/444, National Archives Retrieved 9 July 2013 Will of John Tyrrell of Heron, Essex, proved 18 November 1540, PROB 11/28/299, National Archives Retrieved 9 July 2013 Will of Dame Anne Tyrell, widow, of London, proved 26 November 1562, PROB 11/45/314, National Archives Retrieved 10 July 2013 Will of Dorothy Barley, proved 6 June 1559, PROB 11/42B/255, National Archives Retrieved 10 July 2013 Sir William Petre, Luminarium Retrieved 9 July 2013 Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford 1500s births 1572 deaths William People from Teignbridge (district) Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford People associated with the Dissolution of the Monasteries English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) English MPs 1553 (Mary I) English MPs 1554 English MPs 1554–1555 English MPs 1555 English MPs 1558 English MPs 1559 English MPs 1563–1567 Chancellors of the Order of the Garter Court of Edward VI of England