Surname: Habington Forename(s): William b. 4 November 1605. d. 30 November 1654. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Catholic poet, playwright, and historian. Born in Worcestershire. Educated at the
English College in St Omer, France, a school run by Jesuits, and at the Jesuit Collège
de Clermont in Paris. Married Lucy Herbert in February 1633. Associated with the network
of Catholic families around their home in Worcestershire and at court with those who
surrounded Queen Henrietta Maria. His play The Queen of Arragon was performed at court and at the Blackfriars in London. Author of Castara (1634). Biographical information: ODNB. (CC)