CAVE, Sir Ambrose (by 1503-68), of Duddeston, Nuneaton and Kingsbury, Warws.; Stanford, Northants. and Rothley, Leics.

Family and Education

b. by 1503, s. of Richard Cave of Stanford by his 2nd w. Margaret, da. of John or Thomas Saxby of Northants.; bro. of Francis. m. Margaret, da. and coh. of William Willington of Barcheston, Warws., wid. of Thomas Holte (d.1546) of Duddeston, 1da. Kntd. 1525.Vis. Leics. (Harl. Soc. ii), 126; Vis. Northants. ed. Metcalfe, 11-12; C142/75/84; E. W. Badger, Mon. Brasses Warws. 4.

Offices Held

J.p. Leics. 1547, q. from c. 1558; j.p. Warws. from 1554, custos rot. from c. 1559; j.p. Lancs. from c. 1561; sheriff, Leics. and Warws. ?1548 – 49; PC from Nov. 1558; chancellor, duchy of Lancaster from Dec. 1558; jt. (with Sir Robert Dudley) ld. lt. Warws. from 1559.APC, vii. 3; Somerville, Duchy, i. 320 et passim; CSP Dom. 1547–80, p. 129.

Parlimentarian

CAVE, Sir Ambrose (by 1503-68), of Duddeston, Warws.

Main residences: Duddeston; Nuneaton; Kingsbury, Warws. and Stanford, Northants. and Rothley, Leics.

Author

N.M.F.

Volume

Commons 1558-1603

Web Title

CAVE, Sir Ambrose (by 1503-68)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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