Ambrose Cave

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Sir Ambrose Cave (died 2 April 1568) was an English politician and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

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Life

Ambrose Cave was the son of Richard Cave (see Cave-Browne-Cave baronets) and Margaret Saxby of Stanford, Northamptonshire. He was educated at Cambridge University. [1] He was knighted by 1525. He was a Member of Parliament for Leicestershire in 1545, 1547 and 1553 and for Warwickshire in 1558, 1559 and 1563 and High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1549. He was also Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1558–1569) [2] and Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire (also 1558–1568). [3]

As Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Cave inspected the castles and estates in the north of England in 1562. A committee viewed reports and drawings of the castles. Although the buildings were mostly redundant, only Peveril Castle and Donington were declared beyond repair. Tickhill Castle was to be retained as an "ancient monument". [4]

Marriage and family

Cave married Margery Willington, daughter of William Willington. [5] Their daughter Margaret married Sir Henry Knollys, privateer and MP. His nephew Roger Cave married Margaret, a sister of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.

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Origins

References

  1. "Cave, Ambrose (CV525A)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. N. M. Fuidge (1982). "CAVE, Sir Ambrose (by 1503-68), of Duddeston, Nuneaton and Kingsbury, Warws.; Stanford, Northants. and Rothley, Leics.". In Bindoff, S. T. (ed.). The House of Commons 1509–1558. The History of Parliament Trust . Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. "Custodes Rotulorum 1544-1646". Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Howard Colvin, History of the King's Works, 3:1 (London: HMSO, 1975), pp. 179–181.
  5. "Cave, Ambrose"  . Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
Honorary titles
Preceded by Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire
bef. 1558 – 1568
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1559–1568
Succeeded by