Tolleson family » Sir Anthony St Leger (± 1496-1559)

Personal data Sir Anthony St Leger 

  • He was born about 1496 in Ulcombe, Kent, England.
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1537 He was appointed president of a commission of enquiry into the condition of Ireland..
    • in the year 1538 He was Privy Counsellor (P.C.).
    • in the year 1539 knighted.
    • in the year 1539 appointed Sheriff of Kent.
    • on July 7, 1540/1548 appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland during the Tudor period and tasked with the repression of disorder..
    • in the year 1559 elected Member of Parliament for Kent.
  • Resident:
  • (He+was+nominated+by+King+Henry+VIII+as+a+Knight+of+the+Garter.+ ) in the year 1544.
  • He died on March 16, 1559 in Ulcombe, Kent, England.
  • He is buried on April 5, 1559 in Slindon, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
  • This information was last updated on May 13, 2021.

Household of Sir Anthony St Leger

He is married to Agnes Warham.

They got married in the year 1524 at Ulcombe, Kent, England.

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Day of death March 16, 1559

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1559: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 15 » Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
    • April 3 » The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
    • May 2 » John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.
    • June 30 » King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel, comte de Montgomery.
    • August 22 » Bartolomé Carranza, Spanish archbishop, is arrested for heresy.
    • December 25 » Pope Pius IV is elected.

Day of burial April 5, 1559

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1559: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 15 » Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
    • April 3 » The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
    • May 2 » John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.
    • June 30 » King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel, comte de Montgomery.
    • August 22 » Bartolomé Carranza, Spanish archbishop, is arrested for heresy.
    • December 25 » Pope Pius IV is elected.


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Source: Wikipedia


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