Ralph Sadler
English statesman (1507-1587) · Politicians · Died at 80
Sir Ralph Sadler or Sadleir PC, Knight banneret was an English statesman, who served Henry VIII as Privy Councillor, Secretary of State and ambassador to Scotland. Sadler went on to serve Edward VI.
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Sutton House, Hackney, was built in 1535 by Sir Ralph Sadler
Standon Lordship was built by Sadler on his estate at Standon, Hertfordshire, which he acquired in 1544. Standon remained in the possession of the Sadler family until the death of the last male heir, Ralph Sadler, in 1661. Drawn by Robert Clutterbuck and etched by Edward Blore for History and Antiquities of the County of Hertford, Vol. 3, (1827)
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An unidentified man, perhaps Sir Ralph Sadler, 1535, Hans Holbein the Younger
St Mary's Church, Standon, Hertfordshire, where Sadler is buried
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Having signed the device settling the crown on Jane Grey in 1553, he was obliged to retire to his estates during the reign of Mary I. Sadler was restored to royal favour during the reign of Elizabeth I, serving as a Privy Councillor and once again participating in Anglo-Scottish diplomacy. He was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in May 1568.
