Family and Education
b. by 1503, 4th or 5th s. of Richard Cave of Stanford, Northants. by 2nd w. Margaret, da. of John or Thomas Saxby of Northampton; bro. of Francis. m. Margaret, da. and coh. of William Willington of Barcheston, Warws., wid. of Thomas Holte (d. 23 Mar. 1546) of Duddeston, 1da. Kntd. by 1525.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. Leics. (Harl. Soc. ii), 126; Vis. Northants. ed. Metcalfe, 11-12; CSP Span. 1558-67, p. 446; C142/75/84; H. P. Scicluna, Eng. Tongue 1523-67, p. 7; DNB.
Offices Held
Member, order of St. John of Jerusalem by 1524, preceptor of Yeaveley and Barrow, Derbys. by 1534, j.p. Leics. 1547, Lancs. 1561, q. Warws. 1554–d. Leics. 1558/59–d.; sheriff, Warws. and Leics. ?1548 – 49; commr. relief, Leics., Warws. 1550, to enforce Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity 1559; other commissions 1551 – d.; PC Nov. 1558 – d.; chancellor, duchy of Lancaster Dec. 1558 – d.; custos rot. Warws. 1558/59; jt. (with Sir Robert Dudley) ld. lt. 1559.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Duddeston, Warws.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
CAVE, Sir Ambrose (by 1503-68)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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