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Lord Privy Seal

Name: Lord Privy Seal – England factsheet records
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England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

8Records

1536–1688Date range

6Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1536

Thomas Cromwell Essex, 1st2 July 1536

Government / Government of England

Appointed Lord Privy Seal

Thomas Cromwell Essex, 1st2 July 1536

Government / Government of England

Cromwells position is now stronger than ever, succeeds Anne Boleyns father, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, as Lord Privy Seal

1542

John Russell1542

London · Government / Government of England

Takes office as Lord Privy Seal, becoming one of the senior officers of Henry VIII's government.

1552

Russell Bedford, 1st1552

Government / Government of England

Appointed Lord Privy Seal, 2nd term

1556

Paget Beaudesert, 1st1556

Government / Government of England

Appointed Lord Privy Seal

1557

Russell Bedford, 1st1557

Government / Government of England

Appointed Lord Privy Seal, 3rd term

1572

Charles Howard Nottingham, 1st1572

Government / Government of England

Appointed Lord Privy Seal

1688

Savile Halifax1688

Government / Government of England

Appointed Lord Privy Seal by William III

Names involved

Charles Howard Nottingham, 1stJohn RussellPaget Beaudesert, 1stRussell Bedford, 1stSavile HalifaxThomas Cromwell Essex, 1st

Provenance

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