Sir Ambrose Cave (died 2 April 1568) was an English politician.

Life

Ambrose Cave was the son of Richard Cave (see

Cave-Browne-Cave baronets The Cave, later Cave-Browne, later Cave-Browne-Cave Baronetcy, of Stanford in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Baronetage of England. Origin It was created on 30 June 1641 for Thomas Cave, a Cavalier, Royalist who fought in the Engl ...

) and Margaret Saxby of Stanford, Northamptonshire. He was educated at

Cambridge University , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

. He was knighted by 1525. He was a

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

in 1545, 1547 and 1553 and for

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

in 1558, 1559 and 1563 and

High Sheriff of Warwickshire This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of the English county of Warwickshire. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most ...

in 1549. He was also

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a ministerial office in the Government of the United Kingdom. The position is the second highest ranking minister in the Cabinet Office, immediately after the Prime Minister, and senior to the Minist ...

(1558–1569) and

Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire This is a list of people who have served as Custos Rotulorum of Warwickshire. * Sir George Throckmorton bef. 1544–1552 * Sir Ambrose Cave bef. 1558–1568 * Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester bef. 1573–1588 * Sir Fulke Grevil ...

(also 1558–1568). Cave married Margery Willington, daughter of William Willington. Their daughter Margaret married Sir Henry Knollys, privateer and MP. His nephew Roger Cave married Margaret, a sister of

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 15204 August 1598) was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State (1550–1553 and 1558–1572) and Lord High Treasurer from 1 ...

References

Year of birth missing 1568 deaths Members of the Parliament of England for Leicestershire High Sheriffs of Warwickshire English MPs 1545–1547 English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) English MPs 1558 English MPs 1559 English MPs 1563–1567 Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster {{1563-England-MP-stub