Arms of Edward Denny, 1st Earl of Norwich (d

Sir Edmund Denny, of Cheshunt (c. 1457/1461 - died 22 December 1520) was a Tudor courtier and politician. He was a

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during the reign of

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. His son, Sir

Anthony Denny Sir Anthony Denny (16 January 1501 – 10 September 1549) was Groom of the Stool to King Henry VIII of England, thus his closest courtier and confidant. He was the most prominent member of the Privy chamber in King Henry's last years, having ...

, rose to become the most powerful member of the

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during the King's last years. Edmund's children also included: * Martha Denny and *

Joyce Denny Joyce Denny (1507–1560) was an English courtier. Family and court connections She was a daughter of Edmund Denny, a Baron of the Exchequer, and Mary Troutbeck. Princess Elizabeth was lodged with her brother Anthony Denny at Cheshunt, a former ...

, wife of William Walsingham and then of Sir John Carey, and mother of

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and Mary Walsingham, wife of Sir

Walter Mildmay Sir Walter Mildmay (bef. 1523 – 31 May 1589) was a statesman who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I, and founded Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Origins He was born at Moulsham in Essex, the fourth and youngest son of Th ...

, * Thomas Denny Will of Thomas Denny; PROB 11/23/1, written 10 May 1527; proved July 1527

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* * * * 1520 deaths Barons of the Exchequer 16th-century English people Members of the Privy Council of England 16th-century births

Edmund Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and ...

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