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Sandys, William (1470 - 1540)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1470
Death Date: 1540-12-07 (died between 3 Dec. 1540 and this date)

Parents

Siblings

Male

  • Sandys, John ( - )

Female

Primary Title

  • 1st Baron Sandys (of the Vyne)

Titles

  • 1st Baron Sandys (of the Vyne)
  • Knight
    Assumed: 1496/7-02
    Vacated: 1540-12-07
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed: 1518-05-16
    Vacated: 1540-12-07

Details of Offices

Began Ended
Treasurer of War, England 1512 -5
Treasurer of War, England 1512 -10 -19
Treasurer of War, England 1512 -12 -16
Treasurer, France 1517 -10 -6 1526 -04 -15
Capt, France 1523 -9 -21 1540 -12 -7
Marshal of the Army, England 1523 -8 -22
Lord Chamberlain, England 1526 -4 1540 -12 -7
Receiver-gen, Guinnes Earldom and Lordship, France 1532 -9 -25
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1536
Marshal of the Army, England 1536 -10 -29

Details of Properties

Residence

  • The Vyne, Hampshire

Lands

  • Middlesex

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury, Kent Lord Chamberlain's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Chamberlain's Minstrels Sandys, William (1470 - 1540) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.