Anthony Lee
English courtier and Member of Parliament / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Anthony Lee (c. 1510 – 24 November 1549) was an English courtier and Member of Parliament, and the father of Elizabeth I's champion, Sir Henry Lee. He was at the court of Henry VIII in his youth, and served as a Justice of the Peace and Knight of the Shire for Buckinghamshire. He was a close friend of his brother-in-law, the poet Sir Thomas Wyatt.
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Anthony Lee | |
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Born | c.1510 |
Died | 24 November 1549 (aged 38–39) |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Wyatt Anne Hassall |
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Father | Sir Robert Lee |
Mother | Joan Cope |
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