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Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle, KG (died 3 March 1542) was an illegitimate son of the English king Edward IV, half-brother-in-law of Henry VII, and an uncle of Henry VIII, at whose court he was a prominent figure and by whom he was appointed Lord Deputy of Calais (1533–40).
- 3 March 1542 (aged 66-81)
- Edward IV of England
- 1461–1475, Calais
- Elizabeth Wayte
Apr 26, 2022 · " Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle, KG (died 3 March 1542) was an illegitimate son of King Edward IV of England, and an important figure at the court of Henry VIII. The survival of a large collection of his letters makes his life one of the best-documented of his time."
- May 01, 1464
- Anne Brannen
- Calais, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France
In 1514 Arthur was appointed High Sheriff of Hampshire and made captain of the Vice-Admiral's ship Trinity Sovereign and rose to become Vice-Admiral of England. Arthur was married on 12 November 1511, to Elizabeth Grey (d. 1529), daughter of Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Lisle (d. 1492).
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Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle, KG (died 3 March 1542) was an illegitimate son of the English king Edward IV, half-brother-in-law of Henry VII, and an uncle of Henry VIII, at whose court he was a prominent figure and by whom he was appointed Lord Deputy of Calais (1533–40).
ARTHUR PLANTAGENET, Viscount Lisle (1480?-1542), born about 1480, was a natural son 1 of Edward IV. by one Elizabeth Lucie.
Nov 21, 2022 · On 12 November 1511, Sir Arthur Plantagenet took a great step upward in rank when he married Elizabeth Grey, widow of Edmund Dudley and daughter of Edward Grey, who held both the titles Baron of Lisle and Viscount Lisle. On their marriage, Henry VIII bestowed on Sir Arthur Plantagenet several manors previously held by Edmund Dudley, Elizabeth ...
Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle was the illegitimate son of King Edward IV with one of his mistress. He was one of the leading figures in the court of King Henry VII. Through his writings in the Lisle letters, he displayed the survival of a huge collection of his correspondence which makes his life as one of the best documentation of ...