Ralph Sadler

The Right Honourable Sir Ralph Sadler Knight banneret, PC
Portrait of a Man (Sir Ralph Sadler?), 1535, Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger
Secretary of State[1]
In office April 1540 – 23 April 1543
Monarch	Henry VIII
Preceded by	Thomas Cromwell
Succeeded by	William Paget
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 16 May 1568 – 15 June 1587
Monarch	Elizabeth I
Preceded by	Sir Ambrose Cave
Succeeded by	Sir Francis Walsingham
Personal details
Born	Ralph Sadler 1507 Hackney, Middlesex
Died	30 March 1587 (aged 79–80) Standon, Hertfordshire
Resting place	St. Mary's Church, Standon, Hertfordshire 51°52′52″N 0°01′38″E / 51.881111°N 0.027222°E / 51.881111; 0.027222
Spouse	Ellen Mitchell
Children	Sir Thomas Sadler Edward Sadler Henry Sadler Anne Sadler Mary Sadler Jane Sadler Dorothy Sadler Richard Sadler
Parent	Henry Sadler
Residence(s)	Sutton House Standon Lordship

Sir Ralph Sadler or Sadleir PC, Knight banneret^[2] (1507 – 30 March 1587^[2]) was an English statesman, who served Henry VIII as Privy Councillor, Secretary of State and ambassador to Scotland. Sadler went on to serve Edward VI. Having signed the device settling the crown on Jane Grey in 1553, he was obliged to retire to his estates during the reign of Mary I.^[2] Sadler was restored to royal favour during the reign of Elizabeth I, serving as a Privy Councillor and once again participating in Anglo-Scottish diplomacy. He was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in May 1568.^[2]