EDWARD HOBY

(Sir Edward Hoby)


Edward Hoby
Edward Hoby
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  • Died: March 1, 1617
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Sir Edward Hoby was an English diplomat, Member of Parliament, scholar, and soldier during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. He was the son of Thomas Hoby and Elizabeth Cooke, the nephew of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, and the son-in-law of Queen Elizabeth's cousin Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon.