Person:John Gates (78)

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Sir John Gates
b.Abt 1504 England
d.1553 England
m. 1500
  1. Sir John GatesAbt 1504 - 1553
  2. Dorothy Gates1508 - 1582
  3. Sir Henry GatesAbt 1515 - 1589
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Name Sir John Gates
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1504 England
Marriage Englandto Mary Denny
Death[1] 1553 Englanddied by execution
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 John Gates (courtier), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    includes sources, last accessed Mar 2025.

    Sir John Gates KB (1504–1553) was an English courtier, soldier and politician, holding influential household positions in the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. As one of the Chief Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber under Edward VI, he became a follower of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland and was a principal participant in the attempt to establish Lady Jane Grey on the English throne. Because of this, he was executed for high treason under Mary I. ...