List of 1516 English Incumbents - Government

Government

  • Monarch
    • Head of State & Government – Henry VIII, King of England (1509–1547)
  • Lord Chancellor
    • Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, Lord Chancellor (1515–1530)
  • Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
    • Sir Henry Marney, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1509–1524)
  • Lord Privy Seal
    • Lord Privy Seal –
      1. Richard Fox, Bishop of Exeter, Lord Privy Seal (1487–1516)
      2. Thomas Ruthall, Bishop of Durham, Lord Privy Seal (1516–1523)

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