Knight of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, Knight of the Shire, Burgess for Ipswich, Suffolk. King's Remembrancer, Privy Councillor, Groom to the Chamber and Groom to the Stole to King Henry VIII, Keeper of the Westminster Palace, Whitehall Palace, Hatfield HOuse and Waltham Abbey. Collector if Tonnage and Poundage for London, High Steward at Westminster.
Second surviving son of Sir Edmund Denny of Cheshunt and his second wife, Mary Troutbeck, daughter and heiress of Robert Troutbeck of Bridge Trafford, Cheshire. Grandson of William Denny and his first wife, Agnes Troutbeck, Robert Troutbeck and an Agnes. Brother of Martha Denny Carew and Mary Denny Gates, and many more siblings from his father's third marriage. Antony was also heir to his father-in-law.
Husband of Joan Champernoun, daughter of Sir Philip Champernoun and Katherine Carew. They were married about 1525 in Modbury, Devonshire had the following children:
* Honora, wife of Thomas Wingfield of Kimbolton Castle
* Anne, wife of Anthony Wingfield
* Mary, wife of a Crowley and Thomas Ashley
* Arthur Denny, died young
* Douglas, wife of John Dive
* Charles Denny, student, died young
* Edmund Denny, died young
* Henry Denny, eldest son and lawyer, married Honora Grey and Elizabeth Grey
* Anthony Denny, second son and lawyer
* Sir Edward Denny, married Margaret Edgecumbe
Anthony was educated at St Paul;s and St John's College at Cambridge, but did not graduate. His extensive knowledge of languages was obtained through visits to the continent as a servant to Francis Bryan, where he attended a meeting between King Henry VII and Bryan at Calais in 1532. By the end of 1535 he was in royal service and established at court.
When the Hertford Priory was dissolved in 1536, the property was given to Sir Anthony, and was soon in control of Henry's personal spending money, Anthony's base income was an astounding annual £200
Sir Anthony was a confidant of King Henry VIII, one of Henry's few friends and most influential member of the Privy Chamber. He was incharge of the stamp of Henry's signature, helped to finalize Henry's will and attended Henry on his death bed. Sir Anthony was one of the few men who had complete access and influence over King Henry in his final years which were spent primarily in his Privy, arguing at great length to omit Bishop of Winchester, Stephen Gardiner from Henry's will.
Anthony was knighted by the King at Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1544.
Second surviving son of Sir Edmund Denny of Cheshunt and his second wife, Mary Troutbeck, daughter and heiress of Robert Troutbeck of Bridge Trafford, Cheshire. Grandson of William Denny and his first wife, Agnes Troutbeck, Robert Troutbeck and an Agnes. Brother of Martha Denny Carew and Mary Denny Gates, and many more siblings from his father's third marriage. Antony was also heir to his father-in-law.
Husband of Joan Champernoun, daughter of Sir Philip Champernoun and Katherine Carew. They were married about 1525 in Modbury, Devonshire had the following children:
* Honora, wife of Thomas Wingfield of Kimbolton Castle
* Anne, wife of Anthony Wingfield
* Mary, wife of a Crowley and Thomas Ashley
* Arthur Denny, died young
* Douglas, wife of John Dive
* Charles Denny, student, died young
* Edmund Denny, died young
* Henry Denny, eldest son and lawyer, married Honora Grey and Elizabeth Grey
* Anthony Denny, second son and lawyer
* Sir Edward Denny, married Margaret Edgecumbe
Anthony was educated at St Paul;s and St John's College at Cambridge, but did not graduate. His extensive knowledge of languages was obtained through visits to the continent as a servant to Francis Bryan, where he attended a meeting between King Henry VII and Bryan at Calais in 1532. By the end of 1535 he was in royal service and established at court.
When the Hertford Priory was dissolved in 1536, the property was given to Sir Anthony, and was soon in control of Henry's personal spending money, Anthony's base income was an astounding annual £200
Sir Anthony was a confidant of King Henry VIII, one of Henry's few friends and most influential member of the Privy Chamber. He was incharge of the stamp of Henry's signature, helped to finalize Henry's will and attended Henry on his death bed. Sir Anthony was one of the few men who had complete access and influence over King Henry in his final years which were spent primarily in his Privy, arguing at great length to omit Bishop of Winchester, Stephen Gardiner from Henry's will.
Anthony was knighted by the King at Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1544.
Knight of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, Knight of the Shire, Burgess for Ipswich, Suffolk. King's Remembrancer, Privy Councillor, Groom to the Chamber and Groom to the Stole to King Henry VIII, Keeper of the Westminster Palace, Whitehall Palace, Hatfield HOuse and Waltham Abbey. Collector if Tonnage and Poundage for London, High Steward at Westminster.
Second surviving son of Sir Edmund Denny of Cheshunt and his second wife, Mary Troutbeck, daughter and heiress of Robert Troutbeck of Bridge Trafford, Cheshire. Grandson of William Denny and his first wife, Agnes Troutbeck, Robert Troutbeck and an Agnes. Brother of Martha Denny Carew and Mary Denny Gates, and many more siblings from his father's third marriage. Antony was also heir to his father-in-law.
Husband of Joan Champernoun, daughter of Sir Philip Champernoun and Katherine Carew. They were married about 1525 in Modbury, Devonshire had the following children:
* Honora, wife of Thomas Wingfield of Kimbolton Castle
* Anne, wife of Anthony Wingfield
* Mary, wife of a Crowley and Thomas Ashley
* Arthur Denny, died young
* Douglas, wife of John Dive
* Charles Denny, student, died young
* Edmund Denny, died young
* Henry Denny, eldest son and lawyer, married Honora Grey and Elizabeth Grey
* Anthony Denny, second son and lawyer
* Sir Edward Denny, married Margaret Edgecumbe
Anthony was educated at St Paul;s and St John's College at Cambridge, but did not graduate. His extensive knowledge of languages was obtained through visits to the continent as a servant to Francis Bryan, where he attended a meeting between King Henry VII and Bryan at Calais in 1532. By the end of 1535 he was in royal service and established at court.
When the Hertford Priory was dissolved in 1536, the property was given to Sir Anthony, and was soon in control of Henry's personal spending money, Anthony's base income was an astounding annual £200
Sir Anthony was a confidant of King Henry VIII, one of Henry's few friends and most influential member of the Privy Chamber. He was incharge of the stamp of Henry's signature, helped to finalize Henry's will and attended Henry on his death bed. Sir Anthony was one of the few men who had complete access and influence over King Henry in his final years which were spent primarily in his Privy, arguing at great length to omit Bishop of Winchester, Stephen Gardiner from Henry's will.
Anthony was knighted by the King at Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1544.
Second surviving son of Sir Edmund Denny of Cheshunt and his second wife, Mary Troutbeck, daughter and heiress of Robert Troutbeck of Bridge Trafford, Cheshire. Grandson of William Denny and his first wife, Agnes Troutbeck, Robert Troutbeck and an Agnes. Brother of Martha Denny Carew and Mary Denny Gates, and many more siblings from his father's third marriage. Antony was also heir to his father-in-law.
Husband of Joan Champernoun, daughter of Sir Philip Champernoun and Katherine Carew. They were married about 1525 in Modbury, Devonshire had the following children:
* Honora, wife of Thomas Wingfield of Kimbolton Castle
* Anne, wife of Anthony Wingfield
* Mary, wife of a Crowley and Thomas Ashley
* Arthur Denny, died young
* Douglas, wife of John Dive
* Charles Denny, student, died young
* Edmund Denny, died young
* Henry Denny, eldest son and lawyer, married Honora Grey and Elizabeth Grey
* Anthony Denny, second son and lawyer
* Sir Edward Denny, married Margaret Edgecumbe
Anthony was educated at St Paul;s and St John's College at Cambridge, but did not graduate. His extensive knowledge of languages was obtained through visits to the continent as a servant to Francis Bryan, where he attended a meeting between King Henry VII and Bryan at Calais in 1532. By the end of 1535 he was in royal service and established at court.
When the Hertford Priory was dissolved in 1536, the property was given to Sir Anthony, and was soon in control of Henry's personal spending money, Anthony's base income was an astounding annual £200
Sir Anthony was a confidant of King Henry VIII, one of Henry's few friends and most influential member of the Privy Chamber. He was incharge of the stamp of Henry's signature, helped to finalize Henry's will and attended Henry on his death bed. Sir Anthony was one of the few men who had complete access and influence over King Henry in his final years which were spent primarily in his Privy, arguing at great length to omit Bishop of Winchester, Stephen Gardiner from Henry's will.
Anthony was knighted by the King at Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1544.
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