English Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire and to Flanders. He was the half-brother of Sir Thomas Hoby. By 1542, he was a gentlemen usher of the King's Privy Chamber, and was involved in the persecution of Jews. In 1543 Hoby was committed to the Fleet Prison on suspicion of heretical beliefs but was discharged six days later. He then took part in the Siege of Boulogne and was rewarded with knighthood for his services, immediately after the conquest of the town and received gifts of property. In 1545, he became Master of the Ordnance in the North, and later, Master-General of the Ordnance, a post he held until 1554. In 1548 he was appointed an ambassador to the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. He was involved in attempts to negotiate a marriage between King Edward VI and Elizabeth, the daughter of King Henry II of France. He was admitted to the Privy Council in March 1552. The manor of Bisham Abbey in Berkshire was given to him, at the expense of the former queen, Anne of Cleves. In 1553, Hoby was again at the court of Charles V, negotiating peace between him and Henry II of France. Shortly afterwards, he became ambassador to Flanders. In June 1554, he was sent to Brussels on a diplomatic mission, but was allowed to travel to Liege and Pau for his health. He returned home in 1556. He was the friend of Titian and Pietro Aretino, and when the latter dedicated one of his books to Henry VIII in 1546, Hoby presented Aretino with a gratuity from the King. He died at his house in Blackfriars and was buried in Bisham Church where there is a fine effigial monument to him and his brother, with epitaphs written by Lady Hoby in English and Latin verse.
English Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire and to Flanders. He was the half-brother of Sir Thomas Hoby. By 1542, he was a gentlemen usher of the King's Privy Chamber, and was involved in the persecution of Jews. In 1543 Hoby was committed to the Fleet Prison on suspicion of heretical beliefs but was discharged six days later. He then took part in the Siege of Boulogne and was rewarded with knighthood for his services, immediately after the conquest of the town and received gifts of property. In 1545, he became Master of the Ordnance in the North, and later, Master-General of the Ordnance, a post he held until 1554. In 1548 he was appointed an ambassador to the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. He was involved in attempts to negotiate a marriage between King Edward VI and Elizabeth, the daughter of King Henry II of France. He was admitted to the Privy Council in March 1552. The manor of Bisham Abbey in Berkshire was given to him, at the expense of the former queen, Anne of Cleves. In 1553, Hoby was again at the court of Charles V, negotiating peace between him and Henry II of France. Shortly afterwards, he became ambassador to Flanders. In June 1554, he was sent to Brussels on a diplomatic mission, but was allowed to travel to Liege and Pau for his health. He returned home in 1556. He was the friend of Titian and Pietro Aretino, and when the latter dedicated one of his books to Henry VIII in 1546, Hoby presented Aretino with a gratuity from the King. He died at his house in Blackfriars and was buried in Bisham Church where there is a fine effigial monument to him and his brother, with epitaphs written by Lady Hoby in English and Latin verse.
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