page_title: Ralph Sadler
hierarchical_section_title: Ralph Sadler
caption_attribution_description: English: A Portrait of a man aged twenty-eight in 1535, perhaps Sir Ralph Sadler (1507–1587).
context_page_description: Sir Ralph Sadler or Sadlier PC, Knight banneret was an English statesman, who served Henry VIII as Privy Councillor, Secretary of State and ambassador to Scotland. Sadlier went on to serve Edward VI. Having signed the device settling the crown on Jane Grey in 1553, he was obliged to retire to his estates during the reign of Mary I. Sadlier was restored to royal favour during the reign of Elizabeth I, serving as a Privy Councillor and once again participating in Anglo-Scottish diplomacy. He was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in May 1568.
context_section_description: Sir Ralph Sadler or Sadlier PC, Knight banneret (1507 – 30 March 1587) was an English statesman, who served Henry VIII as Privy Councillor, Secretary of State and ambassador to Scotland. Sadlier went on to serve Edward VI. Having signed the device settling the crown on Jane Grey in 1553, he was obliged to retire to his estates during the reign of Mary I. Sadlier was restored to royal favour during the reign of Elizabeth I, serving as a Privy Councillor and once again participating in Anglo-Scottish diplomacy. He was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in May 1568.
caption: Portrait of a Man (Sir Ralph Sadler?), 1535,
  
  Workshop of Hans Holbein the Younger
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