Sir Anthony St Leger
d. 1559
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Sir Anthony St Leger, Lord Deputy of Ireland under Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary, was the manager of surrender and regrant and of the act that made Henry King of Ireland; he ended his days in 1559 and was buried with his ancestors at Ulcombe.
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SIR ANTHONY ST LEGER, KG (c.1496-1559), LORD DEPUTY OF IRELAND (thrice, 1540-56), of Ulcombe, Kent; d. 1559, bur. 12 Mar at Ulcombe (Lodge VI p.106). M. Agnes Warham. Children: WILLIAM of Bilsington (our line, disinherited); the elder Sir Warham of Ulcombe (m. Ursula Neville - the ROYAL-BLOODED line, collateral to us); and (contested - son per DNB 1897, nephew via George St Leger x Thomasine Heath per Ball, Judges in Ireland i.225-6, and Burke's Peerage 107th edn) Sir Anthony, Master of the Rolls in Ireland - note-only. Sources: DIB a8224; HoP 1558-1603 'St Leger, Sir Anthony'; Lodge VI pp.105-06. Direct ancestor. Added 8 Aug 2026.