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Sir John Gates KB〔Sil p. 77〕 (1504–1553)〔Sil p. 69〕 was an English courtier and soldier, holding influential household positions in the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. One of the Chief Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber under Edward VI, he became a follower of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland and was a principal participant in the attempt to establish Lady Jane Grey on the English throne. For this he was executed for high treason under Queen Mary I. ==Serving Henry VIII and Edward VI== Originating from an ancient Essex gentry family going back to King Edward III, John Gates had a thorough training as a lawyer at Lincoln's Inn.〔 He married Mary Denny, sister of Sir Anthony Denny,〔Alford p. 154〕 and served Queen Catherine Parr from 1543–1545.〔Hutchinson p. 335〕 He was a member of King Henry VIII's Privy Chamber, first as a groom, from 1542. From 1546 he was in charge, with his brother-in-law, of the King's personal finances and his "dry stamp", a substitute, to the King's convenience, for Henry's "sign manual" or personal signature. These positions of trust implied considerable influence.〔Hutchinson pp. 154–155, 157–159〕 Under King Edward VI Gates became a Chief Gentleman of the Privy Chamber after the fall of Protector Somerset in the autumn of 1549.〔Sil pp. 77–78〕 He rose to Vice-Chamberlain of the Royal Household on 8 April 1551;〔 a few days later he was admitted to the Privy Council under the leadership of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland.〔Loades p. 174〕 In these positions Gates was a significant channel of communications between the Duke and the young King〔Ives p. 129〕 and was granted custody of the King's signet in December 1551.〔Sil p. 81〕 In July 1552 he was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.〔 He was a Justice of the Peace for Essex from 1532 until his execution and served as High Sheriff of Essex for 1549–50. Gates was also a soldier and as Sheriff went several times into Essex to arrest rioters and carry through the official destruction of "superstitious altars".〔Loades p. 162; Hutchinson p. 255〕 He was also Captain of the Gentlemen Pensioners (the royal guard) from April 1551.〔Hutchinson p. 256〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Gates (courtier)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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