Edward Fiennes de Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Edward Fiennes de Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln NPG D37340

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Robert Cooper, published by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after William Hilton

Lord High Admiral 1550-4 and 1558-85. As a young man attended Henry VIII, and married the king's mistress Elizabeth Blount. Supported Lady Jane Grey, but soon deserted her for Mary. Supported the Spanish at St Quentin (1557), and commanded the fleet against France (1558). He was a joint commander against the northern rebels (1569), and commanded in the North Sea, 1570. Created Earl, 1572.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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