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   Sir Thomas Gresham the Elder (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ ʃ ə m /; c. 1519 – 21 November 1579) was an English merchant and financier who acted on behalf of King Edward VI (1547–1553) and Edward's half-sisters, queens Mary I (1553–1558) and Elizabeth I (1558–1603).

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   Jun 21, 2019 · Born in 1519 to a wealthy merchant family, Thomas Gresham had risen to a position of rare political and financial power in the Tudor state. With a knack for survival and a Del Boyish faith in...

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   Gresham’s moment of glory was cut short when the young Edward VI died and was succeeded by his sister Mary. He and his fellow Merchant Adventurers were suddenly out of favour due to their association with the Duke of Northumberland who had attempted to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne.

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   Sir Thomas Gresham (1519-79) is possibly the most over-looked sixteenth century merchant and financier. Gresham served four Tudor monarchs, managed to keep his head, and all the while made money. His Will of 1575 established his most enduring legacy, Gresham College:

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   Jun 28, 2019 · The man who stood between Tudor England and financial insolvency was Thomas Gresham. Government banker to three English monarchs, founder of two of London’s most enduring institutions, the...

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   Sir Thomas Gresham was a financial giant of Tudor England, and one of the most influential men of the era. He cemented his financial legacy through the founding of the first Royal Exchange in 1571.

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   • Portrait of Thomas Gresham, aged approximately 41. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Sir Thomas Gresham the Elder (/ ˈɡrɛʃəm /; c. 1519 – 21 November 1579) was an English merchant and financier who acted on behalf of King Edward VI (1547–1553) and Edward's half-sisters, queens Mary I (1553–1558) and Elizabeth I (1558–1603).

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   Who was Sir Thomas Gresham?

   • Sir Thomas Gresham the Elder (/ ˈɡrɛʃəm /; c. 1519 – 21 November 1579) was an English merchant and financier who acted on behalf of King Edward VI (1547–1553) and Edward's half-sisters, queens Mary I (1553–1558) and Elizabeth I (1558–1603). In 1565 Gresham founded the Royal Exchange in the City of London.

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   Was Thomas Gresham a good banker?

   • Thomas Gresham was the go-to banker for the Tudors – but the job had its pitfalls, writes Tim Smith-Laing, reviewing Gresham’s Law by John Guy Look at Anthonis Mor’s portrait of Sir Thomas Gresham and you have a fair picture of an Elizabethan Master of the Universe.

   Thomas Gresham: was Henry VIII's banker the father of the City, or a

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   Where did Thomas Gresham live?

   • In spite of his London marriage, Thomas Gresham still continued to reside principally in the Low Countries. Later, in 1559 he bought a large mansion on 43 Lange Nieuwstraat, as well as a Flemish country mansion. Monarchs, such as Emperor Charles V and his son Philip II, and big trading firms, such as the Fuggers, raised funds on the Antwerp Bourse.

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   Did Thomas Gresham have a son?

   • Interestingly, one of Sir Thomas’s ships from 1570 was re-discovered in the Thames in 2003 with cannons inscribed with grasshoppers and marked ‘TG’. In 1544, Thomas Gresham married Anne Read (née Ferneley), the widow of William Read, a London merchant, who already had two sons. The Gresham’s son, Richard, was born about 1544-5.

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   Who wrote Sir Thomas Gresham?

   • J W Burgon published the largest work, “The Life and Times of Sir Thomas Gresham” in 1839, and F R Salter a shorter work in 1925. Sir Thomas is a tough subject for biographers used to focusing on monarchs, their families and their wars. He traded in several lands and worked in several languages.

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9. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Gresham-378Thomas Gresham (1519-1579) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

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   Nov 19, 2021 · Explore genealogy for Thomas Gresham born 1519 London, Middlesex, England died 1579 London, Middlesex, England including ancestors + descendants + 1 photos + 3 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.