Edmund Verney (Cavalier)

Sir Edmund Verney (1 January 1590[1] or 7 April 1596[2] – 23 October 1642) was an English politician, soldier and favourite of King Charles I.[3] Knighted by King James I in 1611, Edmund was sent to Madrid, and returned to join the household of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, to which his uncle Francis Verney was one of the falconers.After the coronation of Charles that year, he was appointed Knight Marshal of England for life, the duties of which office required him to be extensively at court.Despite his income from the Knight Marshalsy, several business ventures ended in failure, and his debts were largely unrelieved.[1] Upon the outbreak of war, Verney remained true to his master and friend, King Charles, while his eldest son Ralph joined the Parliamentary forces.
Portrait of Sir Edmund Verney, circa 1640, by Sir Anthony van Dyck
Memorial to Edmund Verney in the church next to Claydon House , the Verney family home
The Eve of the Battle of Edgehill by Charles Landseer , 1845. Verney is the standard-bearer behind the table.
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