Edward Denny (soldier)

This article is about the Elizabethan soldier and courtier. For other people of the same name, see Edward Denny.

Edward Denny
Member of Parliament for Tregony
In office
1597
High Sheriff of Kerry
In office
1588
Member of Parliament for Liskeard in Cornwall
In office
1584-1585
Personal details
Born1547 (1547)
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
Died(1600-02-12)12 February 1600 (aged 52)
Spouse
Margaret Edgcumbe
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(m. 1583)​
Children11
Parents
RelativesEdward Denny (nephew)
Edmund Denny (grandfather)
Military career
AllegianceKing Edward VI
ConflictsSecond Desmond Rebellion
Siege of Smerwick
Nine Years' War

Sir Edward Denny (1547 – 12 February 1600), Knight Banneret, of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, was a soldier, privateer and adventurer during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

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