Ambrose Cave

Sir Ambrose Cave (died 2 April 1568) was an English politician and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

[3] As Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Cave inspected the castles and estates in the north of England in 1562.

Although the buildings were mostly redundant, only Peveril Castle and Donington were declared beyond repair.

[5] Their daughter Margaret married Sir Henry Knollys, privateer and MP.

His nephew Roger Cave married Margaret, a sister of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.