Sir Nicholas Throckmorton
(1515-1571), DiplomatSitter associated with 5 portraits
A relation of Katherine Parr, Throckmorton was a staunch Protestant, and a supporter of Lady Jane Grey, though he served as a Member of Parliament under all the Tudor monarchs including the Catholic queen, Mary I. His importance during the reign of Elizabeth I was principally as an ambassador to France and to Scotland.
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