Another man with this position took the blame for mercenary Ernst von Mansfeld's failure to retake the Palatinate and an attack on the Spanish treasure fleet in Cadiz that his drunken soldiers predictably messed up.
One man with this title allegedly poured water on the shoes of Thomas Wolsey, who had him killed by telling Henry VIII that he had listened to prophecies of the king's death. Another man with this position took the blame for mercenary Ernst von Mansfeld's failure to retake the Palatinate and an attack on the Spanish treasure fleet in Cadiz that his drunken soldiers predictably messed up. In the 15th century, this title was held by Henry and Edward Stafford. An official with this title during Charles II's reign led the opposition to Edward (*) Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon as the chief organizer of the Cabal ministry. The most famous man to hold this position was stabbed to death in Portsmouth by John Felton while preparing a second expedition to relieve La Rochelle. That man with this title travelled in secret with the young Prince Charles in a bungled attempt to arrange the Spanish Match and served as Charles I's closest adviser in the first two years of his reign. For 10 points, identify this position held by James I's favorite, George Villiers.
One man with this title allegedly poured water on the shoes of Thomas Wolsey, who had him killed by telling Henry VIII that he had listened to prophecies of the king's death.
the Duke of Buckingham