809157 Richard Empson, Henry VII and Edmund Dudley (oil on canvas) by English School, (15th century); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK; (add.info.: Sir Richard Empson (died 17 August 1510), minister of Henry VII, King of England, was a son of Peter Empson, an influential inhabitant of Towcester. Henry VII (28 January 1457 ??21 April 1509) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the House of Tudor. Edmund Dudley (c. 1462 or 1471/1472 ??17 August 1510) was an English administrator and a financial agent of King Henry VII.); English, out of copyright.