Robert DUDLEY [Parents] was born on 24 Jun 1532 in Of, Sheen, Surrey, England. He was christened in , Northumberland, England. He died on 4 Sep 1588 in His House, Cornbury, Oxfordshire, England. He was buried in Collegiate Church, Warwick, Warwickshire, England. He married Douglas HOWARD in May 1572 in , Esher, Surrey, England.
Other marriages:ROBSART, Amy
KNOLLES, Lettice
ENGLAND, Elizabeth I Queen Of
It is widely believed that Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, was the lover of Queen Elizabeth of England, but that she could not marry him because he was married to another woman. This is one of the great questions of history that has often been asked but will never be answered.
Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl of , 1532–1588, English courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. A younger son of John Dudley, duke of Northumberland, he was early brought into the society of Edward VI and Princess (later Queen) Elizabeth. Knighted at an early age, Dudley married Amy Robsart in 1549 and received preferment from the crown. Upon Edward's death (1553), he aided his father in the plot to place Lady Jane Grey upon the throne, was sent to the Tower of London, and condemned to death. He was later released, pardoned, and, after military service in France, restored to his rights (perhaps through the intervention of Mary I's husband, Philip II of Spain). On the accession of Elizabeth (1558), Dudley was made master of the horse and later a privy councillor. Within a year he was acknowledged as her favorite and as her most probable choice for a husband. His wife's mysterious death in 1560 darkened his reputation. He then proposed (1561) to Philip II to restore Roman Catholicism in England in return for Philip's endorsement of Dudley's marriage to Elizabeth. By 1563, Elizabeth seems to have realized the impracticality of marriage with Dudley, but her personal feeling toward him did not change, and he remained in a position of influence at court. She offered his hand to Mary Queen of Scots and, to facilitate this scheme, created him earl of Leicester (1564), but the plan was halted by Mary's marriage to Lord Darnley. Leicester married secretly in 1573 and in 1578 (perhaps bigamously) wed the countess of Essex, an act that led to a temporary estrangement from Elizabeth. From about 1564, Leicester was leader at court of the Puritan party, which desired war with Spain. In 1585 he was named commander of an expedition to help the United Provinces of the Netherlands against Spain. His military efforts were undistinguished, and he enraged Elizabeth by accepting (1586) the title of governor of the Netherlands. He was finally recalled in 1587. Upon the approach of the Spanish Armada (1588), Leicester was appointed captain general of the armies. Leicester was a patron of letters and the drama. The first royal patent for actors was granted to his company.
See M. Waldman, Elizabeth and Leicester (1944, repr. 1969); E. Rosenberg, Leicester, Patron of Letters (1955); R. C. Strong and J. A. Van Dorsten, Leicester's Triumph (1964).
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Douglas HOWARD [Parents] was born about 1538 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. She died on 11 Dec 1608. She was buried in Effingham. She married Robert DUDLEY in May 1572 in , Esher, Surrey, England.
They had the following children:
Robert DUDLEY [Parents] was born on 24 Jun 1532 in Of, Sheen, Surrey, England. He was christened in , Northumberland, England. He died on 4 Sep 1588 in His House, Cornbury, Oxfordshire, England. He was buried in Collegiate Church, Warwick, Warwickshire, England. He married Lettice KNOLLES on 21 Sep 1577/1578 in , Wanstead, Warwickshire, England.
Other marriages:ROBSART, Amy
HOWARD, Douglas
ENGLAND, Elizabeth I Queen Of
It is widely believed that Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, was the lover of Queen Elizabeth of England, but that she could not marry him because he was married to another woman. This is one of the great questions of history that has often been asked but will never be answered.
Leicester, Robert Dudley, earl of , 1532–1588, English courtier and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. A younger son of John Dudley, duke of Northumberland, he was early brought into the society of Edward VI and Princess (later Queen) Elizabeth. Knighted at an early age, Dudley married Amy Robsart in 1549 and received preferment from the crown. Upon Edward's death (1553), he aided his father in the plot to place Lady Jane Grey upon the throne, was sent to the Tower of London, and condemned to death. He was later released, pardoned, and, after military service in France, restored to his rights (perhaps through the intervention of Mary I's husband, Philip II of Spain). On the accession of Elizabeth (1558), Dudley was made master of the horse and later a privy councillor. Within a year he was acknowledged as her favorite and as her most probable choice for a husband. His wife's mysterious death in 1560 darkened his reputation. He then proposed (1561) to Philip II to restore Roman Catholicism in England in return for Philip's endorsement of Dudley's marriage to Elizabeth. By 1563, Elizabeth seems to have realized the impracticality of marriage with Dudley, but her personal feeling toward him did not change, and he remained in a position of influence at court. She offered his hand to Mary Queen of Scots and, to facilitate this scheme, created him earl of Leicester (1564), but the plan was halted by Mary's marriage to Lord Darnley. Leicester married secretly in 1573 and in 1578 (perhaps bigamously) wed the countess of Essex, an act that led to a temporary estrangement from Elizabeth. From about 1564, Leicester was leader at court of the Puritan party, which desired war with Spain. In 1585 he was named commander of an expedition to help the United Provinces of the Netherlands against Spain. His military efforts were undistinguished, and he enraged Elizabeth by accepting (1586) the title of governor of the Netherlands. He was finally recalled in 1587. Upon the approach of the Spanish Armada (1588), Leicester was appointed captain general of the armies. Leicester was a patron of letters and the drama. The first royal patent for actors was granted to his company.
See M. Waldman, Elizabeth and Leicester (1944, repr. 1969); E. Rosenberg, Leicester, Patron of Letters (1955); R. C. Strong and J. A. Van Dorsten, Leicester's Triumph (1964).
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Lettice KNOLLES [Parents] was born in 1540 in Of, Wanstead, Warwick, England. She died on 25 Dec 1634 in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England. She was buried in Collegiate Church, Warwick, Warwichshire, England. She married Robert DUDLEY on 21 Sep 1577/1578 in , Wanstead, Warwickshire, England.
They had the following children:
M i Robert DUDLEY was born in 1579 in Wanstead, Warwickshire, England. He died in 1684.
John SUTTON DUDLEY was born about 1427 in Of Hatherington, Climping, Sussex, England. He died on 5 Aug 1503. He was buried in Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England. He married Elizabeth BREMSHOT in 1452 in Of Hatherington, Climping, Sussex, England.
Elizabeth BREMSHOT was born about 1440 in Of, Calbourne, Isle Of Wight, England. She died in 1499. She was buried in Arundel Castle. She married John SUTTON DUDLEY in 1452 in Of Hatherington, Climping, Sussex, England.
They had the following children:
M i Edmund DUDLEY was born in 1462. He died on 28 Aug 1510. F ii Elizabeth DUDLEY was born about 1458 in Of, , Cumberland, England. She died in 1523. F iii Anna DUDLEY was born about 1460 in Of, , Cumberland, England.
Edward GREY was born about 1442 in Of, Groby, Leicestershire, England. He died on 17 Jul 1492. He was buried in , Astley, Warwickshire, England. He married Elizabeth TALBOT about 1470.
Elizabeth TALBOT was born about 1446 in Of, Nutley, Hampshire, England. She died on 8 Sep 1487. She was buried in , Astley, Warwickshire, England. She married Edward GREY about 1470.
They had the following children:
M i John GREY was born in Apr 1480 in , , , England. He died on 9 Sep 1504 in Spm. He was buried in , Monastery Of Abingdon, Berkshire, England. F ii Anne GREY was born about 1475 in Of, Astley, Warwickshire, England. She died before 1523 in Sp. F iii Elizabeth GREY was born about 1470. She died after 1530. F iv Margaret GREY was born about 1476 in <Of, Astley, Warwickshire, England>. She died before 9 Sep 1504 in Sp. F v Muriel (Margaret) GREY was born about 1477 in Of, Astley, Warwickshire, England. She died before 1504. She was buried in Sp.
Richard GUILDFORD was born about 1455 in Of, Groombridge, Kent, England. He died on 28 Sep 1506. He married Anne De PYMPE.
Anne De PYMPE was born about 1459 in <Of, Nettlestead, Kent, England>. She married Richard GUILDFORD.
They had the following children:
F i Elizabeth GUILDFORD was born about 1490 in Of, Guildford, Surrey, England. M ii Edward GUILDFORD was born about 1474. F iii Philippa GULDEFORD was born about 1480 in Of Oxford, Co., Eng.. F iv Maria GUILDFORD was born in 1487 in <Of Oxford, Co., Eng.>. F v Fredeswith GUILDFORD was born about 1480 in <Of Oxford, Co., Eng.>.
Thomas WEST was born in 1457 in Of, Offington, Sussex, England. He died on 11 Oct 1525. He was buried in , Broadwater, Sussex, England. He married Elizabeth MORTIMER about 1478.
Elizabeth MORTIMER was born about 1459 in Of, Mortimer Hall, Hampshire, England. She died after 10 May 1536. She married Thomas WEST about 1478.
They had the following children:
F i Elizabeth WEST was born about 1487 in Of, Offington, Sussex, England. M ii Thomas WEST was born about 1479 in Of, Offington, Sussex, England. He died on 25 Sep 1554 in Offington, Sussex, England. He was buried on 10 Oct 1554 in Broadwater, Sussex, England. M iii William WEST was born about 1485 in Of, Offington, Sussex, England. F iv Dorothy WEST was born about 1483 in Of, Offington, Sussex, England. F v Anne WEST was born about 1489 in Of, Offington, Sussex, England. F vi Eleanor WEST was born about 1481.
Francis KNOLLYS (KNOWLES).Francis married Mary (Catherine) CAREY (CARY).
Mary (Catherine) CAREY (CARY).Mary married Francis KNOLLYS (KNOWLES).
They had the following children:
F i Lettice KNOLLES was born in 1540. She died on 25 Dec 1634.
George NEVILLE [Parents] was born in 1440 in Raby Castle, Raby With Keverstone, Staindrop, Durham, England. He was christened in , Staindrop, Durham, England. He died on 20 Sep 1492 in , , Sussex, Eng. He was buried in , Lewes Priory, Sussex, England. He married Margaret FENNE about 1466 in Of, Scoulton, Norfolk, England.
Margaret FENNE was born in 1444 in Sculton, Burdeleys, Norfolk, And Braintree, Essex, England. She died on 28 Sep 1485. She married George NEVILLE about 1466 in Of, Scoulton, Norfolk, England.
They had the following children:
M i John NEVILLE was born about 1467 in , Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England. He died in Sp. M ii William NEVILLE was born about 1473 in , Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England. He died on 9 Jan 1538 in Sp. M iii Sir Edward NEVILLE was born about 1471. He died on 9/12 Jan 1538. M iv Thomas NEVILL was born about 1475 in , Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England. He died on 29 May 1542. F v Elizabeth NEVILLE was born about 1479 in , Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England. She died about 1500. M vi Richard NEVILLE was born about 1477 in , Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England. F vii Jane NEVILLE was born about 1481 in , Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England. She died on 9 Jan 1539 in England. M viii George NEVILLE was born in 1469 in , Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, England. He died on 13 Jun 1535 in , Birling, Kent, England.
John ROBSART.John married Elizabeth SCOTT.
Elizabeth SCOTT.Elizabeth married John ROBSART.
They had the following children:
F i Amy ROBSART was born in 1532. She died on 8 Sep 1560.
William HOWARD.William married Margaret GAMAGE.
Margaret GAMAGE.Margaret married William HOWARD.
They had the following children:
F i Douglas HOWARD was born about 1538. She died on 11 Dec 1608.