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In 1763 he was created Viscount Dudley and Ward, of Dudley in the County of Worcester, in the Peerage of Great Britain. [2] He was succeeded by his son from his first marriage, the second Viscount. He sat as Member of Parliament for Marlborough and for Worcestershire. He was childless and on his death the titles passed to his half-brother, the ...
Dudley is an English toponymic surname associated with the town of Dudley in West Midlands, England. [1] Notable people with the surname include:
See also Rich family tree: John Dudley (c. 1502 –1553) Duke of Northumberland, 1st Earl of Warwick: Richard Rich (1496–1567) 1st Baron Rich: Fulke Greville (d. 1559) John Dudley (c. 1527 –1554) 2nd Earl of Warwick: Ambrose Dudley (c. 1530 –1590) 3rd Earl of Warwick: Robert Dudley (1532–1588) Earl of Leicester: Robert Rich (c. 1538 ...
Bear and Ragged Staff heraldic motif used by the Earls of Warwick, from the Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick. Seal of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick (1382–1439), with Bear and Ragged Staff quasi-supporters to his couched heraldic shield Bear and Raggd Staff, detail from monument to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester in the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Crest: A young eagle perched and looking up to the sun in splendour all Proper Motto: Non degener [Latin, 'Not degenerate'] Chief: none, armigerous clan: Kinnaird Crest: A crescent arising from a cloud having a star issuing from between its horns, all within two branches of palm disposed in orle Proper. [164]
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The Dudley family created a new crest in commemoration of Hotot's lance victory, which included "a woman's bust, her hair disheveled, bosom bare, a helmet on her head, with the stay or throat-latch down", and the Dudley family displayed this crest for many years afterwards. [1] [2] [7] [10] Hotot's story was recorded by a monk in the village of ...
Dudley Town Hall (an events venue) opened on St James's Road in 1928; it stands next to council offices which were converted from the old Police Station in 1939, after the construction of a new building on nearby New Street. [39] Dudley is the administrative centre of the Dudley Metropolitan Borough, governed by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council.