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Robert Dudley financed the lifestyle expected of a royal favourite by large loans from City of London merchants until in April 1560 Elizabeth granted him his first export licence, worth £6,000 p.a. [85] He also received some of his father's lands, but since he was not the family heir it was a matter of some difficulty to find a suitable estate ...
Robert Dudley, created Earl of Leicester in 1564. Earl of Leicester is a title that has been created seven times. ... Family tree of the Dukes of: Beaufort, Dorset, ...
Sir Robert Dudley (7 August 1574 – 6 September 1649) was an English explorer and cartographer. In 1594, he led an expedition to the West Indies, of which he wrote an account. The illegitimate son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, he inherited the bulk of the Earl's estate in accordance with his father's will, including Kenilworth ...
Pages in category "Dudley family" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. ... Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester; Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of ...
Amy, Lady Dudley (née Robsart; 7 June 1532 – 8 September 1560) was the first wife of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, favourite of Elizabeth I of England. She is primarily known for her death by falling down a flight of stairs, the circumstances of which have often been regarded as suspicious.
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 ...
Lettice Knollys (/ ˈ n oʊ l z / NOHLZ, sometimes latinized as Laetitia, alias Lettice Devereux or Lettice Dudley), Countess of Essex and Countess of Leicester (8 November 1543 [1] – 25 December 1634), was an English noblewoman and mother to the courtiers Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Lady Penelope Rich.
Blount's stepson, the Earl of Essex.Blount was a conspirator in the rebellion of 1601. Christopher Blount was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, the younger son of Thomas Blount, a relative of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester on the Earl's mother's side, and one of his chief household officers until his death in 1588. [2]