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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 ...
Lord Guildford Dudley (also spelt Guilford) (c. 1535 [1] – 12 February 1554) was an English nobleman who was married to Lady Jane Grey. She occupied the English throne from 10 July until 19 July 1553, having been declared the heir of King Edward VI .
Pages in category "Dudley family" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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 ...
The title of "Dudley" came from the fact that Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester (of the 1618 creation), was the nephew of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (of the 1564 creation), the fifth son of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, who was as well Viscount Lisle by right of his mother. Lord De L'Isle and Dudley discontinued the use ...
Dudley is an English toponymic surname associated with the town of Dudley in West Midlands, England. [1] Notable people with the surname include: Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick (c. 1530 – 1590), English general and patron of moderate Puritanism