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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, KG, PC (24 June 1532 [note 1] – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death. He was a suitor for the queen's hand for many years.
Sir Robert. DUDLEY, 1st Earl of LEICESTER. "The Gypsy" or "Two Eyes". Born June 24, 1532 Julian (Monday) - Sheen Stafford, ENGLAND. Deceased September 4, 1588 (Sunday) - Cornbury House (His House), Oxford, ENGLAND,aged 56 years old. Master of the Queen's Horse, Commander of the English Forces in the Netherland.
May 23, 2018 · Robert and his siblings, three of whom survived into the 1560s, grew up surrounded by royalty and power. One sister, Mary, became the mother of the famous poet, Philip Sidney (1554–1586; see entry). Robert first met Edward's half sister, the future Elizabeth I, at age eight, when the two children became good friends.
Sep 7, 2018 · In 1549, he participated in ending the Kett’s Rebellion, and this is where it is alleged that he met his first wife Amy Robsart, the daughter and heiress of Sir John Robsart, a gentleman farmer from Norfolk. The couple was married on June 4, 1550 in the presence of King Edward VI at Sheen Palace.
Aug 31, 2024 · Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester was a favourite and possible lover of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Handsome and immensely ambitious, he failed to win the Queen’s hand in marriage but remained her close friend to the end of his life. His arrogance, however, undermined his effectiveness as a.
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Biography of Robert Dudley 1st Earl of Leicester 1532-1588 including his birth, marriages, death and life events, life events of his siblings, and his ancestry to five generations, royal ancestors and royal descendants.
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Robert Dudley had lived an eventful life; his ancestry and status had set him on course for a great role in the royal courts but few could have guessed at the important and unique relationship he had developed with the famously inhospitable Queen Elizabeth I.
