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George FitzRoy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, an illegitimate son of king Charles II, was created Duke of Northumberland in the Peerage of England in 1683. He had already been created Baron of Pontefract, Viscount Falmouth and Earl of Northumberland in 1674, also in the Peerage of England. However, all the titles became extinct on his death in ...
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Duke of Northumberland. The English soldier and statesman John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland (ca. 1502-1553), was the virtual ruler of England from 1549 to 1553. He was executed when his attempt to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne failed. John Dudley's father, Edmund Dudley, was one of the principal financial administrators serving Henry VII ...
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Feb 26, 2024 · 14 min read. Known as the “wicked Duke”, John Dudley was a powerful Tudor statesman who served loyally during the reign of Henry VIII and his son, Edward VI, before a plot to usurp the Catholic Queen Mary led to his untimely demise. John Dudley was born in 1504 to Edmund Dudley, a prominent administrator in Henry VII’s court and his wife ...
Mar 17, 2015 · The History Learning Site, 17 Mar 2015. 14 May 2024. John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland was a Tudor soldier and politician who became Chief Minister in the reign of Edward VI. John Dudley is most associated with the attempt to get Lady Jane Grey onto the throne of England on the death of Edward. The failure of this led to the execution of ...
The name John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, evokes the image of the ambitious and selfish politician who was responsible for. the death of Lady Jane Grey. The son of an executed traitor, and a traitor and apostate Protestant himself, Northumberland has been. defamed by chroniclers and historians since his death in 1553.
