Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, was a prominent English courtier, favorite, and close confidant of Queen Elizabeth I, long rumored to be her lover and a potential consort.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman ⓘ
courtier ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
patron of the arts ⓘ
politician ⓘ
allegedChild Robert Dudley (illegitimate son, later Earl of Warwick and Leicester in Tuscany) ⓘ
appointedBy Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Kenilworth ⓘ
Warwick ⓘ
birthDate 1532-06-24 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick ⓘ
causeOfDeath suspected natural causes ⓘ
child Robert Dudley (Lord Denbigh) ⓘ
closeConfidantOf Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1588-09-04 ⓘ
deathPlace Cornbury Park ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Oxfordshire ⓘ
education educated at court ⓘ
era Elizabethan era ⓘ
linked to: English Renaissance
father John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
favoriteOf Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
fullName Robert Dudley ⓘ
heldPosition Governor-General of the United Provinces ⓘ
Lieutenant and Captain-General of the Queen’s Armies and Companies ⓘ
Master of the Horse ⓘ
Privy Councillor ⓘ
hosted 1575 entertainments for Elizabeth I at Kenilworth Castle ⓘ
knownFor ambitious marriage plans with Elizabeth I ⓘ
influence at the court of Elizabeth I ⓘ
patronage of the arts and theatre ⓘ
language English ⓘ
ledCampaignIn Netherlands ⓘ
memberOfNobleFamily Dudley family ⓘ
militaryConflict Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ
Wars of Religion in the Low Countries ⓘ
linked to: Eighty Years' War
monarchServed Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
mother Jane Guildford ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Leicester

Baron of Denbigh ⓘ
notableEvent involved in scandal surrounding the death of Amy Robsart ⓘ
politicalAlignment Protestant court faction ⓘ
possibleConsortOf Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
residence Kenilworth Castle ⓘ
rumoredLoverOf Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
sibling Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick ⓘ
Guildford Dudley ⓘ
spouse Amy Robsart ⓘ
Lettice Knollys ⓘ
supportedCause Dutch Revolt ⓘ
linked to: Eighty Years' War

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Elizabeth I (miniseries) → character → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland → child → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Edmund Spenser → patron → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Sir Philip Sidney → relative → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Joseph Alberic Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes → role → Robert Dudley in "Elizabeth" ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Tudor court → notableFigure → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Kenilworth Castle → associatedWith → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Kenilworth Castle → grantedTo → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Earl of Leicester → hasTitleHolder → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
The Virgin Queen → portraysHistoricalFigure → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Francis Vere → servedUnder → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester → fullName → Robert Dudley ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Treaty of Nonsuch → grantedTitleTo → Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Dudley family → notableMember → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Guildford Dudley → sibling → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick → sibling → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Frances Walsingham → notableRelative → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Elizabethan succession intrigues → hasParticipant → Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Jane Guildford → motherOf → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Tudor England → notableFigure → Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Battle of Zutphen → commander → Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Mary Dudley → sibling → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Lord Leycester Hospital → foundedBy → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Lord Leycester Hospital → namedAfter → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Earl of Leicester family → hasNotableMember → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Lettice Knollys → spouse → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Lettice Knollys → marriagePartner → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Lettice Knollys → associatedWith → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Court of Elizabeth I → notableCourtier → Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Treaty of Nonsuch → appointed → Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Treaty of Nonsuch → gaveTitleTo → Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester as Governor-General of the United Provinces ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Mary Sidney → relative → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
subject linked to: Mary
Coombe Abbey → hasNotableOwner → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Combe Abbey, Warwickshire → laterOwner → Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Leicester's Building → builtFor → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Leicester's Building → patron → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Leicester's Building → namedAfter → Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries → notableOfficeHolder → Sir Robert Dudley, later Earl of Leicester ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Earldom of Leicester → notableHolder → Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
Earldom of Leicester → associatedPerson → Robert Dudley ⓘ
linked to: Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester