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