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Robert Dudley |
| Born circa 1532 |
| Died 1588 |
| Son
of the Duke of Northumberland |
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- Earl of Leicester.
- He was an English courtier.
- He was made Master of The Horse in
1558.
- It is possible that Elizabeth
I might have married him if he had not already been married
to Amy Roberts.
- His wife died in 1560 when she fell
down stairs and Robert was suspected of murdering her, but the
case was not proved.
- He was made Earl of Leicester in 1564.
- In 1576 Dudley secretly married the
widow of the Earl of Essex.
- He was put in charge of the army by
Elizabeth I and sent to the Netherlands
in 1585 to 1587.
- In 1588 he helped prepare for the threat
of an attack by Spain.
- He was not a very experienced soldier.
- In both military actions he was not
successful.
- He still managed to remain one of the
queen's favourites until he died.
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