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  Earls of Warwick - LoveToKnow 1911
His son Guy de Beauchamp, 10th earl of Warwick (1278-1315), received grants of land in Scotland for his services at Falkirk, and in 1301 was one of the signatories of the letter to the pope denying the papal right to interfere in Scottish affairs.
She was succeeded in 1493 in the earldom by her grandson Edward Plantagenet, 18th earl of Warwick (1475-1499), son of the duke of Clarence, and therefore the Yorkist heir to the crown.
The next bearer of the title was John Dudley, Viscount Lisle, afterwards duke of Northumberland, who was created earl of Warwick in 1547, on account of his descent from Margaret, countess of Shrewsbury, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick.
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 John Dudley, Viscount Lisle Northumberland - LoveToKnow 1911
Lisle died early in 1542 and Dudley was created Viscount Lisle on the 12th of March and was made warden of the Scottish marches in November, and lord high admiral of England in 1543 in succession to his future rival, Edward Seymour, earl of Hertford.
Warwick, like most of the privy council, detested Somerset's ideas of liberty and his championship of the peasantry against the inclosure movement; one of his own parks was ploughed up as a result of a commission of inquiry which Somerset appointed; and when the peasants rebelled under Kett, Warwick gladly took the command against them.
Warwick therefore kept parliament from meeting, and the consequent lack of supplies drove him into the seizure of church plate, sale of chantry lands, and other violent financial expedients.
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 Encyclopedia: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland   (Site not responding. Last check: )
John Dudley (1501-August 22/August 23, 1553) was a Tudor nobleman and politician, executed for high treason by Queen Mary I of England.
John was the eldest of Edmund Dudley’s sons.
His younger son, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, became powerful during the reign of Elizabeth I. Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 6 July 1553 (de jure) or 19 July 1553 (de facto) until her death.
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 Warwick John Dudley Earl Of: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
The Earl of Warwick, 1547-1549...Sturge, John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke...
...trial of the Earl of Warwick in November...succeeded by John Vere, son...welcomed John, Duke of Friesland...received by the Earl of Oxford...Lord Robert Dudley, and by...Christmas, and John Turner.
...hospital at Warwick, and another...puritan minister of Coventry...Only for the Earl of Essex do...interesting.
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 John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick (~1528 - October 18, 1554) was the heir of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland.
John, the eldest, having been much reduced in health, died only three days later at his brother in law, Henry Sidney’s castle of Penshurst in Kent.
Jane Dudley, the mother of John, Guildford, Ambrose and Robert died before her son’s release and was laid to rest in her parish Church of Chelsea.
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 Earl of Warwick@Everything2.com
Guy's son, Thomas de Beauchamp, the 3rd Earl was appointed Marshal of England in 1344, fought at the battles of at Crecy and Poitiers, and was one of the original Knights of the Garter.
John Dudley subsequently turned against the Duke of Somerset, and was instrumental in that Duke's arrest and execution in the autumn of 1551 and essentially took Somerset's place as de facto ruler of the country.
Genealogies of Beauchamp of Abergavenny, Beauchamp of Bedford, Beauchamp of Elmley, Beauchamp of Warwick at http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/bb4ae/beauchamp01.htm
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 earl of John Dudley Warwick - FREE earl of John Dudley Warwick Biography | Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, ...
John Dudley Warwick, earl of see Northumberland, John Dudley, duke of.
Prepare to be charmed Warwick has it all: Tudor charm, a rugged castle and affordable property, all only 90 minutes from London.
Warwick Castle is described as one of the...
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The title Earl of Warwick (pronounced "Worrick") is one of the oldest English earldoms.
It was traditionally associated with possession of Warwick Castle, and when the 11th Earl entailed the castle to his heirs male, he probably intended to entail the earldom as well.
At the death of the eighth Rich Earl, the title became extinct, and was granted to Francis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke, thus uniting again the title and castle.
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 Lady Anne Dudley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lady Anne Dudley was a one of the four daughters of Robert Dudley (son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester) by Alice Leigh, the second daughter of Sir Thomas Stoneleigh by Katherine, the daughter of Sir John Spencer.
Leycester left the manor to his brother, Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, for life, thence to follow to his son, Robert.
Dudley intended to have bequeathed the Manor, after the death of his third wife Lettice, to his only son Robert, but the countess lived until 1634 and pursued a claim for possession of the said manor house with Sir Edward Blount and others in 1612.
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 Station Information - Earl of Warwick
The Dudley family rose to power during the reign of Henry VIII when Edmund Dudley became one of the king's ministers.
However, unlike previous holders of the title, the Rich family did not control Warwick Castle, ancient seat of the Earl of Warwick.
In 1759, the title of Earl of Warwick was conferred upon the Grevilles, who had owned the castle since the days of Sir Fulke Greville, Baron Brooke.
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 Coombe Abbey - Chapter 4
Dudley, however, was not satisfied with his titles, and was particularly jealous of Thomas, Lord Seymour, and his brother the Duke of Somerset, the Lord Protector, who were uncles of Edward VI, and so he contrived their downfall.
Dudley was now all powerful, but the King was visibly ailing and Dudley feared a reverse of fortunes in the event of the King's death.
Dudley and his confederates were arrested and beheaded immediately, but the case of Lady Jane Grey, who had not been sorry to give up the throne, and of her husband, was under revue until the following year when it was decided that they should be executed.
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 Earl of Northumberland@Everything2.com
John Neville was the third son of Richard Neville, the Earl of Salisbury, and a brother of Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick.
Like the rest of the Neville family John, known as the Lord Montagu was a supporter of the House of York, and in 1464 was responsible for the Yorkist victories at the battles of Hedgeley Moor and at Hexham in the spring of 1464.
In 1551, John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, was created Duke of Northumberland as a reward for his support of Edmund Beaufort, the Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector at the beginning of the reign of Edward VI.
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 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
He was the son of John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, Duke of Northumberland, and Protector of England during the reign of Edward VI.
John Dudley went to the block, and Guildford was executed along with Lady Jane following Wyatt's rebellion, but the rest of the Dudley sons were spared.
John Dudley, the eldest son, died shortly afterwards, but Henry and Robert joined the forces of Philip II and went to fight in France, where Henry was killed in battle.
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 Edward VI
John Dudley was the eldest son of an executed traitor.
He was made Earl of Warwick soon after the death of Henry VIII and later became Duke of Northumberland.
Dudley was faced with a need to ensure his own position in the face of a new sovereign.
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 The Gunpowder Plot Society
Warwick gained the support of several key nobles, and after a brief stand-off, Somerset was sent to the Tower.
[May] Jane Grey marries Guildford Dudley, the son of the Earl of Northumberland, and the weakening king is persuaded to devise the throne to Jane.
The Earls of Suffolk and Devon, and three or four of England's leading landowners plan to have Elizabeth married to Devon (descended from the Fortescue's and great-nephew of Henry VI) and then depose Mary.
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 Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
His position was taken by John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, and Thomas was executed for treason in 1552.
Edward's son, Edward Seymour (1539-1621), 2nd Earl of Hertford, was the Duke of Somerset's son by his second wife.
His son was Edward Seymour (1561-1612), 3rd Earl of Hertford, whose son William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset, was imprisoned for secretly marrying Arbella Stuart.
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 England Under The Tudors: John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland (c.1502-1553)
England Under The Tudors: John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland (c.1502-1553)
JOHN DUDLEY, DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, VISCOUNT LISLE, EARL OF WARWICK, was the eldest son of Henry VII's extortionate minister, Edmund Dudley, by his second wife Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Grey, Viscount Lisle, and co-heiress of her brother John, Viscount Lisle.
His best-known son was Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Queen Elizabeth's favourite.
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 Dudley Castle
His name was John Dudley, Viscount Lisle and Earl of Warwick (later, the Duke of Northumberland), and he used the money merchants to his advantage, affecting many mortgages, and seized control of the castle.
John was very influential in the courts of Henry VIII and Edward VI, but his downfall came when Edward VI died and he married his son Guilford to Lady Jane Grey, and attempted to take the throne of England.
In 1937 Dudley Zoo was opened, in part to make use of the hill and other surface working, and the land leading to the castle became the open air pits for the animals.
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 Kenilworth Castle
John of Gaunt was a son of Edward III.
John of Gaunt's daughter, Joan, married Ralph Neville, and their son Richard was father of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, the Kingmaker.
The abbey was dissolved, with the dissolution of the monasteries, in 1538.
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 Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick Summary
Dudley was the son of the elder Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester.
Robert Dudley (7 August, 1574 Sheen Palace, Surrey – 6 September, 1649 Florence) was the son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and the author of Dell'Arcano del Mare.
Robert Dudley was Leicester's son by the earl's secret relationship with Lady Douglas Sheffield, a daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham.
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 GENUKI: Royalty Kings and Queens Index
Odo, Bishop of Bayeux and Earl of Kent.
John of Gaunt, Earl of Derby, Duke of Lancaster.
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, Viscount Lisle, Earl of Warwick.
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg113 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
John DUDLEY Earl of Warwick was born before 1528 and died 21 Oct 1554.
Ambrose DUDLEY Earl of Warwick was born about 1528 and died 21 Feb 1589.
Guildford DUDLEY Lord was born 1538 and died 12 Feb 1554.
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 Information about Edward VI of England
However, he was soon deposed and sent under arrest to the Tower of London by John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and although Somerset briefly regained his place on the Council in 1550, he was executed in 1551.
Somerset was deposed, but John Dudley, Earl of Warwick made himself Lord President instead of Lord Protector, and even encouraged Edward VI into declaring his majority as soon as he was sixteen.
The rise of the Earl of Warwick (later Duke of Northumberland) was accompanied by the fall of Catholicism in England.
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 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council - Dudley Castle
Dudley Castle was erected after 1070 and it was likely that the hill that the castle was built on which was part of Dudley was taken into the estate of Sedgley as that was the property of the king.
John de Somery had no children but his sister married a John de Sutton and that family followed as as barons of Dudley.
Sir John Dudley was very ambitious and a firm favourite at the Court of King Henry VIII.
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 Biographies of Great Men & Women of England, Wales and Scotland
Earl of Carrick, Robert Bruce was born at Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire, in 1274, of both Norman and Celtic ancestry.
John Balliol was supported by King Edward, who believed him to be the weaker and more compliant of the two Scottish claimants.
With the execution of Wallace, it was time for Robert Bruce, whose heritage as Earl of Carrick made him much more than "a mere Anglo-Norman fish out of water, grassed on a Celtic riverbank" to free himself from his fealty to Edward and to lead the fight for Scotland.
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 thePeerage.com - Person Page 10296
She married John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, son of Edmund Dudley and Elizabeth Grey, 6th Baroness Lisle.
She was the daughter of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland and Jane Guilford.
She married Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon, son of Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and Catherine Pole, on 25 May 1553.
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 New Face for the Lady   (Site not responding. Last check: )
John Aylmer, Jane’s Protestant tutor, describes a scene occurring sometime before early 1553 wherein Jane was presented with a gift of “apparel of tinsel cloth of gold and velvet, laid on with parchment lace of gold” from Princess Mary.
Catherine Dudley’s physical appearance is not well documented, so that other types of clues must be utilized in order to either include or exclude her as a potential identification for the sitter.
The use of an initial derived from Dudley’s title, rather than his surname, is significant as it suggests that such a practice existed, thereby widening the range of possibilities for identification based on the initial D’ It also suggests that the D on the book does not refer to Dudley.
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 Earl of Warwick
It was traditionally associated with posssession of Warwick Castle, and when the 11th Earl entailed the castle to his heirs male, he probably intended to entail the earldom as well.
At the death of the eighth Rich Earl, the title became extinct, and was granted to Francis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke, thus uniting again the title and castle.
The new Earl, technically The Earl Brooke and of Warwick, was given permission to use the more prestigious Warwick title alone, and thus the Greville Earls have always been known simply as The Earl of Warwick.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/earl_of_warwick   (491 words)

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