Dudley family

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The Dudley family is a prominent English noble lineage historically influential in Tudor politics and court affairs.

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Dudley family canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble family
associatedEstate Dudley Castle
surface form: Dudley Castle estate
associatedMonarch Edward VI of England
Elizabeth I of England
Henry VII of England
Henry VIII of England
Mary I of England
country Kingdom of England
courtConnection close to Edward VI of England
close to Elizabeth I of England
fateOfKeyMember Edmund Dudley executed in 1510
Guildford Dudley executed in 1554
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland
surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, executed in 1553
hereditaryStatus peerage of England
historicalPeriod Tudor England
surface form: Tudor period
involvedIn attempted placing of Lady Jane Grey on the English throne
succession crisis of 1553
legacy example of rise and fall of Tudor political families
remembered for close association with Elizabeth I
remembered for influence on Tudor succession
nobleTitleHeld Baron Dudley
Duke of Northumberland
Earl of Warwick
Viscount Lisle
notableAlliance allied with Protestant reformers in England
notableMember Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick
Edmund Dudley
Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley
Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley
Guildford Dudley
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland
surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland

John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
originOfName Dudley
surface form: Dudley, West Midlands
peakInfluence mid-16th century
politicalReputation associated with factional court politics
seen as powerful royal favorites
politicalRole influential in Tudor court politics
military commanders
royal advisors
region Staffordshire
religiousAlignment largely Protestant during later Tudor period
riseToProminence late 15th century
seat Dudley Castle

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Sarah Dudley memberOf Dudley family
Mercy Dudley memberOf Dudley family
Patience Dudley memberOf Dudley family
Patience Dudley notableFamily Dudley family
Patience Dudley notableFamily Dudley family
subject surface form: Thomas Dudley
Deborah Dudley memberOf Dudley family
Deborah Dudley notableFamily Dudley family
Guildford Dudley nobleFamily Dudley family
Earl of Warwick associatedWithDynasty Dudley family
Viscount Lisle associatedFamily Dudley family
Viscount Lisle usedAsCourtesyTitleBy Dudley family
Dorothy Yorke Dudley memberOf Dudley family
Rebecca Tyng associatedWith Dudley family