John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland

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John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, was a powerful 16th-century English nobleman and statesman who effectively ruled England during the later years of Edward VI’s reign and played a central role in the succession crisis surrounding Lady Jane Grey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English nobleman ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
politician ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
arrangedMarriageFor Lady Jane Grey ⓘ
surface form: Guildford Dudley and Lady Jane Grey
birthDate 1504 ⓘ
causeOfDeath execution by beheading ⓘ
child Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick ⓘ
Guildford Dudley ⓘ
John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick ⓘ
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ⓘ
convictedOf high treason ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1553-08-22 ⓘ
deFactoRulerOf England ⓘ
education household of Sir Edward Guildford ⓘ
era Tudor period ⓘ
father Edmund Dudley ⓘ
fullName John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: John Dudley
houseOrDynasty Dudley family ⓘ
militaryConflict Italian War of 1542–1546 ⓘ
War of the Rough Wooing ⓘ
surface form: Rough Wooing
monarchServed Edward VI of England ⓘ
surface form: Edward VI

Henry VIII of England ⓘ
surface form: Henry VIII
mother Elizabeth Grey ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Earl of Warwick ⓘ
Viscount Lisle ⓘ
notableFor central role in the succession crisis of 1553 ⓘ
leading the government during the later years of Edward VI’s reign ⓘ
promoting Lady Jane Grey’s claim to the English throne ⓘ
numberOfChildren 13 ⓘ
opposedClaimantToThrone Mary Tudor, Queen of France ⓘ
surface form: Mary Tudor
parliamentaryRole member of the House of Lords ⓘ
periodOfDeFactoRule c. 1550–1553 ⓘ
placeOfBirth London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
placeOfDeath Tower Hill, London ⓘ
placeOfExecution Tower Hill, London ⓘ
positionHeld Lord High Admiral of England ⓘ
surface form: Lord Admiral of England

Lord Great Chamberlain ⓘ
Lord President of the Council ⓘ
Master of the Horse ⓘ
Warden of the Scottish Marches ⓘ
relativeByMarriage Lady Jane Grey ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
servedIn English navy ⓘ
spouse Jane Guildford ⓘ
style The Right Honourable ⓘ
supportedClaimantToThrone Lady Jane Grey ⓘ

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Edward VI of England → regent → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset → successorAsLordProtector → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland → fullName → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley
Sir Philip Sidney → relative → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Edward Tudor → advisor → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Edward Tudor → regent → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester → father → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Council of Regency for Edward VI → hasMember → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Dudley family → notableMember → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Dudley family → fateOfKeyMember → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, executed in 1553
Edmund Dudley → father → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley
Edmund Dudley → child → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Elizabeth Grey → motherOf → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Elizabeth Grey → hasChild → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Elizabeth Grey → relative → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
Guildford Dudley → father → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Guildford Dudley → associatedWith → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Earl of Warwick → hasTitleHolder → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Viscount Lisle → heldBy → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Viscount Lisle → titleCreatedFor → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Viscount Lisle → notableHolder → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick → father → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick → father → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ⓘ
this entity surface form: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland