His passion, even as a youngster, was mathematics, astronomy, and He was also an incredibly gifted horseman, and nurtured this gift all his life. famous writer, Sir Philip Sidney, and literary patroness Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke. His second son, Simon V de Montfort, did succeed in taking possession of the earldom and its associated properties. Lord Leicester was succeeded by his eldest son from his second marriage, the second Earl. As we have seen, Elizabeth’s accession to the throne in 1558 brought Dudley great preferment, making him one of the most senior figures at court. His property was split between his two sisters, with Simon IV de Montfort, the son of the eldest sister, acquiring Leicester and the rights to the earldom. TUDOR TROPHY It is from this portrait that the present work derives. It was easier to marry off daughters than it was younger sons, as When he died the titles passed to his son, the fifth Earl. Arthur George Coke, second son of the third Earl. The title was again created in 1618 for Robert Sidney, his nephew. She offered his hand to Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) and, to facilitate this scheme, created him Earl of Leicester (1564), but the plan was halted by Mary's marriage to Lord Darnley (1545-1567). When in 1578 he did eventually marry for a second time, wedding (perhaps bigamously) Lettice Knollys (c.1540-1634), it provoked his temporary estrangement from Elizabeth. Leicester's common-wealth. See The National Archives [TNA SP12/17 FOL. He was finally recalled in 1587. Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester was the favourite of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) and a prolific patron of the arts. Legend has it that they saw a lot of each other during at this time, and their friendship turned to Arms of Coke, Earls of Leicester: Per pale gules and azure, three eagles displayed argent[3]. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk for sixty years and was made a Knight of the Garter in 1873. Amy herself was an heiress, so the marriage was even more desirable in After a year's imprisonment, they were released, probably following the death of their mother, Jane Dudley, in 1555. Within a year he had been acknowledged as Elizabeth’s favourite and as her most probable choice for husband. Right now, we don't have much information about Education Life. Townshend was a female-line great-great-great-grandson of Lady Lucy Sydney, daughter of the second Earl of the 1618 creation. land to help Elizabeth out of financial difficulty. The title was first created for Robert de Beaumont, but he nearly always used his French title of Count of Meulan. He also added: "and From about 1564, Leicester was leader at court of the Puritan party, which desired war with Spain. (The husband of the younger daughter, Saer de Quincy, was created Earl of Winchester.) Matilda, however, soon died, and the title passed to John of Gaunt, husband of her younger sister, Blanche, who was later created Duke of Lancaster. Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in any emails. they were often not heirs to their father's lands and titles. He was struggling financially himself, and Elizabeth never forgot his sacrifice. Lord Leicester began the construction of Holkham Hall in Norfolk. Patrick Thomas Salvin Bowlby (b.1931), until sold 2015. that respect. any marriage that could be secured for him would be advantageous. His wife's mysterious death in 1560 darkened his reputation, however. marriage to Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon, but perhaps the interest in Mary comes from the fact that she was the mother of the Robert Dudley, created Earl of Leicester in 1564. (The peers are vassals to the Sovereign, and no one can be a vassal to himself.) When still a child, he was brought into the society of King Edward VI (1537-1553) and Princess (later Queen) Elizabeth. Anxious to sire an heir, Leicester embarked on an affair with Douglas Sheffield, the dowager Lady Sheffield, which produced a son, Sir Robert Leicester. He was kept in the Beauchamp Tower, which was only a walkway from the Bell Tower, where Elizabeth was herself a prisoner His son Thomas Coke was a politician and noted agriculturalist. 1543-d.1563), who we know was in England by 1561[2] and is a possible candidate for the artist of the Waddesdon portrait. Lady Jane following Wyatt's rebellion, but the rest of the Dudley sons were spared. 2003). Upon Edward’s death (1553), he aided his father in the plot to place Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537-1554) upon the throne, was sent to the Tower of London, and condemned to death. He sat for his portrait several times and his best-known portrait is that now in the collection of the Rothschild Family Trust at Waddesdon Manor. 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