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DUDLEY, alias SUTTON, Robert (1471/72-1539), of Shrewsbury, Salop.

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b. 1471/72, yr. s. of Sir Edmund Dudley of Dudley, Staffs. by 2nd w. Maud, da. of Thomas, 8th Lord Clifford, wid. of Sir John Harington (d. 30 Dec. 1460) of Hornby, Lincs.; poss. bro. of Richard. m. (1) Elizabeth, (2) Catherine (d.1549/50), da. and coh. of Robert Knight of Shrewsbury and Baschurch, Salop, wid. of David Ireland of Shrewsbury, s.p.Aged 66 in 1538, H. Owen and J. B. Blakeway, Shrewsbury, 298 n. 3. Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 4), xii. 181; Shrewsbury Guildhall i. 75(2), f. unnumbered; Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. x. 1; Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxviii), 270, 289-90.
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Burgess (common councilman), Shrewsbury in 1512, bailiff 1515 – 16, 1522 – 23, 1526 – 27, 1531 – 32, coroner 1521 – 22, alderman by 6 Mar. 1525 – d.; warden, mercers’ guild 1523 – 24, 1530 – 31; commr. subsidy 1523, 1524.Shrewsbury Guildhall, 66. f. unnumbered, 76(iii), f. unnumbered; LP Hen. VIII, iii-iv; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 1), iii. 252, 254–6; Owen and Blakeway, 305.

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DUDLEY, alias SUTTON, Robert (1471/72-1539), of Shrewsbury, Salop.
Main residence: Shrewsbury, Salop.
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DUDLEY, Sir Robert (1532/33-88).

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b. 24 June 1532 or 1533, 5th s. of Sir John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and later Duke of Northumberland, by Jane, da. and h. of Sir Edward Guildford of Halden and Hemsted, Kent. m. (1) 4 June 1550, Amy (d.1560), da. and h. of Sir John Robsart of Siderstern, Norf., s.p.; ?(2) 1571 or 1573, Douglas, da. of William, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham, wid. of John, 2nd Baron Sheffield, 1s.; (2 or 3) 21 Sept. 1578, Lettice, da. of (Sir) Francis Knollys of Rotherfield Greys, Oxon., wid. of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, 1s. d.v.p. Kntd. bef. June 1550; KG nom. 24 Apr. inst. 3 June 1559; cr. Baron of Denbigh 28 Sept. and Earl of Leicester 29 Sept. 1564.CP giving date of birth; DNB; G. Adlard, Amye Robsart, 16; Lit. Rems. Edw. VI, 275.
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Jt. (with Sir John Robsart) steward and constable, Castle Rising 13 Dec. 1550; commr. relief, Norf. 1550, goods of churches and fraternities 1553; gent. privy chamber Aug. 1551; chief carver Sept. 1551; master of the buckhounds 11 Nov. 1552, of the horse Jan. 1559 – Dec. 1587; jt. ld. lt. Norf. 1552, 1553, ld. lt. Warws. 1559, Berks. ?1560, Worcs. 1569 – 70, Essex, Herts. and Mdx. 1585, Oxon., Leics., Rutland 1587 – d.; PC 23 Apr. 1559; j.p. Herefs., Warws., Worcs. 1561 and later of other counties, custos rot. Denb. and Warws. c.1573, Caern. and Merion. c. 1579, Anglesey and Flints. c. 1584, constable, Windsor castle 1562 – d.; high steward, Camb. Univ. 1563 – d.; chancellor, Oxf. Univ. 31 Dec. 1564 – d.; chamberlain, Chester 2 July 1565 – d.; steward, Bristol to Apr. 1570 – d., Lynn and Yarmouth 1572 – d., Norwich cathedral 1574 – d.; trier of petitions in the Lords, Parlts. of 1571, 1572, 1584; ld. steward of Household 1584 – 88; c.j. in eyre, south of Trent Nov. 1585 – d.; gov. United Provinces Feb. 1586.CPR, 1549–51, p. 402; 1550–3, pp. 270, 395; 1553, pp. 49, 357, 415; Lit. Rems. Edw. VI, 338; APC, iv. 50, 278; SP12/93, 145; E163/14/8 ex inf. J. C. Sainty; Bristol AO, 04721, f. 299; LJ, i. 667, 703; ii. 63.

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DUDLEY, Sir Robert (1532/33-88).
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DUDLEY, Sir John (1504/6-53), of Halden, Kent; Dudley Castle, Staffs.; Durham Place, London; Chelsea and Syon, Mdx.

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b. 1504 /6, 1st S. of Edmund Dudley of Atherington, Suss. and London by Elizabeth, suo jureBaroness Lisle, da. of Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Lisle; bro. of Sir Andrew. m. by 1526, Jane, da. of Sir Edward Guildford of Halden and Hemsted, Kent, 8s. inc. Sir Robert 2da. suc. fa. 18 Aug. 1510. Kntd. 4 Nov. 1523; KG nom. 23 Apr. inst. 5 May 1543, cr. Viscount Lisle 12 Mar. 1542, Earl of Warwick 16 Feb. 1547, Duke of Northumberland 11 Oct. 1551.Date of birth estimated from age at the restoration in blood in 1512 when he was ‘under the age of eight years’ and from his sale of property in 1527. This biography rests on B. L. Beer, Northumberland, M. L. Bush, Govt. Pol. Somerset, and D. E. Hoak, The King’s Council in the Reign of Edw. VI.
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J.p. Surr., Suss. 1531 – 45, Warws. 1532 – d., Kent 1537 – d., Staffs. 1538 – d., Worcs. 1540 – d., numerous counties 1547 – d.; jt. (with Sir Francis Bryan) constable, Warwick castle, Warws. Mar. 1532–50, knight of the body by 1533, master of the armoury, Tower of London 10 July 1534–44; sheriff, Staffs. 1536 – 37, chief trencher 16 Feb. 1537 – 12 Jan. 1553; v.-adm. Feb. 1537 – Jan. 1543; dep. gov. Calais 29 Sept. 1538; ambassador to Spain Oct. 1537; master of horse to Queen Anne of Cleves 1540; warden, Scottish marches 8 Nov. 1542 – ?Apr. 1543, 20 Oct. 1551 – July 1553; ld. admiral 26 Jan. 1543 – 17 Feb. 1547, 28 Oct. 1549 – 14 May 1550; PC 23 Apr. 1543 – July 1553; gov. Boulogne 30 Sept. 1544 – 31 Jan. 1545; chamberlain, Household 17 Feb. 1547 – 1 Feb. 1550, master 20 Feb. 1550 – July 1553; lt. of the north 17 July 1547; constable, Beaumaris castle, Anglesey by 1548 – d., pres. council in the marches of Wales 1549 – 50; ld. lt. Warws. 1550, ld. pres. the Council Feb. 1550 – July 1553; gov. Northumb. and warden of the east marches 27 May 1550 – July 1553; earl marshal 20 Apr. 1551; chancellor, Camb. Univ. 1552 – 53, steward, ct. augmentations, Yorks. (E. Riding) 13 Apr. 1552 – July 1553; chief steward, Exchequer, Cumb., Northumb. Westmld., Yorks. 2 May – July 1553; trier of petitions in the Lords, Parlt. of Mar. 1553; numerous commissions and minor offices.

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DUDLEY, Sir John (1504/6-53), of Halden, Kent; Dudley Castle, Staffs.; Durham Place, London; Chelsea and Syon, Mdx.
Main residence: Halden, Kent; Dudley Castle, Staffs.; Durham Place, London; Chelsea and Syon, Mdx.
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DUDLEY, Sir John (1504/6-53)

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DUDLEY, John (by 1526-80), of Stoke Newington, Mdx.

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b. by 1526, 2nd s. of Thomas Dudley of Yanwath, Westmld. by Grace, da. and coh. of Sir Lancelot Threlkeld of Threlkeld, Cumb. and Yanwath; bro. of Thomas. m. by 1574, Elizabeth, da. of William Gardiner of Grove House, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks., 1da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Mdx. Peds. (Harl. Soc. lxv), 147; Vis. Cumb. (Harl. Soc. vii), 36; W. Jackson, Pprs. and Peds. (Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. and Arch. Soc.), ii. 137-51; Wm. Salt Arch. Soc. ix(2), 77-86; x(2), 3-7; C142/195/93; PCC 36 Loftes.
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Servant of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland and Sir Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, jt. (with Charles Foxe) clerk of the signet to council in the marches of Wales July 1565 – d.; gov. mines royal 1568, Highgate g.s., Mdx. at d. PCC 15 Darcy; CPR, 1563–6, p. 319; 1566–9, p. 211; P. H. Williams, Council in the Marches of Wales, 332.

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DUDLEY, John (by 1526-80), of Stoke Newington, Mdx.
Main residence: Stoke Newington, Mdx.
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DUDLEY, John (by 1526-80)

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