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John 
Dudley
1502 - 1553


John 
Dudley
, English soldier and politician. Restored in blood on repeal of father' s attainder (1512-13); deputy governor of Calais (1538); warden of Scottish marches (1542); lord high admiral (1542); took part in invasion of Scotland (1544) under Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford; captured Boulogne (1544); joint regent and high chamberlain of England (1547); defeated Scots at Pinkie (1547); brought about fall (1549) and execution (1552) of Somerset; virtual ruler of England (1549-53); married his fourth son, Guildford (d. 1554), to Lady Jane Grey and induced Edward VI to sign letters patent altering succession of crown to fall to Lady Jane Grey); proclaimed Lady Jane queen on death of Edward VI, but found no support; executed for resisting Mary's succession (1553).

Born: 1502Baptised:
Died: Tower Hill, London, , , England 22nd Aug 1553 Buried:
Family:
Dudley

Titles:

Ancestors
[ Patrilineage | Matrilineage | Earliest Ancestors | Force | Force2 | Set Relationship | Relationship | Options ]

1.
John 
Dudley
(
Guildford
) 1502 - 1553
2.
Sir Edmund 
Dudley
(
Grey
,
?
) + 1510
4.
John 
Dudley
+ ante 1502
 
3.
Elizabeth 
Grey
(
Dudley
) + post 1502
 
 

Siblings


1.
Jerome 
Dudley

2.
Elizabeth 
Dudley
* ante 1494
3.
Simon 
Dudley
1505 - 1555
4.
Adl.Sir Andrew 
Dudley
+ 1559

Spouses



1. c. 1522
Jane 
Guildford
(
Dudley
) 1504 - 1555

Descendants
[ Options ]

a.
Jane 
Guildford
(
Dudley
) 1504 - 1555
1.
Sir Henry 
Dudley
1525 - 1544
2.
John 
Dudley
(
Seymour
) 1530 - 1554
3.
Ambrose 
Dudley
(
Whorwood
,
Talboys
) 1531 - 1590
3a.
Ann 
Whorwood
(
Dudley
) + 1552
3.1.
John 
Dudley
4.
Robert 
Dudley
(
Robsart
,
Knollys
) 1533 - 1588
4a. ?
4.1.
Sir Robert 
Dudley
1574 - 1649
b. ?
5.
Mary 
Dudley
(
Sidney
) ante 1536 - 1586
5a.
5.1.
Sir Philip 
Sidney
(
Walsingham
) 1554 - 1586 ...
5.2.
Mary 
Sidney
+ 1621
c.
Jane 
Guildford
(
Dudley
) 1504 - 1555
6.
Guildford 
Dudley
(
Grey
) 1536 - 1554
d. ?
7.
Katherine 
Dudley
* ante 1538
Sources

Timeline


1502Born (birth)
c. 1522Married
Jane 
Guildford
(
Dudley
) 1504 - 1555 (marriage)
12th Mar 1542
John 
Dudley
(
Guildford
) 1502 - 1553 inherited the title
Lisle
  [V]
1547
John 
Dudley
(
Guildford
) 1502 - 1553 inherited the title
Warwick
  [E] 1547-53
c. 1551Godparent to
Henry 
Cavendish
(
Talbot
) 1550 - 1616 (baptism)
1551
John 
Dudley
(
Guildford
) 1502 - 1553 inherited the title
Northumberland
  [D]
11th Oct 1551
John 
Dudley
(
Guildford
) 1502 - 1553 inherited the title
Northumberland
  [D]
22nd Aug 1553Died (death) London, England
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