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John Dudley, 1. Duke of Northumberland war ein englischer Adliger, der von 1549 bis 1553 im Namen des minderjährigen Königs Edward VI. de facto England regierte. Nach dessen Tod 1553 versuchte er, seine Schwiegertochter Lady Jane Grey als Königin zu etablieren, was jedoch scheiterte und zu seiner Hinrichtung führte.
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504 – 22 August 1553) was an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Jane Grey on the English throne after the King's death.
John Dudley, duke of Northumberland was an English politician and soldier who was the virtual ruler of England from 1549 to 1553, during the minority of King Edward VI. Almost all historical sources regard him as an unscrupulous schemer whose policies undermined England’s political stability.
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26. Feb. 2024 · Known as the “wicked Duke”, John Dudley was a powerful Tudor statesman who served loyally during the reign of Henry VIII and his son, Edward VI, before a plot to usurp the Catholic Queen Mary led to his untimely demise.
22. Aug. 2016 · On 22nd August 1553, John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, was beheaded on Tower Hill for his part in putting his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, on the throne in place of Mary I. Northumberland's friends, Sir John Gates and Sir Thomas Palmer, were also executed on this day in 1553 for supporting Northumberland.
The emergence of John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, as the most powerful man in England in 1549 was one of the most unlikely events of the Tudor century. The son of an executed traitor, Dudley was distinguished neither by learning, administrative talent, nor political genius.
30. März 2017 · John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland is one of the Tudor villains we all love to hate. His unbridled ambition is held responsible for the death of his sixteen-year-old daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, whilst even before the attempt to put her on the throne as his puppet, he was considered a tyrant and a bully.
