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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.
Barrett L. Beer traces the Duke of Northumberland’s life and rise to power, which form an extraordinary chapter in the troubled history of Tudor England. 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.
17. März 2015 · John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland was a Tudor soldier and politician who became Chief Minister in the reign of Edward VI. John Dudley is most associated with the attempt to get Lady Jane Grey onto the throne of England on the death of Edward. The failure of this led to the execution of Dudley.
Overview. Duke of Northumberland, John Dudley. (1502—1553) Quick Reference. ( c. 1505–53). Dudley had a brilliant but brief career at the very top of Tudor politics. His father, Henry VII's financier Edmund Dudley, was executed in 1510. His mother Elizabeth Grey, daughter of Viscount Lisle, remarried in 1511.
