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Amy, Lady Dudley (née Robsart; 7 June 1532 – 8 September 1560) was the first wife of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, favourite of Elizabeth I of England. She is primarily known for her death by falling down a flight of stairs, the circumstances of which have often been regarded as suspicious.
In 1578 he married Lettice Knollys, the queen’s extremely attractive, red-headed cousin. Robert had long flirted with her, and she was now possibly pregnant. Two days after their private wedding at Wanstead House, Elizabeth arrived there on a progress, but nobody breathed a word.
Thank you to Christine Hartweg, author of Amy Robsart: A Life and its End for writing this guest article on Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, for us today. Who was Amy Robsart? And what do we really know about her? And why?
Robert Dudley was the fifth son of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and his wife Jane, daughter of Sir Edward Guildford. His paternal grandfather, Edmund Dudley , had been an adviser to King Henry VII and was executed for treason in 1510 by King Henry VIII .
21. März 2024 · When his wife, Amy, née Robsart, died in September 1560, it was widely rumoured that Dudley had murdered her in order to marry Elizabeth. Though there is no evidence to support this suspicion, Dudley did become an active suitor of the Queen. She rejected him, even proposing that he wed Mary, Queen of Scots.
26. Juni 2020 · Home. Period. Elizabethan. Robert Dudley: Queen Elizabeth I's great love. The 'Virgin Queen' never married, but one suitor came closer to her than any other. Tracy Borman explores the complex and sometimes scandalous relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley. Published: June 26, 2020 at 11:40 AM.
Robert Dudley, von Jan Anthoniszoon van Ravesteyn Zwar heiratete Elisabeth Dudley selbst nicht, erwartete jedoch von ihm, ebenfalls aufs Heiraten zu verzichten. [11] So kam es, dass er um 1570 ein Verhältnis „ohne weitere Bedingung“ (wie er es ihr gegenüber formulierte) mit Douglas Sheffield, der Witwe des 2.
