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Dudley, Robert, Earl of Leicester

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Dudley, Robert, Earl of Leicester (c.1532–88) English nobleman. He became a favourite of Elizabeth I soon after her accession in 1558. Following the mysterious death of Dudley's wife, Amy Robsart, in 1560 it was rumoured that he would marry the queen; this did not happen, although Dudley remained in favour with Elizabeth throughout his life and in 1564 was created Earl of Leicester. He was later given the command of the military campaign in the Netherlands (1585–87) and of the forces preparing to resist the Armada (1588).

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Dudley, Robert, earl of Leicester

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Dudley, Robert, earl of Leicester (1533–88), courtier and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Uncle of Sir P. Sidney, he was a notable patron of writers and poets, including Spenser. His personal power and ambitions provoked much hatred and a tradition of literary attacks, the most famous of which is Sir W. Scott's Kenilworth.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Dudley, Robert, earl of Leicester." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-DudleyRobertearlofLeicstr.html

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