Robert Dudley 1st Earl Leicester [39859] ²⁵

  General Notes:

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  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded, 1564.

Robert married Amy Robsart [39860] [MRIN: 8392], daughter of Sir John of Syderstone Robsart Lord of the Manor of Syderstone in Norfolk [39861] and Elizabeth Scott [39862], on 5 Jun 1550 in the royal palace of Sheen at Richmond, near London. (Amy Robsart [39860] was born about 1540 and died on 8 Sep 1560 in Cumnor Place.)

Robert next married Douglas Howard Bareness Sheffield of Butterwick) [18473] [MRIN: 8391], daughter of William of Effingham Howard 1st Baron Howard of Effingham [14832] and Margaret Gamage Baroness Howard of Effingham [14831], in May 1573 in Esher. (Douglas Howard Bareness Sheffield of Butterwick) [18473] was born about 1545, died before 11 Dec 1608 and was buried on 11 Dec 1608 in St.Margaret's, Westminster.)

  Marriage Notes:

secretly

Robert next married Lettice Knollys Countess Essex / Countess Leicester [39864] [MRIN: 8415], daughter of Sir Francis Knollys Knight [39866] and Catherine Carey Chief Lady of Bedchamber [39867], on 21 Sep 1577 in Wanstead, Essex, England. (Lettice Knollys Countess Essex / Countess Leicester [39864] was born in 1539 in Wanstead, Warwick, England, died on 25 Dec 1634 in Drayton Basset, Staffordshire, England and was buried in Collegiate Church, Warwick, Warwichshire, England.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Married, 21 Sep 1577, Wanstead, Essex, England. 21 Sep 1577/8, Wanstead, Essex, secretly and bigamously