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Dudley, John (1504 - 1553)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1504 (possibly born 1502 [CP IX, 722])
Death Date: 1553-08-22

Notes

Restored in blood 1512. Imprisoned in the Tower 25 July 1553; beheaded

Parents

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Guildford, Jane (1508/9 - 1554/5)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1525
    Union ended: n.d.

Siblings

Offspring

Primary Title

  • 7th Baron Lisle
  • 19th Earl of Warwick
  • 1st Duke of Northumberland
  • Knight

Titles

  • 7th Baron Lisle
    Assumed: 1530
    Vacated: 1553-08-22
  • 7th Viscount Lisle
    Assumed: 1540/1-03-12
    Vacated: 1553-08-22
  • 19th Earl of Warwick
    Assumed: 1546/7-02-16
    Vacated: 1553-08-22
  • 1st Duke of Northumberland
    Assumed: 1551-10-11
    Vacated: 1553-08-22
  • Knight
    Assumed: 1523-11-06

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
MP, Kent 1529
JP, Surrey 1531 1532
JP, Sussex 1531 1532
Constable, Warwickshire 1531/2 -3 -16 Held jointly
JP, Warwickshire 1532
Sheriff, Staffordshire 1536 -11 -27
Vice Admiral, England 1536/7 -2 1542/3 -01
JP, Kent 1537 1539
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1538
JP, Staffordshire 1538
JP, Sussex 1538
JP, Surrey 1538 1539
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Worcestershire 1540
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Staffordshire 1540
JP, Worcestershire 1540
JP, Staffordshire 1540
JP, Surrey 1541
MP, Staffordshire 1542
Warden, Marches towards Scotland 1542 -11 -8 1543 -03
Lord High Admiral, England 1542/3 -1 -26 1546/7 -02 -17
Keeper & Steward, Worcestershire 1543 -8 -3
Privy Councillor, England 1543 -4 -23 1553 -07
Steward, Worcestershire 1543 -8 -3
Chamberlain of the Household, England 1546/7 -2 -17 1549/50 -02 -1
JP, Herefordshire 1547
JP, Shropshire 1547
JP, Warwickshire 1547
JP, Gloucestershire 1547
JP, Staffordshire 1547
JP, Worcestershire 1547
Lieut of the North, England 1547 -7 -17
Constable, Anglesey 1548 1553 -08 -22 held office until death
Council President, Marches of Wales 1549 1550
Lord High Admiral, England 1549 -10 -28 1550 -05 -14
President, Privy Council, England 1549/50 -2 1553 -07
Steward of the Household, England 1549/50 -2 -20 1553
Governor, Northumberland 1550 -5 -27 1553 -07
Lord Lieut, Warwickshire 1550
Warden, Marches towards Scotland 1550 -5 -27 1553 -07
Earl Marshal, England 1551 -4 -20
Chancellor, Cambridgeshire 1552 1553
Chief Steward of the Exchequer, Cumberland 1553 -5 -2 1553 -07
Chief Steward of the Exchequer, Northumberland 1553 -5 -2 1553 -07
Chief Steward of the Exchequer, Westmorland 1553 -5 -2 1553 -07
Chief Steward of the Exchequer, Yorkshire 1553 -5 -2 1553 -07

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Halden, Kent
  • Chelsea, Middlesex
  • Durham House, Middlesex
  • Syon, Middlesex
  • Dudley Castle, Staffordshire

Lands

  • Herefordshire
  • Huntingdonshire
  • Northamptonshire
  • Rutland
  • Shropshire
  • Warwickshire
  • Worcestershire

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Dover (Unknown), Dover, Kent Duke of Northumberland's Minstrels
Performance - Guildhall (2), Barnstaple, Devon Duke of Northumberland's Players
Performance - Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset Duke of Northumberland's Players
Performance - St James Church, Poole, Dorset Duke of Northumberland's Players
Performance - Guildhall (2), Barnstaple, Devon Duke of Northumberland's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon Earl of Warwick's Minstrels
Performance - Cambridge (Unknown), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters
Performance - Lyme Regis (Unknown), Lyme Regis, Dorset Lord Admiral's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Lisle's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Lisle's Players
Performance - Guildhall, Bristol, Bristol (city-county) in Gloucestershire Lord Lisle's Players

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lord Admiral's Players Dudley, John (1504 - 1553) Players 1
Duke of Northumberland's Players Dudley, John (1504 - 1553) Players 1
Duke of Northumberland's Players Dudley, John (1504 - 1553) Players 1
Duke of Northumberland's Players Dudley, John (1504 - 1553) Players 1
Duke of Northumberland's Players Dudley, John (1504 - 1553) Players 1
Earl of Warwick's Trumpeters Dudley, John (1504 - 1553) Musicians 1
Lord Lisle's Players Dudley, John (1504 - 1553) Players 1
Lord Lisle's Players Dudley, John (1504 - 1553) Players 1
Lord Lisle's Players Dudley, John (1504 - 1553) Players 1
Earl of Warwick's Minstrels Dudley, John (1504 - 1553) Entertainers/Minstrels 1
Duke of Northumberland's Minstrels Dudley, John (1504 - 1553) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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  • Bindoff, S.T. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509–1558. 3 vols. London: Secker & Warburg, 1982
  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.