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John DUDLEY Chancellor of the University, 1551 . S. of Edmund, privy councillor to Henry VII. B. c 1502 . Knighted, in France , 1523 . Created Viscount Lisle, 1542 ; Earl of Warwick, 1547 ; and Duke of Northumberland, 1551 . Earl Marshal, 1551 . K.G. 1543 . Governor of Boulogne [ France ], 1544 . Ambassador to France , 1546 . A very distinguished military commander. Supported the claims of his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, to the throne. [Died]; Executed on Tower Hill [ London ], 22 Aug., 1553. Father of Ambrose and Robert (1564). ( Cooper, I. 112; D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ) | John DUDLEY, Duke of Northumberland Approx. lifespan: 15021553 Chancellor of the University 1551 s. of Edmund DUDLEY privy councillor to Henry VII. b. c1502 Knighted, in France , 1523 Created Viscount Lisle 1542 ; Earl of Warwick 1547 ; and Duke of Northumberland 1551 Earl Marshal 1551 K.G. 1543 Governor of Boulogne, [France], 1544 Ambassador to France , 1546 A very distinguished military commander. Supported the claims of his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, to the throne. d. executed on Tower Hill, [London], 1553:08:22 father of Ambrose DUDLEY, Earl of Warwick (1564) father of Robert DUDLEY (1564) ( Cooper I. 112; D.N.B. ; G.E.C. ) |