Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick
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Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, KG was an English nobleman and general, and an elder brother of Queen Elizabeth I's favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Their father was John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, who led the English government from 1550–1553 under King Edward VI and unsuccessfully tried to establish Lady Jane Grey on the English throne after the King's death in July 1553. For his participation in this venture, Ambrose Dudley was imprisoned in the Tower of London and condemned to death. Reprieved, his rehabilitation came after he fought for King Philip in the Battle of St. Quentin.
Engraving by Willem de Passe, 1620, after an earlier portrait
Warwick Castle, the ancient seat of the Earls of Warwick. Ambrose Dudley welcomed Queen Elizabeth at the castle in 1572.
Funeral effigy of Ambrose Dudley in the Beauchamp Chapel of Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death. He was a suitor for the queen's hand for many years.
Portrait in Waddesdon Manor, c. 1564. In the background are the devices of the Order of Saint Michael and the Order of the Garter; Robert Dudley was a knight of both.
Elizabeth's coronation procession: Robert Dudley is on horseback on the far left, leading the palfrey of honour.
Elizabeth I coronation miniature
Lord Robert Dudley c. 1560