John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland was an English military officer and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lad
Posthumous portrait, c. 1607
In 1545, Lord High Admiral John Dudley, Viscount Lisle, welcomed King Henry VIII on board the Henri Grace a Dieu, popularly called Great Harry.
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset
King Edward VI c. 1550
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.
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
…his chance to retain his power beyond the boy's lifetime or out of loyalty. Edward VI died on 6 July 1553. The next morning Northumberland sent his son Robert into Hertfordshire with 300 men to secure the person of Mary Tudor. Aware of her half-brother's condition, the Princess had only days before moved to…
c. 1564 portrait
Elizabeth's coronation procession: Dudley is on horseback on the far left, leading the palfrey of honour.
Dudley c. 1560
Lord Leicester. An 18th-century copy of his portrait and autograph