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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

1532 - 1588

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Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) 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. Dudley's youth was overshadowed by the downfall of his family in 1553 after his father, the Duke of Northumberland, had failed to prevent the accession of Mary I. Robert Dudley was condemned to death but was released in 1554 and took part in the Battle of St. Quentin under Mary's husband and co-ruler, Philip, which led to his full rehabilitation, but also to the death of his younger brother Henry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester is the 2,760th most popular politician (up from 2,917th in 2019), the 690th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 623rd in 2019) and the 137th most popular British Politician.

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester is most famous for being the favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and for his role in the execution of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ranks 2,760 out of 19,576. Before him are Yasuo Fukuda, Thaïs, Henry III of Castile, Kiro Gligorov, Princess Louise of Belgium, and Marie François Sadi Carnot. After him are Crispus, Jomo Kenyatta, Houari Boumédiène, Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, Erich Koch, and Ali al-Sistani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1532, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ranks 3. Before him are John Hawkins, and Tulsidas. After him are Yermak Timofeyevich, Maerten de Vos, Francis Walsingham, Luís Fróis, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Jean-Antoine de Baïf, and Menocchio. Among people deceased in 1588, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ranks 5. Before him are Mimar Sinan, Paolo Veronese, Frederick II of Denmark, and Henry I, Duke of Guise. After him are 3rd Dalai Lama, Qi Jiguang, Henri, Prince of Condé, Bernardino Telesio, Johann Weyer, Alonso Sánchez Coello, and Plautilla Nelli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ranks 690 out of 8,785. Before him are Roger Glover (1945), Æthelflæd (869), Thomas Fairfax (1612), Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810), Lady Katherine Grey (1540), and John le Carré (1931). After him are Robert Smith (1959), Deborah Kerr (1921), Tristan (535), Stanley Rous (1895), Capability Brown (1716), and Anne Neville (1456).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ranks 137. Before him are Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (1390), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767), Æthelflæd (869), Thomas Fairfax (1612), and Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810). After him are Tristan (535), Anne Neville (1456), Norman Angell (1872), Alec Douglas-Home (1903), Stanley Baldwin (1867), and Margaret Douglas (1515).

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