Pedigree of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, ca. 1564-1566.

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Pedigree of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, ca. 1564-1566.

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Official heraldic pedigree of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, created with an intention to demonstrate his suitability to be a royal consort. The pedigree was prepared by Robert Cooke.

35 ff., 19 cm., illuminated manuscript, on vellum; bound volume, in a slipcase.

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College of Arms (Great Britain)

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Cooke, Robert, -1592

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Robert Cooke was Clarenceux King of Arms. From the description of Pedigrees of the nobility [manuscript], ca. 1575? (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 630130694 Robert Dudley, the celebrated favorite of Elizabeth I. In 1564 the Queen created him the Earl of Leicester and proposed as a husband to Mary Queen of Scots. Robert Cooke was appointed Chester Herald to the College of Arms, through the Earl's influence. From the description of Pedigree of Ro...

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Sluis fell to Spanish forces on August 4, N.S. From the description of Provisions ordered by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to be sent to the besieged town of Sluys [Fr. L'Ecluse], Netherlands, 1587 July 28. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 428974664 John Gray was the son of John Gray of Flansham, Sussex. From the description of Conveyance by bargain and sale from Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, to John Gray, yeoman [manuscript], 1574 Novemb...