Title

The Earl of Leicester, 16th century, (1896). Artist: Unknown

Caption

The Earl of Leicester, 16th century, (1896). Portrait of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, (1823). A courtier of Elizabeth I, Dudley (1532-1588) was regarded as her most likely choice for a husband. However his wife's mysterious death in 1560 placed a dark spot on his reputation. In 1561 he suggested to Philip II to restore Roman Catholicism in England in return for Philip's endorsement of his to Elizabeth. Yet by 1563 Elizabeth realised the impracticality of such a marriage. She offered his hand to Mary Queen of Scots and created him Earl of Leicester in 1564, however Mary married Lord Darnley. Illustration after a picture in the collection of the Marquess of Salisbury, Hatfield House, from a work published by Boussod, Valadon & Co, (1896).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1896

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C15_183

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,5Mb) / 12,4in x 15,7in / 3705 x 4716 (300dpi)

Keywords

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