- Born on June 24, 1532 at Kenilworth Castle
- Deceased on September 4, 1588 in Charlbury, at the age of 56 years
- Burial in Warwick
Parents
- John Dudley (c. 1501 - 1553), Duke of Northumberland, Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord President of the Council
- Jane Guildford (c. 1508 - 1554)
Family
- Married on June 4, 1550 in Richmond, with Amy Robsart (1532 - 1560)
- Relationship with Douglas Howard (1537 - 1608), issuing
- Robert (1574 - 1649)
- Married on September 21, 1578 in London, at Wanstead, with Lettice Knollys (1539 - 1634), Lady of the Bedchamber, issuing
- Relationship with Elizabeth Tudor, alias Elizabeth I of England (1533 - 1603), Queen of England
Occupations
- master of the Horse
- Lord Steward
- governor general of the United Provinces
- lord-lieutenant of Hertfordshire (1585 - 1588)
- lord-lieutenant of Essex (1585 - 1588)
- favori de la Reine Élisabeth Ière
- chancellor of the University of Oxford