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Edward Sutton, 4th Baron Dudley (circa 1515 – 12 July 1586). The oldest son and heir of
John Sutton, 3rd Baron Dudley John Sutton, 3rd Baron Dudley ( –1553), commonly known as Lord Quondam, was an English nobleman. Early life John Sutton was born in 1494, at Dudley Castle, Worcestershire, the eldest son and heir of Sir Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley and his w ...
. He was an English nobleman and soldier. Contemporary sources also refer to him as ''Sir Edward Dudley''.


Early life

Sir Edward was born around 1515 and was the eldest child and heir of
John Sutton, 3rd Baron Dudley John Sutton, 3rd Baron Dudley ( –1553), commonly known as Lord Quondam, was an English nobleman. Early life John Sutton was born in 1494, at Dudley Castle, Worcestershire, the eldest son and heir of Sir Edward Sutton, 2nd Baron Dudley and his w ...
and Lady Cicely Grey, daughter of
Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, 7th Baron Ferrers of Groby, (145520 September 1501) was an English nobleman, courtier and the eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville and her first husband Sir John Grey of Groby. Her seco ...
; and the paternal grandson of Edmund Sutton, Knight of Dudley Castle and Baron Tibertot and Cherleton and maternal great-grandson of
Elizabeth Woodville Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile; c. 1437Karen Lindsey, ''Divorced, Beheaded, Survived'', p. xviii, Perseus Books, 1995. – 8 June 1492), known as Dame Elizabeth Grey during her first marriage, was Queen of Engla ...
, former Queen consort of England.


Career

Sir Edward served in Ireland in 1536 under his uncle Leonard Grey, 1st Viscount Grane. He was made a captain of a company of 100 archers, under Sir William Brereton and on recommendation from
Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromwell (; – 28 July 1540) was an English statesman and lawyer who served as List of English chief ministers, chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false cha ...
. In 1538 his uncle wrote to Cromwell: "I beseech your lordship to be good lord unto my poor nephew Dudley." The young Sir Edward was referred to as very poor by himself and his uncle, his father had lost his estate and Dudley Castle in 1537. He served in Ireland until 1538. He joined an expedition to Scotland in 1547, where he became governor of
Hume Castle Hume Castle is the heavily modified remnants of a late 12th- or early 13th-century castle of enceinte held by the powerful Hume or Home family, Wardens of the Eastern March who became successively the Lords Home and the Earls of Home. The vi ...
after its capture by the English forces. He wrote to the
Earl of Shrewsbury Earl of Shrewsbury () is a hereditary title of nobility created twice in the Peerage of England. The second earldom dates to 1442. The holder of the Earldom of Shrewsbury also holds the title of Earl of Waterford (1446) in the Peerage of Ireland ...
from Hume on 11 September 1547 about the capture of the English Berwick Pursuivant, Henry Ray, and signed the letter "E. Duddeley". Hume was retaken by the Scots in December 1548, and Sutton captured. He was held at Spynie Palace. At the end of the war, on 28 March 1550, the Earl of Shrewsbury was asked by the Privy Council to organise his release by the exchange of French hostages to the value of £200. On the 17th of September 1553, Sutton succeeded his father (known as the "Lord Quondam" that is 'Lord Formerly') as Baron Dudley, and on the 2nd of October 1553, Sir Edward was knighted by
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. He was called to Parliament in 1554 as Baron of Dudley and was restored to ownership of his ancestral
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, which had been forfeited to the Crown by the attainder of his cousin the Duke of Northumberland. He was lieutenant of Hampnes, in Picardy, from 1556 to 1558, Subarticle on this Edmund Dudley. though the appointment appears to have been made in 1554 and was for life. He abandoned Hampnes in 1558, fearing the French and fled to
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with his garrison.
Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, Knight of the Garter, KG (c. 1530 – 21 February 1590) was an English peerage, nobleman and general, and an elder brother of Queen Elizabeth I's favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Their ...
, wrote to Lord Robert Dudley and
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in 1562 about Sir Edward:
"Edward Dudley was the first that entered Tankerville and is there, as I understand, very well liked by the gentlemen of the country, and also those that serve with him."
Upon the accession of
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1558, he sought to gain her favour, and entertained her at Dudley Castle, 1575.


Personal life

In 1553, the first year of the Catholic
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, Sir Edward buried his father, Sir John "Quondam" Sutton, with Catholic rites. In 1554 Queen Mary granted him the manors of Horborne, the Priory of Dudley, and titles of Northfield and Sedgley, with lands and rights in Dudley, Tressel and Cradley. After an early unsuccessful marriage proposal to a widow, a certain Anne, lady Berkeley, Sir Edward was married three times and had three children: 1. Catherine Brydges (m. 1556, d.1566), a Gentlewoman of the
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to Queen Mary, and the daughter of John Brydges, 1st Baron Chandos and Elizabeth (née Grey) of Wilton; they had one child: * Anne (b. c. 1556, d. 1605), who married first
Francis Throckmorton Sir Francis Throckmorton (155410 July 1584) was a conspirator against Queen Elizabeth I of England in the Throckmorton Plot. Early life He was the son of Sir John Throckmorton, Queen Mary's principal legal counsel, who was himself the seven ...
, conspirator against
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and had issue, and second Thomas Wylmer Esq., barrister at law and had issue. Queen Mary settled upon Edward and Catherine and their heirs the "... lordships of Sedgley, Himley and Swinford, the hays, forests and chases of Ashwood and Chaspell, and the lands called Willingsworth, in Sedgley, with divers lands and tenements in Himley, Wombourne and Swindon." With another grant in 1554, Queen Mary gave them and their male heirs Dudley Castle, Conigre Park and lands in Dudley, Fowley and Sedgley, which had been John Dudley's, Duke of Northumberland, and confiscated by the crown on his death in 1553. The grant was confirmed by
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in 1579. 2. Jane Stanley, a daughter of
Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby (c. 10 May 1509 – 24 October 1572) was an English nobleman and politician. He succeeded his father as Lord of Mann until his death, and then was succeeded by his son. Early life At the age of thirteen, ...
(m. 1567) with whom he had the following children: * Edward Dudley, who became the 5th Baron Dudley (b. 17 September 1567, d. 23 June 1643). * John Dudley (b. 30 November 1569, d. c. Feb 1644/45). 3. Mary Howard, the daughter of William, 1st Baron Howard on 16 December 1571 at Whitehall Palace in a triple wedding with
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and bride, Anne Cecil, and
Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester, KG, Earl Marshal (c. 1550 – 3 March 1628) was an English aristocrat. He was an important advisor to King James I (James VI of Scots), serving as Lord Privy Seal. Career He was the only son of thre ...
and bride Elizabeth Hastings. The year after Edward's death, Mary remarried to Richard Mompesson (d. 1627), courtier and briefly Member of Parliament. She died in 1600 and is buried in
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. In 1567, Sir Edward negotiated a prenuptial article of agreement for his daughter Anne, with Sir John Throckmorton for her to marry his eldest son and future conspirator,
Francis Throckmorton Sir Francis Throckmorton (155410 July 1584) was a conspirator against Queen Elizabeth I of England in the Throckmorton Plot. Early life He was the son of Sir John Throckmorton, Queen Mary's principal legal counsel, who was himself the seven ...
. As part of this agreement, Anne was sent to be brought up by her future mother-in-law, Margery Throckmorton and the manors of Sedgley, Swinford and Himley and all other lands granted to Edward Sutton, Lord of Dudley by
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and
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were part of the dowry. Anne's maternal aunt, Mary Brydges, was married to George Throckmorton, John's brother and Francis' uncle. Anne and Francis had a son, John. After Francis was executed for treason in 1584, Anne married the Oxford educated barrister and member of
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Thomas Wylmer Esq. Sir Edward's will was dated 8 July 1586 and mentions his ironworks and a large debt load, so large that he allowed his executors 21 years in which to discharge them using profits from his stock and iron manufacturers. He was buried at St. Margaret's Church, Westminster on 12 August 1586 and was succeeded by his son, Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley (1567–1643).


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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Dudley, Edward Sutton, 4th Baron 1510s births 1586 deaths 16th-century English nobility
Edward Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
Edward Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...
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