The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth: A history of the various negotiations for her marriage
David Hume · en
Dudley, Robert, Earl of Leicester, 2, 29-31, 33-4, 36, 38-40;
intrigues to prevent the Austrian match, 41-6, 48-9, 50;
presses his own suit, 53-65;
solicits Spanish aid, 53-9;
solicits Huguenot aid, 63-4;
favours Darnley’s marriage with Mary Stuart, 67;
proposed marriage with Mary Stuart, 69-70;
made Earl of Leicester, 73;
his fresh Catholic intrigues, 75;
ostensibly favours the Archduke Charles, 82-3;
Spanish approaches to, 89-90;
French approaches to, 94;
suggested marriage with an Austrian princess, 95;
again feigns approval of the Austrian match, 97-8;
quarrel with Heneage, 98;
reproached by Norfolk, 102;
his suit again in the ascendant, 103;
favoured by the French, 104-5, 106;
quarrels with Sussex and Ormond, 107;
reproached by the Queen, 108-9;
feigns support to the Anjou match, 116-17;
proposed marriage with the Princess of Cleves, 138;
his attitude towards Alençon’s suit, 163, 197, 200, 202-3, 204, 207;
his jealousy of Simier, whom he attempts to murder, 209;
his second marriage, 210;
is against the Alençon match, 216, 222, 228, 239, 241-2, 244, 248-9,
250-1, 261, 265, 267, 268, 270-1, 273, 275, 278, 292, 297, 298;
accompanies Alençon to Holland, 299-301-3;
his return to England, 304-6;
anger of the Queen with him, 305;
in favour of an English protectorate of the Netherlands, 310;
fears of Alençon’s again visiting England, 320;
opposes the marriage, 323.
Durham Place, 9, 46, 96.
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Edward VI., 6-7.
Egmont, Count, 15.
Elector Palatine, 71-2.