Alice Dudley

A marble monument in Stoneleigh Church to Duchess Dudley and her unmarried daughter Alice was the work of Nicholas Stone, mastermason to Charles I., who engaged him for the building and reparation of Windsor Castle, at the fee of twelve pence a day.

From Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica "Alice, Duchess Dudley". 

The very interesting account of this lady, her husband, and her issue, given in the "Family of the Dudleys" (pp. 259—263 ante), states that two of her five daughters died unmarried. This, however, was not the case, for though four of them died in her lifetime, only one, Alice (as to whom see p. 263), died unmarried. ...

This Lady or Dutches' had a daughter called Aliza, who dying unmarried bequeathed her whole portion, wch was 3000u, as her pious Mother should think best.

From Collections for a History of Staffordshire (Google eBook) William Salt Archaeological Society, 1888 - Staffordshire. "The Barons of Dudley." Page 114.

In a pedigree of circa 1628, presumed to have been compiled by Burton the antiquary, in the 5th volume of the Chetwynd MSS., pence the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, Sir Ferdinando is assigned a previous wife, “ Alicia fil’ Rob. Dudley, mil., nothus Rob’ Com’ Leic', nupte infra annos nubilcs ; denegavit maritum.” I take this to mean that Alice when a child was contracted, or betrothed, to Ferdinando, but that a legal marriage was never actually solemnized.

This Alice was one of the daughters of Sir Robert Dudley (son of the Earl of Leicester by Douglas (laughter of Lord Howard of Eifingham) by Alice (created Duchess Dudley in May, 1641), daughter of Sir Thomas Leigh of Stoneleigh.

Sir Robert Dudley was born in 1573, and after vainly endeavouring to establish his legitimacy, retired to Italy, deserting his wife and children, and taking with him Elizabeth Southwell (with whom he afterwards contracted a bigamous marriage) disguised as a page. The Emperor Ferdinand bestowed upon him in 1620 the title of a Duke of the Holy Roman Empire, whereupon he assumed his grandfather's title of Northamberland.

Sir Robert Dudley had issue by the aforesaid Alice Leigh five surviving daughters:

• 1, Alice;
• 2, Douglas, who was married to William Dansey of Brinsop, co. Hereford, and was buried in August, 1649, at Brinsop, where in the churchyard is a flat stone inscribed, “ The Right Honorable ladie Douglas Dudley ” (see Robinson’s “ Manors of Herefordshire," p. 44);
• 3, Katherine, wife of Sir Richard Leveson, K.B., of Trent-ham;
• 4:. Frances, wife of Sir Gilbert Kniveton, Bart., of Bradley, co. Derby; and
• 5, Anne, married to Sir Robert Holborne.

The will of Alice Dudley, in which she is styled “ daughter of Sir Robert Dudley, Knt., now living with my honourable mother the lady Alice Dudley, in the parish of St. Giles's in the Fields,” is dated 7th October, 1619, and was proved in the ROD. 7th November, 1621, registered 100 Dale.

From A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland, and Scotland, extinct, dormant, and in abeyance. England (Google eBook) John Burke H. Colburn & R. Bentley, 1831 - 631 pages. Page 183

SIR ROBERT DUDLEY, who having in vain endeavoured to establish his legitimacy, retired in umbrage to Italy: whence, through the influence of his enemies, being summoned to return, and disobeying the mandate, his lands were seized under the statute of fugitives.

Sir Robert m. Alice Leigh, daughter of Sir Thomas Leigh, Bart., and his wife, Catherine, daughter of Sir John Spencer, of Wormleighton, in the county of Warwick, and aunt of Thomas, first Lord Leigh, of Stoneleigh, by whom he had issue:

1. Alice, died unmarried
2. Douglas, died unmarried
3. Catherine, m. to Sir Richard Leveson, K.B.
4. Frances, m. to Sir Gilbert Kniveton, of Bradley, in the county of Derby.
5. Anne, m. to Sir Richard Holbourne, solicitorgeneral to King Charles I.

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• St. Mary the Virgin Stoneleigh Church

notes

Appears an incorrect marriage. This Alice died unmarried.

Alice DUDLEY

Born: 1597

Died: 21 May 1621, St Giles-in-the-Fields, London, Middlesex, England

Father: Robert DUDLEY (E. Warwick)

Mother: Alice LEIGH

Married: Ferdinando SUTTON (Sir)

Ferdinando SUTTON (Sir)

Born: 4 Sep 1588, St Edmunds, Dudley, Stafford, England

Died: 22 Nov 1621

Buried: 23 Nov 1621, St Margarets, Westminster, London, England

Father: Edward SUTTON (5º B. Sutton of Dudley)

Mother: Theodosia HARRINGTON

Married 1: Alice DUDLEY 16 Nov 1601

Married 2: Honora SEYMOUR 9 Jul 1610

Children:

1. Frances SUTTON (B. Dudley of Sutton / B. Ward of Birmingham)

Life of Sir Robert Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland
By John Temple Leader