Europe, British Isles, North-Central England, Staffordshire, Dudley Castle [Map]
Dudley Castle is in Dudley, Staffordshire.
Around 1240 Nicole D'Aubigny Baroness Dudley (age 30) died at Dudley Castle [Map].
In 1262 Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley (age 72) rebuilt Dudley Castle [Map].
On 26 Aug 1273 Roger Somery 2nd Baron Dudley (age 83) died at Dudley Castle [Map]. His son Roger Somery 3rd Baron Dudley (age 18) succeeded 3rd Baron Dudley of Somery. Agnes Unknown Baroness Dudley by marriage Baroness Dudley of Somery.
In Mar 1279 John Somery 4th Baron Dudley was born to Roger Somery 3rd Baron Dudley (age 23) and Agnes Unknown Baroness Dudley at Dudley Castle [Map].
In 1286 Margery Somery was born to Roger Somery 3rd Baron Dudley (age 30) and Agnes Unknown Baroness Dudley at Dudley Castle [Map].
On 11 Oct 1291 Roger Somery 3rd Baron Dudley (age 36) died at Dudley Castle [Map]. His son John Somery 4th Baron Dudley (age 12) succeeded 4th Baron Dudley of Somery.
In Feb 1384 Margery Somery (age 98) died at Dudley Castle [Map].
On 25 Dec 1400 John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley was born to John Sutton 4th Baron Sutton (age 20) and Constance Blount Baroness Sutton Dudley (age 20) at Dudley Castle [Map]. He was baptised at Barton under Needlewood, Staffordshire.
Around 1421 Catherine Sutton was born to John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 20) and Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley at Dudley Castle [Map].
In 1425 Bishop William Dudley was born to John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 24) and Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley at Dudley Castle [Map].
Around 1429 Margaret Dudley was born to John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 28) and Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley at Dudley Castle [Map].
Around 1434 Jane Dudley was born to John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 33) and Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley at Dudley Castle [Map].
Around 1439 Eleanor Dudley was born to John Sutton 1st Baron Dudley (age 38) and Elizabeth Berkeley Baroness Cherleton Baroness Dudley at Dudley Castle [Map].
In 1443 Lionel Lowthe and Catherine Sutton (age 22) were married at Dudley Castle [Map].
Around 1460 Henry Beaumont (age 25) and Eleanor Dudley (age 21) were married at Dudley Castle [Map].
In 1461 John Dudley was born to Edmund Sutton (age 36) and Joyce Tiptoft (age 35) at Dudley Castle [Map].
Before 20 Mar 1468 Thomas Mainwaring (age 31) and Jane Dudley (age 34) were married at Dudley Castle [Map].
Around 1494 John Sutton 3rd Baron Dudley was born to Edward Sutton 2nd Baron Dudley (age 35) and Cecily Willoughby Baroness Dudley (age 31) at Dudley Castle [Map].
In or after 1526 Henry Dudley was born to John Sutton 3rd Baron Dudley (age 32) and Cecily Grey Baroness Dudley at Dudley Castle [Map].
In 1553 John Lyttelton of Frankley (age 33) was appointed Constable of Dudley Castle.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 21 Sep 1553. The xxj day of September was the obseqwe of the baron of Dudley ser John Dudley (age 59) at Westmynster, the bake-syd of Sant Margatts; and ther was at ys beryng prestes and clarkes syngyng in Laten, the prest havyng a cope and the clarke havyng the halewater sprynkull in ys hand, and after a mornar baryng ys standard, and after a-nodur beyryng ys gret baner of armes gold and sylver, and a-nodur beyryng ys elmett, mantyll, and the crest a bluw lyon('s) hed standyng a-pon a crowne of gold, and after a-nodur mornar bayryng [his] targett, and a-nodur ys sword, and after cam master Somersett the harold bayryng ys cott armur of gold and selver, and then the corse covered with cloth of gold to the grond, and iiij of ys men beyryng hym, and ys armes hangyd a-pone the cloth of gold, and xij men of ys servands bayryng xij stayffs torchys bornyng to the chyrche; and in the qwer was a hersse mad of tymbur and covered with blake, and armes apon the blake, and after the mornars a grett compene; and a-for the durge began, the harold cam to the qwer dore and prayd for ys soll by ys stylle, and so began the durge song in Laten, all the lessons, and then the harold prayd for a for masse, and so the masse songe in Laten; and after ys helmet ofered, and cott and targatt, and after all was endyd offered the standard and the baner of armes; and so hom to dener, and ther was goodly ryngyng and a gret doll.
Note. P. 43. Funeral of John lord Dudley. This nobleman sold the castle of Dudley [Map] to his cousin John duke of Northumberland (deceased), and was never summoned to Parliament. (Nicolas's Synopsis of the Peerage.) His pecuniary distresses are noticed by Dugdale, Baronage, ii. 216; and it is added that he "was commonly called the Lord Quondam." [See this term used to bishop Latimer in p. 57 of this Diary.] His son and successor was restored to Dudley castle [Map], which was forfeited by the duke's attainder. See the funeral of the widowed baroness in p. 61.
Note. P. 44. Funeral of John lord Dadley. This is thus recorded in the register of St. Margaret's Westminster: "1553, September 18. Sir John Sutton knyght, Lorde Baron of Dudley." And that of his widow (see p. 61, and Note in p. 338) occurs under her maiden name: "1554, April 28. The Lady Cysslye Gray." The latter extraordinary circumstance is probably attributable only to the high rank of the Greys:—she was greataunt to the Lady Jane. His son, "The right honorable sir Edwarde Dudley knighte, Baron of Dudleye, the lord Dudleye," was buried in the same church on the 12th August, 1586; and his great-grandson, "Sir Ferdinando Sutton knight, Baro: Dudley," [but really the son and heir apparent of Edward then lord Dudley,] Nov. 23, 1621. Also in 1600, Mary lady Dudley, widow of the former Edward, and sister to Charles lord Howard of Effingham, lord admiral. She died Aug. 21, 1600, and a monument with her recumbent effigy, and a kneeling effigy of her second husband Richard Mompesson esquire, now remains near the south-east door of the church. See the History of St. Margaret's Church by the Rev. Mackenzie E. C. Walcott, M.A. 1847, 8vo. p. 19.
On 23 Jul 1611 Frances Sutton 6th Baroness Dudley was born to Ferdinando Dudley (age 23) and Honora Seymour (age 18) at Dudley Castle [Map]. She was baptised 18 Aug 1611 at the same place.