| John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1436 words) |
 | As he was without a will and without male issue, the Guilford estate was to be the cause of a dispute between Dudley (claiming through Jane Guilford, Edward's daughter and only child, whom he had married in 1520) and Guilford's nephew. |
| Under Edward VI Henry had appointed sixteen regents to govern the kingdom during his son's minority, John Dudley being amongst them, but Edward's uncle the Duke of Somerset had disregarded this fact and elected himself sole Protector just before the coronation. |
| When Edward was dying, he and Dudley concocted a document which barred both Elizabeth and Mary (the remaining children of King Henry VIII of England) from the throne, in favour of Lady Jane Grey (who married Dudley's youngest son, Guilford Dudley). |
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