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Who and why did Elizabeth I marry?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Though it was expected of Elizabeth I that she should marry, in fact she never did. She considered several suitors and received many offers of marriage. She kept the marriage question open for many years but often only as a political or diplomatic tactic.

She was in love with childhood friend Lord Robert Dudley (Elizabeth later created Dudley Earl of Leicester) but he was a married man. She maintained a close friendship with him for over 30 years until his death 1588. Elizabeth seriously considered marrying him after his wife's death but certain peers of the realm made very clear their disapproval of him.

She continued to consider suitors until she was about 50 years of age. No one can be sure why Elizabeth chose not to marry. Perhaps, she did not want to risk losing power. She was the fifth monarch of the Tudor dynasty. Moreover, having never had children, Elizabeth I was the final monarch of the Tudor dynasty.

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14y ago

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