Earl of Warwick
The Earl of Warwick is one of the oldest English earldoms.
The medieval earldom was held to be inheritable through a female line of descent, and thus was held by several families.
The Dudley family rose to power during the reign of Henry VIII when Edmund Dudley became one of the king's ministers. He married Elizabeth Talbot, Baroness Lisle, who was a great-granddaughter of the 13th Earl.
The Medieval Earldom
The Dudley Family
