Amy Robsart, English noblewoman (born 1536)

Amy Robsart

Wife of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

Amy, Lady Dudley was the first wife of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, favourite of Elizabeth I of England. She is primarily known for her death by falling down a flight of stairs, the circumstances of which have often been regarded as suspicious. Amy Robsart was the only…