Roger North, 2nd Baron North
Noble person
1530 – 1600
Who was Roger North, 2nd Baron North?
Roger North, 2nd Baron North was an English peer and politician at the court of Elizabeth I.
He was the son of Edward North, 1st Baron North, for whom the title Baron North had been created. After representing Cambridgeshire in several parliaments, North acceded to his title in 1564. He may have succeeded his father as Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire as well, and was Custos Rotulorum of Cambridgeshire before 1573. He was appointed Treasurer of the Household in 1596 after the death of Sir Francis Knollys.
North was a personal friend of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, the Queen's favourite. He was present at the latter's secret marriage to the Countess of Essex in 1578, and served at his expedition to the Netherlands in 1585–1587. Leicester wanted to make Lord North governor of Brill in 1586, which desire was, however, declined by Elizabeth.
North was succeeded upon his death in 1600 by his grandson, Dudley North, 3rd Baron North, the son of Sir John North.
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- Born
- Feb 27, 1530
- Parents
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- Died
- Dec 3, 1600
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on July 23, 2013
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