that he would be pardoned. However while in prison he declared a will. Dudley and his colleague Empson were executed on 17 August 1510 on Tower Hill. During his imprisonment, Dudley sought to gain the favour of King Henry VIII by writing a treatise in support of absolute monarchy, called The Tree of Commonwealth. It may, however, never have reached the king. Several manuscript editions survive: the earliest was possibly commissioned by Dudley's son, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland; while the second oldest was made by John Stow in 1563 for Dudley's grandson, Robert Dudley. Marriages and issue Edmund Dudley married twice: Firstly in about 1494 to Anne Windsor, sister of Andrew Windsor, 1st Baron Windsor, by whom he had a daughter: Elizabeth Dudley (born c. 1500), who married William Stourton, 7th Baron Stourton. Secondly, between 1500 and 1503, to Elizabeth Grey (c. 1480–1525), a daughter of Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Lisle (died 1492). Three sons were born to this marriage: John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (150422 August 1553) Andrew Dudley (c. 1507–1559) Jerome Dudley (died after 1555), destined for the Church by his father, yet was mentally or physically incapacitated. Notes References Gunn, S.J. (2010): "Dudley, Edmund (c.1462–1510)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn. May 2010 (subscription required) Retrieved 2010-06-11 Loades, David (1996): John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland 1504–1553 Clarendon Press Löwe, J.A. (2008): "Sutton, Henry (d. 1564?)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn. Jan 2008 (subscription required) Retrieved 2010-06-11 External links The Tree of Common Wealth Speakers of the House of Commons of England Edmund 15th-century births 1510 deaths Year of birth uncertain Executed English people Executions at the Tower of London Prisoners in the Tower of London People executed under Henry VIII People executed under the Tudors for treason against England Burials at the Church of St Peter ad Vincula English MPs 1504 15th-century English people People executed by Tudor England by decapitation English politicians convicted of crimes