Queen Elizabeth I

A list of Queen Elizabeth I's principal suitors over the course of her life. Some men were considered more than once. Those suitors that were given serious consideration have been highlighted.

Edward Courtenay Earl of Devon Wiki Commons		Erik XIV King of Sweden Wiki Commons

Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester Wiki Commons		Francis Duke of Alencon Wiki Commons

Early Years (1534-1557)

1534 Duke of Angoulme (third son of Francis I)
1543 Son of the Earl of Arran
1544 Prince Philip (Philip II)
1547 Sir Thomas Seymour
1552 Prince of Denmark
1553 Edward Courtenay, Earl of Devonshire
1554 Philibert Emanuel, Duke of Savoy
1554 Prince of Denmark
1556 Prince Erik of Sweden
1556 Don Carlos (son of Philip II)

As Queen (1558-1584)

1559 Philip II
1559 Prince Erik of Sweden
1559 Son of John Frederic, Duke of Saxony
1559 Sir William Pickering
1559 Earl of Arran
1559 Henry Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel
1559 Robert Dudley
1560 King Erik of Sweden
1560 Adolphus, Duke of Holstein
1560 King Charles IX
1560 Henry, Duke of Anjou
1566 Robert Dudley
1568 Archduke Charles
1570 Henry Duke of Anjou
1572-1584 Francis, Duke of Alencon (and Anjou).