Please answer the following question: Facts:   - title: earl of warwick      - birth date: c. 1530    - locality: west midlands    - parents: john dudley , 1st duke of northumberland jane guildford    - resting place: collegiate church of st mary , warwick    - caption: ambrose willem de passe , 1620 , after an earlier portrait dudley , earl of warwick . engraving by    - death date: 21 february 1590    - offices: master of the ordnance privy councillor    - spouse: anne russell whorwood elizabeth tailboys , 4th baroness tailboys anne    - wars and battles: ket battle of st. quentin , 1557 newhaven campaign , 1562 's & ndash ; 1563 rising of the north rebellion campaign against mary tudor , 1553    - name: ambrose dudley    - death place: london    - other titles: baron lisle    - signature: ambrose_dudley_earl_of_warwick_signature . png    - image size: 240px    - nationality: english    - residence: warwick hertfordshire castle , warwickshire north hall , northaw ,    - tenure: 1561 -- 1590    - image: ambrose dudley earl of warwick.jpg   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ambrose dudley , 3rd earl of warwick .
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ambrose dudley , 3rd earl of warwick , kg -lrb- c. 1530 -- 21 february 1590 -rrb- was an english nobleman and general , and an elder brother of queen elizabeth i 's favourite , robert dudley , earl of leicester .their father was john dudley , duke of northumberland , who led the english government from 1550 -- 1553 under edward vi and unsuccessfully tried to establish lady jane grey on the english throne after the king 's death in july 1553 .for his participation in this venture ambrose dudley was imprisoned in the tower of london and condemned to death .reprieved , his rehabilitation came after he fought for philip ii of spain -lrb- then england 's co-monarch -rrb- in the battle of st. quentin .on queen elizabeth 's accession in november 1558 dudley was appointed master of the ordnance , in which capacity he was to unofficially assist william the silent in his struggle against spain by delivering english weaponry .as the senior member of his family , dudley was created earl of warwick in december 1561 .in 1562 -- 1563 he commanded the army elizabeth sent to le havre to garrison the town and assist the huguenots in the first french war of religion .this campaign ended in failure when the french belligerents agreed on a peace and the english surrendered because of the plague which was decimating their ranks .dudley , who had acted honorably throughout , returned with a severe leg wound which was to hinder his further career and ultimately led to his death 27 years later .his last military engagement was against the northern rebels in 1569 .from 1573 he served as a privy councillor .despite three marriages , ambrose dudley remained childless after the death of an infant daughter in 1552 .this had serious repercussions for the survival of his dynasty , since his only surviving brother robert equally died without legitimate issue .with him , ambrose dudley had a very close relationship , and in business and personal life they did many things together .like robert dudley , ambrose was a major patron...