Did Elizabeth I ever marry?
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Elizabeth had many suitors, including King Philip II of Spain; Francis , duke of Alençon and Anjou; and her own favorite, Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester . For a combination of personal and political reasons, she was reluctant to choose a husband and remained unmarried, although she often used the lure of marriage as a weapon of diplomacy. Elizabeth engaged in a long series of diplomatic maneuvers against England's old enemy, France, and the new enemy, Spain, but for 30 years she managed to keep the country at peace. In 1559 she concluded a treaty ending her sister's unfortunate war with France and refused the marriage offer of Philip of Spain. The major problem posed by Elizabeth's refusal to marry was that of the succession.
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