Roderigo López
16th century physician · Doctors · Lived 1525 to 1594 · aged 69
Roderigo Lopes was a Portuguese physician who served as a physician-in-chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England from 1581 until his death by execution, having been found guilty of plotting to poison her.
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About this person
A Portuguese converso or New Christian of Jewish ancestry, he is the only royal doctor in English history to have been executed, and may have inspired the character of Shylock in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, which was written within four years of his death.
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1525 to 1594 · aged 69
