<P> Sir Nicholas Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Knollys, and Sir Walter Mildmay were important bureaucrats of Elizabeth . </P> <P> Along with these, she had many favourites . Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester was Elizabeth's most important favourite during the first thirty years of her reign . He was most influential at court and one of the chief privy councillors . In 1585 - 1587, he commanded the English army in the Netherlands, and was appointed Governor - General of the Netherlands in 1586 by the Dutch (against Elizabeth's wishes); he gave up his post in December 1587, and was appointed general of the armies to repel the Spanish invasion in 1588, but died shortly after . Sir Christopher Hatton, another favourite, became captain of her bodyguard in 1572, her spokesman in the House of Commons, and was made Lord Chancellor in 1587 despite little legal training, he was also an eminent privy councillor . Sir Walter Raleigh was such a favourite that he was showered with gifts, including the right to take possession of land in the New World, where he organised the exploration of what would be Virginia . </P> <P> The Privy Council was Elizabeth's group of advisers . Its main purpose was to give numerous different opinions and the monarch decided on the issue at hand . (However, the advice was often ignored; the Council still carried out her wishes .) Routine administration was usually left to the Council . It was involved in matters of religion, military, the queen's security, economics, and the welfare of the citizens . It dealt with both matters of national and individual interest, issued proclamations in the queen's name, and supervised law and enforcement . </P> <P> The Council could make decisions, but the monarch could veto anything without question . </P>

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