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Charles Suffolk Brandon 1484–1545 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1484

Birth Location: Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 9 SEP 1545

Death Location: St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England

Father: William II

Mother: Elizabeth Bruyn

Spouse(s): Mary Tudor

Children(s): Eleanor Brandon, Frances Brandon, Henry Brandon, Charles Brandon, Robert I), Countess Brandon

Charles Suffolk Brandon was born in 1484 in Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England, the child of William Brandon Ii And Elizabeth Le Bruyn. Charles Suffolk Brandon married Mary Tudor, and had children including Charles Brandon, Countess Margaret Brandon, Eleanor Brandon, Frances Brandon, Henry Brandon, Robert Brandon Iii Goldsmith And Jeweller To Elizabeth I. Charles Suffolk Brandon passed away in 1545 in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England.

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Biography

  • Charles Suffolk Brandon was born in 1484 in Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England, the child of William Brandon Ii And Elizabeth Le Bruyn.
  • Charles Suffolk Brandon married Mary Tudor, and had children including Charles Brandon, Countess Margaret Brandon, Eleanor Brandon, Frances Brandon, Henry Brandon, Robert Brandon Iii Goldsmith And Jeweller To Elizabeth I.
  • Charles Suffolk Brandon passed away in 1545 in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Brandon's Ancestors

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Charles Brandon
1484–1545
Birth Place: Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
Parents
William Brandon II
1448–1485
Bishop's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth (Le) Bruyn
1450–1498
Orford, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (William) Brandon
1433–1491
Marchelsea, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth (Wingfield) +
1430–1497
Letheringham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Sir (Humphrey Henry Le) Bruyn
1425–1461
South Okendon, Essex, England
Elizabeth D'arcy
1424–1471
Maldon, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Brandon
1410–1485
Ada Calthorpe
1415–1439
Sir II
1403–1454
Elizabeth Goushill
1402–1452
Sir Hertfordshire)
1386–1466
Elizabeth Retford
1398–1471
Sir D'Arcy
1372–1448
Alice Maldon)
1395–1448
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Pole
1361–1415
Katherine Stafford
1376–1419
Robert Wingfield
1378–1409
Lady Russell
1374–1409
Sir Heveringham)
1350–1403
Elizabeth Norfolk)
1366–1425

Charles Brandon's Descendants

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Charles (Suffolk) Brandon (Apr 1484–9 SEP 1545) m. Mary Tudor (18 MAR 1496–26 JUL 1533)
  1. 1. Eleanor Brandon 1519–1547 m. Sir (Arthur Henry Clifford of) Cumberland 1517–1593
    1. 1. Charles (Brandon) Clifford 1539–1540
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret Clifford (Countess of) Derby) 1540–1596
    3. 3. Lady (Frances) Clifford 1546–1592
    4. 4. Henry Clifford 1538–1541
    5. 5. Elizabeth Clifford 1547–1641
    6. 6. Lady (Joan) Clifford 1535–1596
  2. 2. Frances Brandon 1517–1559 m. Henry Grey 1517–1554
    1. 1. Lady (Jane Grey (Queen of England for Nine) Days) 1537–1554 m. King (Edward Vi) Tudor 1537–1553
      1. 1. Princess (Elizabeth) Tudor 1554–1629
    2. 2. Sir (John Grey (Lord of Pirgo, Knight of the) Garter) 1527–1564
    3. 3. Henry (Grey (1st Duke of) Suffolk) 1534–1538
    4. 4. Sir (Ralph Grey (Baron of Chillingham,) Knight) 1529–1567
    5. 5. Elizabeth Grey 1530–1578
  3. 3. Henry Brandon 1516–1534
  4. 4. Charles Brandon 1521–1551
  5. 5. Robert (Brandon Iii (Goldsmith and Jeweller to ELizabeth) I) 1530–1591 m. Katherine Barber 1520–1574
    1. 1. Alice Brandon 1576–1611 m. Nicholas (Hilliard (High Sheriff for Exeter and) Devonshire) 1537–1657
      1. 1. Sir (Anthony) Hilliard 1585–1657 m. Elizabeth Kempton 1585–1657 m. Mary Parkhurst 1595–1639
        1. 1. Anne Hilliard 1630–1710 m. Cornelius Canterbury 1625–1683
        2. 2. Mary Hilliard 1613–1638
      2. 2. Lettice ('Letty") Hilliard 1583–1645
      3. 3. Elizabeth Hilliard 1579–1651
      4. 4. Daniel Hilliard 1578–1634
      5. 5. John Hilliard 1570–1640
      6. 6. Laurence Hilliard 1582–1648
      7. 7. Frances Hilliard 1580–
    2. 2. Rebecca (Brandon (Lady) Sackford) 1552–1610
    3. 3. Sarah Brandon 1549–
    4. 4. Edward Brandon 1550–1628
    5. 5. Mary Brandon 1555–
    6. 6. Charles Brandon 1557–1583
  6. 6. Countess (Margaret) Brandon 1515–

Charles Brandon's Timeline

4 Records

1484
Apr 1484
Birth of Charles Suffolk Brandon in Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
1545
22 Aug 1545
Age 61
Death of Charles Suffolk Brandon in Guildford Castle, Guildford, Surrey, England
Guildford Castle, Guildford, Surrey, England
1545
22 AUG 1545
Age 61
Death of Charles Suffolk Brandon in Guildford Palace, Guildford, Surrey, England
Guildford Palace, Guildford, Surrey, England
1545
9 SEP 1545
Age 61
Burial of Charles Suffolk Brandon in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England
St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1484
    Event Place: Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1545
    Event Place: Guildford Castle, Guildford, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1545
    Event Place: Guildford Palace, Guildford, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Age:
    61

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 SEP 1545
    Event Place: St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England

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