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Frances Brandon 1517–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1517

Birth Location: Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 20 Nov 1559

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Charles Sir

Mother: Mary Tudor

Spouse(s): Henry Dorset, Adrian Stokes

Children(s): Lady Grey, Mary Grey, Catherine Grey

The story of Frances Brandon began in 1517 in Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Frances Brandon married Adrian Stokes, Henry Grey Duke Of Suffolk Third Marquis Of Dorset, and had children including Catherine Grey, Lady Jane Grey, Mary Marie Grey. Frances Brandon passed away in 1559 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Brandon began in 1517 in Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Frances Brandon married Adrian Stokes, Henry Grey Duke Of Suffolk Third Marquis Of Dorset, and had children including Catherine Grey, Lady Jane Grey, Mary Marie Grey.
  • Frances Brandon passed away in 1559 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frances Brandon's Ancestors

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Frances Brandon
1517–1559
Birth Place: Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Charles Brandon - Duke of Suffolk Sir
1484–1545
Mary ("Rose") Tudor
1495–1533
Richmond Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Henry (Tudor) VII
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (of York) Plantagenet
1466–1503
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmond Tudor
1430–1456
Margaret Beaufort
1443–
Edward IV
1442–1485
Elizabeth Wydeville
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry VI
1421–1471
Marguerite England
1429–1482

Frances Brandon's Descendants

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Frances Brandon (16 July 1517–20 Nov 1559) m. Henry (Grey Duke of Suffolk, Third Marquis of) Dorset (17 January 1517–23 February 1554) m. Adrian Stokes (–1581)
  1. 1. Lady (Jane) Grey 1537–1554 m. Guildford Dudley 1536–1554
  2. 2. Mary (Marie) Grey 1545–1578
  3. 3. Catherine Grey 1540–1568

Frances Brandon's Timeline

2 Records

1517
16 July 1517
Birth of Frances Brandon in Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
1559
20 Nov 1559
Age 42
Death of Frances Brandon in Chaterhouse, Sheen, Surrey or Greter London, England
Chaterhouse, Sheen, Surrey or Greter London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1517
    Event Place: Bishops Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1559
    Event Place: Chaterhouse, Sheen, Surrey or Greter London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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