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Frances Brandon 1517–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1517

Birth Location: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 November 1559

Death Location: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

Father: Charles Brandon

Mother: Mary Tudor

Spouse(s): Henry Grey

Children(s): Lady Days), Sir Garter), Henry Suffolk), Sir Knight), Elizabeth Grey

The story of Frances Brandon began in 1517 in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England. Frances Brandon married Henry Grey, and had children including Elizabeth Grey, Henry Grey 1St Duke Of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey Queen Of England For Nine Days, Sir John Grey Lord Of Pirgo Knight Of The Garter, Sir Ralph Grey Baron Of Chillingham Knight. Frances Brandon passed away in 1559 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances Brandon began in 1517 in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Frances Brandon married Henry Grey, and had children including Elizabeth Grey, Henry Grey 1St Duke Of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey Queen Of England For Nine Days, Sir John Grey Lord Of Pirgo Knight Of The Garter, Sir Ralph Grey Baron Of Chillingham Knight.
  • Frances Brandon passed away in 1559 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frances Brandon's Ancestors

Self
Frances Brandon
1517–1559
Birth Place: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Charles Suffolk Brandon
1484–1545
Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
Mary Tudor
1496–1533
Richmond, Surrey, England
Grandparents
William (Brandon) II
1448–1485
Bishop's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth (Le) Bruyn
1450–1498
Orford, Suffolk, England
Sir (Henry Vii) Tudor
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Le Strange-Plantagenet of York (Queen Of) England)
1466–1503
Westminster Palace, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Brandon
1433–1491
Elizabeth +
1430–1497
Sir Bruyn
1425–1461
Elizabeth D'arcy
1424–1471
Edmund England)
1431–1456
Margaret Jorkietė
1443–1509
King Plantagenet
1441–1483
Elizabeth England)
1437–1492
2nd-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
Owen Tudor
1400–1461
Catherine Valois
1401–1437
Richard Plantagenet
1410–1438
Margaret Beauchamp
1410–1482
Richard Yorke
1411–1460
Cecily Warwick
1415–1450
Sir (Wydeville)
1412–1469
Jacquetta Luxembourg
1416–1492

Frances Brandon's Descendants

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Frances Brandon (16 Jul 1517–21 November 1559) m. Henry Grey (17 January 1517–23 February 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

Frances Brandon's Timeline

6 Records

1517
16 Jul 1517
Birth of Frances Brandon in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
1517
16 JUL 1517
Birth of Frances Brandon in Bishop's Hatfield Hartfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Bishop's Hatfield Hartfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1517
16 Jul 1517
Birth of Frances Brandon in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
1559
21 Nov 1559
Age 42
Death of Frances Brandon in East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater, London, London, England
East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater, London, London, England
1559
21 Nov 1559
Age 42
Death of Frances Brandon in East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater, London, London, England
East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater, London, London, England
1559
21 November 1559
Age 42
Death of Frances Brandon in Greater London, England
Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1517
    Event Place: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1517
    Event Place: Bishop's Hatfield Hartfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1517
    Event Place: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 MAR 1554
    Record Source: Address: 562nd District, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States
    Age:
    36

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1559
    Event Place: East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater, London, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1559
    Event Place: East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater, London, London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 November 1559
    Event Place: Greater London, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England

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