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Frances Brandon 1517–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1517

Birth Location: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 November 1559

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

Father: Charles BRANDON

Mother: Mary TUDOR

Spouse(s): Henry Grey

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

The story of Frances Brandon began in 1517 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. Frances Brandon married Henry Grey, and had children including Lady Catherine Grey, Lady Jane Grey, Mary 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 Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Frances Brandon married Henry Grey, and had children including Lady Catherine Grey, Lady Jane Grey, Mary 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: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Charles Duke of BRANDON
1484–1545
Bisschops Lynn (Norfolk) England
Mary TUDOR
1496–1533
Richmond, Greater London, England
Grandparents
William Brandon
1456–1485
HENRY (VII Tudor of) ENGLAND
1457–1509
England (Earl of Richmond) (House of Tudor)
ELIZABETH (of) YORK
1466–1502
Westminster - dtr of King Edward IV
Great-Grandparents
Edmund TUDOR
1424–1456
Margaret BEAUFORT
1433–1509
Edward ENGLAND
1442–1483
ELIZABETH WOODVILLE
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owen TUDOR
–1461
Catherine VALOIS
1401–1437
JOHN BEAUFORT
1403–1444
Richard YORK
1411–1460
Cecily NEVILLE
1415–1452
Richard WOODVILLE
1410–1469
Jacquetta LUXEMBOURG
1395–

Frances Brandon's Descendants

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Frances Brandon (16 July 1517–21 November 1559) m. Henry Grey (17 January 1517–23 Feb 1554)
  1. 1. Lady (Catherine) GREY 1540–1568 m. Edward (Earl of) SEYMOUR 1539–1621
    1. 1. Lady (Jane) SEYMOUR –1560
    2. 2. Edward SEYMOUR 1561–1621
      1. 1. WILLIAM SEYMOUR 1590–1612 m. Arabella STUART 1575–1615
  2. 2. Lady (JANE) GREY 1537–1554 m. Guilford (Lord) DUDLEY –1554
  3. 3. Mary Grey 1545–1578

Frances Brandon's Timeline

2 Records

1517
16 July 1517
Birth of Frances Brandon in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 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 July 1517
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: England - grdtr of Henry VII

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 November 1559
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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