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Frances Brandon 1517–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1517

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

Death Date: 20 November 1559

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

Father: Charles Suffolk

Mother: Mary Tudor

Spouse(s): Henry Grey, Henry Grey, Lord Clifford, Adrian Stokes

Children(s): Mary Duke, Catherine Grey, Jane Grey, Lady Hertford, Child Grey, Elizabeth Grey, Henry Grey, Lady Grey, Mary Grey

The story of Frances Brandon began in 1517 in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England. Frances Brandon married Adrian Master Of Horse Stokes, Henry Grey, Lord Henry Clifford, and had children including Catherine Grey, Child Grey, Elizabeth Grey, Henry Grey, Jane Grey, Lady Jane Grey, Lady Katherine Grey Countess Hertford, Mary Duke, 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, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Frances Brandon married Adrian Master Of Horse Stokes, Henry Grey, Lord Henry Clifford, and had children including Catherine Grey, Child Grey, Elizabeth Grey, Henry Grey, Jane Grey, Lady Jane Grey, Lady Katherine Grey Countess Hertford, Mary Duke, Mary Grey.
  • Frances Brandon passed away in 1559 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frances Brandon's Ancestors

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Frances Brandon
1517–1559
Birth Place: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Charles Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk
1484–1545
Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Rose Consort France) Tudor
1496–1533
Richmond Palace, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry VII
1455–1509
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth
1456–1503
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
Edward IV
1442–1483
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owen Tudor
–1660
Catherine Valois
1401–1437
Richard York
1411–1460
Cecily Plantagenet
1415–1495

Frances Brandon's Descendants

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Frances Brandon (16 July 1517–20 November 1559) m. Henry Grey (17 January 1517–23 February 1554) m. Henry Grey (17 January 1517–23 February 1554) m. Lord (Henry) Clifford (1517–8 January 1569) m. Adrian (Master of Horse) Stokes (1533–3 November 1581)
  1. 1. Mary Duke 1537–1578
    1. 1. Edward Hayward 1555–1638 m. Anne –1640
      1. 1. Elena Hayward 1579–1646
        1. 1. William Counsell 1610–1674 m. Jane Hawkins 1615–1664
  2. 2. Catherine Grey 1540–1568
  3. 3. Jane Grey 1537–1554
  4. 4. Lady (Katherine Grey Countess) Hertford 1540–1568
    1. 1. Edward Seymour 1561–1612
    2. 2. Catherine Seymour 1774–1808
  5. 5. Child Grey 1534–1537
  6. 6. Elizabeth Grey 1535–1568 m. Henry Herbert 1534–1600
    1. 1. Edward Seymour 1561–1612 m. Honora Rogers 1545–1608
      1. 1. Francis Seymour 1590–1620
      2. 2. Honora Seymour –1620
      3. 3. William Seymour 1587–1660
      4. 4. Edward Seymour 1586–1618
    2. 2. Thomas Seymour 1563–1600
  7. 7. Henry Grey 1534–1538
  8. 8. Lady (Jane) Grey 1537–1554 m. Guilford Dudley –1554
  9. 9. Mary Grey 1545–1578

Frances Brandon's Timeline

5 Records

1517
16 July 1517
Birth of Frances Brandon in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
1517
16 July 1517
Birth of Frances Brandon
None
1535
June 1535
Age 18
Frances Brandon was married in London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1559
21 November 1559
Age 42
Death of Frances Brandon in East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
1559
20 November 1559
Age 42
Death of Frances Brandon
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Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1517
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: June 1535
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 November 1559
    Event Place: East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 November 1559
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 6
    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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