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Francis Brandon 1517–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1517

Birth Location: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 5 Dec 1559

Death Location: Westminster abbey

Father: Charles Suffolk

Mother: Queen TUDOR

Spouse(s): Henry Dorset

Children(s): Lady Grey, Child Brandon, Henry Grey, Jane Dorset, Lady Grey, Elizabeth Stokes, Elizabeth Stokes, A Stokes

In 1517, Francis Brandon entered the world in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, born to Charles Duke Of Suffolk And Queen Mary Rose Tudor. Francis Brandon married Adrian Stokes, Henry Grey Marquess Of Dorset, and had children including A Boy Stokes, Child Gray Child Of Lady Frances Brandon, Elizabeth Stokes, Henry Grey, Jane Grey 1St Duke Of Suffolk 3Rd Marquess Of Dorset, Lady Katherine Grey, Lady Mary Grey. Francis Brandon passed away in 1559 in Westminster abbey.

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Biography

  • In 1517, Francis Brandon entered the world in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, born to Charles Duke Of Suffolk And Queen Mary Rose Tudor.
  • Francis Brandon married Adrian Stokes, Henry Grey Marquess Of Dorset, and had children including A Boy Stokes, Child Gray Child Of Lady Frances Brandon, Elizabeth Stokes, Henry Grey, Jane Grey 1St Duke Of Suffolk 3Rd Marquess Of Dorset, Lady Katherine Grey, Lady Mary Grey.
  • Francis Brandon passed away in 1559 in Westminster abbey.

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Spouses(s)

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Francis Brandon's Ancestors

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Francis Brandon
1517–1559
Birth Place: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Charles Duke Of Suffolk
1484–1545
Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Queen (Mary Rose) TUDOR
1496–1533
Sheen Palace, London, Surrey, Kingdom of England
Grandparents
William (Brandon) Sir
1485–1485
Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales
KING (HENRY) Vll
1457–1509
Elizabeth (Of) York
1466–1503
Great-Grandparents
William Brandon
1425–1491
Elizabeth Wingfield
–1497
Edmund Tudor
–1453
Margaret Beaufort
1444–
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ada Calthorpe
1415–
Elizabeth Goushill
1402–
Catherine Valois
1401–1437
Sir Tudor
1400–1461
John Somerset
1404–1444

Francis Brandon's Descendants

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Francis Brandon (16 Jul 1517–5 Dec 1559) m. Henry (Grey Marquess Of) Dorset (17 January 1517–23 Feb 1554)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Grey 1545–1578 m. Thomas ((Royal Gatekeeper to Elizabeth )) Keyes 1530–1571
    1. 1. Richard (Keyes AKA) Key 1550–1610 m. Lady (Anne Benson (Keyes) Key) 1550–1600
      1. 1. Thomas (Martin Keys) Jr 1570–1636 m. Martha 1570–1640
        1. 1. Rachel Keyes 1590–1633 m. Gov. (James I) Davis 1575–1623
  2. 2. Child (Gray # Child of Lady Frances) Brandon 1534–1537
  3. 3. Henry Grey 1534–1538
  4. 4. Jane (Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk 3rd Marquess of) Dorset 1537–1554
  5. 5. Lady (Katherine) Grey 1540–1568
  6. 6. Elizabeth Stokes 1554–1554
  7. 7. Elizabeth Stokes 1555–1556
  8. 8. A (Boy) Stokes 1556–1556

Francis Brandon's Timeline

3 Records

1517
16 Jul 1517
Birth of Francis Brandon in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
1559
20 Nov 1559
Age 42
Death of Francis Brandon in London, London, England
London, London, England
1559
5 Dec 1559
Age 42
Burial of Francis Brandon in Westminster abbey
Westminster abbey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1517
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1559
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1559
    Event Place: Westminster abbey

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