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Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon 1517–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1517

Birth Location: Bishop's Hatfield, Hartfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 November 1559

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

Father: Sir Brandon

Mother: Mary Tudor

Spouse(s): Henry Dorset, Henry Grey

Children(s): Mary Grey, Henry Grey, Lady Grey, Elizabeth Gray, Jane Grey, Catherine Grey, Jane Grey

In 1517, Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon entered the world in Bishop's Hatfield, Hartfordshire, England, born to Sir Charles Suffolk Brandon And Mary Rose Queen Of France And Duchess Of Suffolk Tudor. Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon married Henry Grey, Henry Grey Duke Of Suffolk Third Marquis Of Dorset, and had children including Catherine Countess Of Hertford Grey, Elizabeth Gray, Henry Grey, Jane Grey, Lady Catherine Grey, Mary Marie Grey. Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon passed away in 1559 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1517, Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon entered the world in Bishop's Hatfield, Hartfordshire, England, born to Sir Charles Suffolk Brandon And Mary Rose Queen Of France And Duchess Of Suffolk Tudor.
  • Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon married Henry Grey, Henry Grey Duke Of Suffolk Third Marquis Of Dorset, and had children including Catherine Countess Of Hertford Grey, Elizabeth Gray, Henry Grey, Jane Grey, Lady Catherine Grey, Mary Marie Grey.
  • Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon passed away in 1559 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Brandon
1484–1545
Birth Location: Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
SB
Mary Tudor
1496–1533
Birth Location: 12, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
MT

Spouses(s)

Henry Dorset
1517–1555
Birth Location: House, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
HD
Henry Grey
1517–1554
Birth Location: Bradgate House, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
HG

Children(s)

Mary Grey
1535–1578
Birth Location: Beldgate Hall, Northumberland, England
MG
Henry Grey
1534–1538
Birth Location: Bradgate Old Manor, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
HG
Lady Grey
1537–1554
Birth Location: Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
LG
Elizabeth Gray
1535–1620
Birth Location: Bradgate Old Man, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
EG
Jane Grey
1537–1554
Birth Location: England
JG
Catherine Grey
1538–1567
Birth Location: Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
CG
Jane Grey
1537–1554
Birth Location: England
JG

Lady Brandon's Ancestors

Self
Lady Brandon
1517–1559
Birth Place: Bishop's Hatfield, Hartfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Charles Suffolk Brandon
1484–1545
Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Rose Queen of France and Duchess of Suffolk) Tudor
1496–1533
12, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
King (Henry VII Tudor; King of England; Lord of Ireland "Beginning of the Tudor Dynasty" (Edmund) *Ended the War of the) Roses
1457–1509
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Brandon's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk) Brandon (16 July 1517–21 November 1559) m. Henry (Grey Duke of Suffolk, Third Marquis of) Dorset (17 January 1517–23 February 1555) m. Henry Grey (17 January 1517–23 February 1554)
  1. 1. Mary (Marie) Grey 1535–1578 m. Thomas ((Royal Gatekeeper to Elizabeth )) Keyes 1523–1571
    1. 1. Richard (Keyes AKA) Key 1550–1610 m. Lady (Anne Benson (Keyes) Key) 1550–1600
      1. 1. Thomas (Martin) Keyes 1570–1636 m. Martha ((RICE) Keys (1619) VIRGINIA) 1570–1640
        1. 1. Racheal (“ Rachel”) Keys 1590–1633
    2. 2. Thomas Keyes 1565–1630
    3. 3. Isabel Keyes 1565–1593
    4. 4. William Key 1565–1583
  2. 2. Henry Grey 1534–1538
  3. 3. Lady (Catherine) Grey 1537–1554
  4. 4. Elizabeth Gray 1535–1620
  5. 5. Jane Grey 1537–1554 m. Lord (Guildford DUDLEY of) LONDON 1535–1554
    1. 1. Katherine (Dudley) (Harmon) 1554–1634
    2. 2. Edward Dudley 1554–1605
    3. 3. (Infant) (Edward DUDLEY of) LONDON 1554–1554
    4. 4. Jane (Guildford DUDLEY of) ENGLAND 1555–1634
    5. 5. Princess (Elizabeth) Tudor 1552–1629
    6. 6. Katherine Dudley 1553–1634
  6. 6. Catherine (Countess of Hertford) Grey 1538–1567
  7. 7. Jane Grey 1537–1554

Lady Brandon's Timeline

10 Records

1517
16 July 1517
Birth of Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon in Bishop's Hatfield, Hartfordshire, England
Bishop's Hatfield, Hartfordshire, England
1530
Aft. 1530
Age 13
Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon was married
None
1532
Mar 1532
Age 15
Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon was married in London, Middlesex, Surrey, England
London, Middlesex, Surrey, England
1533
May 1533
Age 16
Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon was married in Southwark Cathedral, London, England, UK
Southwark Cathedral, London, England, UK
1535
Mar 1535
Age 18
Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon was married in Middlesex, Surrey, England
Middlesex, Surrey, England
1539
1539
Age 22
Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon was married in Harwich, Essex, , England
Harwich, Essex, , England
1540
abt 1540
Age 23
Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon was married in Darenth, Kent, England
Darenth, Kent, England
1553
May 1553
Age 36
Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon was married in , Northumberland, , England
, Northumberland, , England
1554
9 Mar 1554
Age 37
Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon was married in England
England
1559
21 November 1559
Age 42
Death of Lady Frances Grey Duchess Suffolk Brandon in Charter House, Sheen, Surrey, England
Charter House, Sheen, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1517
    Event Place: Bishop's Hatfield, Hartfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Aft. 1530

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Mar 1532
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: May 1533
    Event Place: Southwark Cathedral, London, England, UK

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Mar 1535
    Event Place: Middlesex, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Harwich, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1540
    Event Place: Darenth, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: May 1553
    Event Place: , Northumberland, , England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1554
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: , , , England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Harwich, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 November 1559
    Event Place: Charter House, Sheen, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
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