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Lady Dorothy Brooke nee Heydon, Baroness of Cobham 1465–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1465

Birth Location: Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 27 Aug 1560

Death Location: Cobham Hall, Kent, England

Father: Sir Baconsthorpe,,Lawyer

Mother: Lady VIII)

Spouse(s): Sir Banneret

Children(s): Frances Cobham

Lady Dorothy Brooke nee Heydon, Baroness of Cobham was born in 1465 in Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir Henry Heydon Knight Baron Of Baconsthorpe Lawyer And Lady Elizabeth Anne Boleyn Baroness Boleyn Aunt To Queen Anne Boleyn 2Nd Wife Of King Henry Viii. Lady Dorothy Brooke nee Heydon, Baroness of Cobham married Sir Thomas Brooke 8Th Baron Brooke Of Cobham Knight Banneret, and had children including Frances Thomas Brooke Lord Baron Cobham. Lady Dorothy Brooke nee Heydon, Baroness of Cobham passed away in 1560 in Cobham Hall, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Lady Dorothy Brooke nee Heydon, Baroness of Cobham was born in 1465 in Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir Henry Heydon Knight Baron Of Baconsthorpe Lawyer And Lady Elizabeth Anne Boleyn Baroness Boleyn Aunt To Queen Anne Boleyn 2Nd Wife Of King Henry Viii.
  • Lady Dorothy Brooke nee Heydon, Baroness of Cobham married Sir Thomas Brooke 8Th Baron Brooke Of Cobham Knight Banneret, and had children including Frances Thomas Brooke Lord Baron Cobham.
  • Lady Dorothy Brooke nee Heydon, Baroness of Cobham passed away in 1560 in Cobham Hall, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Baconsthorpe,,Lawyer
1440–1504
Birth Location: Baconsthorpe Hall, Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
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Lady VIII)
1440–1500
Birth Location: Blicking, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Banneret
1465–1529
Birth Location: Cowling, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Frances Cobham
1465–1529
Birth Location: Cobham Hall, Cowling, Kent, England
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Lady Cobham's Ancestors

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Lady Cobham
1465–1560
Birth Place: Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Henry HEYDON --Knight,,Baron of Baconsthorpe,,Lawyer
1440–1504
Baconsthorpe Hall, Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth Anne BOLEYN --Baroness Boleyn,,Aunt to Queen Anne Boleyn (2nd Wife of King Henry) VIII)
1440–1500
Blicking, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John Heydon
1416–1479
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Cobham's Descendants

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Lady (Dorothy Brooke nee Heydon, Baroness of) Cobham (Jan 1465–27 Aug 1560) m. Sir (Thomas Brooke, 8th Baron Brooke of Cobham, Knight) Banneret (Jan. 1465–19 July 1529)
  1. 1. Frances (Thomas Brooke, Lord Baron) Cobham 1465–1529 m. Elizabeth Starkey 1505–1563 m. Jennetta Hirst 1502–1612
    1. 1. Richard (Thomas Brooke Lord) Cobham 1465–1529 m. Lady (Dorothy Heydon, Baroness) Cobham 1465–1560
      1. 1. Sir (Richard) Brooke 1525–1594 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Twyne\Twine 1540–1599
        1. 1. Rev. (Thomas) Brooks\Brooke 1561–1612 m. Susan Foster 1573–1612

Lady Cobham's Timeline

2 Records

1465
Jan 1465
Birth of Lady Dorothy Brooke nee Heydon, Baroness of Cobham in Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England
Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England
1560
27 Aug 1560
Age 95
Death of Lady Dorothy Brooke nee Heydon, Baroness of Cobham in Cobham Hall, Kent, England
Cobham Hall, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1465
    Event Place: Baconthorpe, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1560
    Event Place: Cobham Hall, Kent, England
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