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Lady Frances Brandon Marchioness of Dorset 1517–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1517

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

Death Date: 21 November 1559

Death Location: East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Suffolk

Mother: Mary France

Spouse(s): Sir Suffolk

Children(s): Richard Grey, Lady 1554, Thomas Grey, NN Grey, Jane Grey, Sir Knight, Henry Grey, Lady Hall, Elizabeth Cobham, Lady Suffolk, SIR Garter, Anne Forster), Sir Grey, Margaret Grey, Susannah Grey, Lady II

In 1517, Lady Frances Brandon Marchioness of Dorset entered the world in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England, born to Sir Charles I Brandon 1St Duke Of Suffolk And Mary Tudor 1St Duchess Of Suffolk Queen Consort Of France Dowager Queen Of France. Lady Frances Brandon Marchioness of Dorset married Sir Lord Henry Grey Knight Of Bath Knight Of The Garter Lord Lieutenant Of Leicestershire 10Th Baron Ferrers Of Groby Baron Of Harington Amp Bonville 3Rd Marquess Of Dorset 1St Duke Of Suffolk, and had children including Anne Agnes Grey M Forster, Elizabeth Grey Cobham, Henry 1St Duke Of Suffolk Grey, Jane Grey, Lady Catherine Kate Grey M Seymour Countess Of Hertford Lady Of Leicester Amp Suffolk 1St Countess Of Hertford Ii, Lady Elizabeth Gray Duchess Suffolk, Lady Jane De Grey Lady Janet Dudley The Nine Days Queen Of England And Ireland From 10 July Until 19 July 1553 1537 1554, Lady Marie Mary Grey Crouchback Mary Lady Of Beldgate Hall, Margaret Lenton Aka Grey Astley Mother Unknown Illegit Dau Of Lord Thomas Grey, Nn Grey, Richard Grey, Sir Edward De Grey Sheriff Of Northcumberland Baron Grey, Sir John Grey Lord Of Pirgo Knight Of The Garter, Sir Ralph De Grey Baron Of Chillingham Knight, Susannah Grey, Thomas Grey. Lady Frances Brandon Marchioness of Dorset passed away in 1559 in East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1517, Lady Frances Brandon Marchioness of Dorset entered the world in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England, born to Sir Charles I Brandon 1St Duke Of Suffolk And Mary Tudor 1St Duchess Of Suffolk Queen Consort Of France Dowager Queen Of France.
  • Lady Frances Brandon Marchioness of Dorset married Sir Lord Henry Grey Knight Of Bath Knight Of The Garter Lord Lieutenant Of Leicestershire 10Th Baron Ferrers Of Groby Baron Of Harington Amp Bonville 3Rd Marquess Of Dorset 1St Duke Of Suffolk, and had children including Anne Agnes Grey M Forster, Elizabeth Grey Cobham, Henry 1St Duke Of Suffolk Grey, Jane Grey, Lady Catherine Kate Grey M Seymour Countess Of Hertford Lady Of Leicester Amp Suffolk 1St Countess Of Hertford Ii, Lady Elizabeth Gray Duchess Suffolk, Lady Jane De Grey Lady Janet Dudley The Nine Days Queen Of England And Ireland From 10 July Until 19 July 1553 1537 1554, Lady Marie Mary Grey Crouchback Mary Lady Of Beldgate Hall, Margaret Lenton Aka Grey Astley Mother Unknown Illegit Dau Of Lord Thomas Grey, Nn Grey, Richard Grey, Sir Edward De Grey Sheriff Of Northcumberland Baron Grey, Sir John Grey Lord Of Pirgo Knight Of The Garter, Sir Ralph De Grey Baron Of Chillingham Knight, Susannah Grey, Thomas Grey.
  • Lady Frances Brandon Marchioness of Dorset passed away in 1559 in East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Dorset's Ancestors

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Lady Dorset
1517–1559
Birth Place: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Charles I Brandon 1st Duke of Suffolk
1484–1545
Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
Mary (Tudor, 1st Duchess of Suffolk, Queen Consort of France, Dowager Queen of) France
1496–1533
Richmond, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Henry (VII King of England,) TUDOR
1457–1509
pembroke castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elizabeth (of York) Plantagenet
1466–1503
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Tudor
1430–1456
Margaret Beaufort
1443–1509
King Plantagenet
1442–1483
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owen TUDOR
1400–1461
Catherine Valois
1401–1437
John Beaufort
1404–1444
Margaret Beauchamp
1410–1482
Richard Plantagenet
1411–1460
Cecily Neville
1415–1495
Richard Woodville
1410–1469
Jaquetta Luxembourg
1416–1472

Lady Dorset's Descendants

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Lady (Frances Brandon Marchioness of) Dorset (16 July 1517–21 November 1559) m. Sir (Lord Henry Grey, Knight of Bath, Knight of the Garter, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, 10th Baron Ferrers of Groby, Baron of Harington & Bonville, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, 1st Duke of) Suffolk (17 January 1517–23 February 1554)
  1. 1. Richard Grey 1551–1602 m. Susan King 1546–1636
    1. 1. Rear (Admiral Thomas Gray Sr. of) Harwich* 1572–1607 m. Katherine Myles 1576–1659
      1. 1. Katherine Gray 1604–1681 m. Thomas Graves 1605–1653
        1. 1. Rebecca Graves 1630–1664 m. Capt (Samuel Henry) Adams 1617–1689
        2. 2. Susannah Graves 1643–1681
        3. 3. Captain (John) Graves 1633–1664
        4. 4. Joseph Graves 1645–1681
        5. 5. Thomas Graves 1625–1697
        6. 6. Elizabeth Graves 1633–1634
        7. 7. Joseph Graves 1645–1672
        8. 8. Issac Graves 1620–1677
        9. 9. Susanna Graves 1627–
        10. 10. Joseph Graves 1629–
        11. 11. William Graves 1636–1653
        12. 12. Thomas Graves 1638–1697
        13. 13. Nathaniel Graves 1639–1680
        14. 14. John Graves 1621–1650
      2. 2. Thomas Gray 1594–1658
      3. 3. Thomas (DSP Gray of) Harwich 1595–1627
      4. 4. Robert Gray 1598–1598
      5. 5. Francis Gray 1598–1701
      6. 6. Susanna Gray 1593–1650
      7. 7. Richard Gray 1599–1599
      8. 8. Parnel GRAY 1602–1687
      9. 9. Margaret Gray 1593–
      10. 10. Parnell (Gray of Harwich (m.) Parker) 1602–1687
      11. 11. Robert (Gray of) Harwich 1598–1699
      12. 12. Increase Nowell 1603–1655
      13. 13. Fortune Gray –1643
    2. 2. John Gray 1575–1656
  2. 2. Lady (Jane de Grey, Lady Janet Dudley, the "Nine Days' Queen of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553 1537 -) 1554 1537–1554
  3. 3. Thomas Grey 1540–1562
  4. 4. NN Grey 1554–1554
  5. 5. Jane Grey 1552–1619 m. Guildford Dudley 1535–1554 m. Sir (Thomas Champney of) SILVERSIDE 1520–1604
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Margaret Silverside (Richardson) aka Mary Margaret Champney of) Silverside 1545–1634
  6. 6. Sir (Ralph de Grey, 'Baron of Chillingham') Knight 1529–1567
  7. 7. Henry (1st Duke of Suffolk) Grey 1534–1538
  8. 8. Lady (Marie "Mary" Grey, “Crouchback Mary” Lady of Beldgate) Hall 1535–1578
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Grey) Cobham 1530–1578
  10. 10. Lady (Elizabeth Gray, Duchess) Suffolk 1535–1539
  11. 11. SIR (John Grey, Lord of Pirgo, Knight of the) Garter 1527–1564
  12. 12. Anne (Agnes Grey (m.) Forster) 1532–1616
  13. 13. Sir (Edward De Grey (Sheriff of Northcumberland) Baron) Grey 1550–1603
  14. 14. Margaret (Lenton aka Grey Astley Mother Unknown, illegit. dau. of Lord Thomas) Grey 1551–1601
  15. 15. Susannah Grey 1535–1539
  16. 16. Lady (Catherine "Kate" Grey (m. Seymour), Countess of Hertford Lady of Leicester & Suffolk, 1st Countess of Hertford) II 1538–1568

Lady Dorset's Timeline

2 Records

1517
16 July 1517
Birth of Lady Frances Brandon Marchioness of Dorset in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England
1559
21 November 1559
Age 42
Death of Lady Frances Brandon Marchioness of Dorset in East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1517
    Event Place: Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield District, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 November 1559
    Event Place: East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

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