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Sir Knight William Brandon, Henry Tudor's Standard Bearer at Bosworth 1456–1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1456

Birth Location: Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 22 August 1485

Death Location: Battle of Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

Father: Sir 16gg

Mother: Elizabeth 16gg

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Tyrrell

Children(s): Sir SUFFOLK, Sir Brandon, Anne Carew, Robert BRANDON

The story of Sir Knight William Brandon, Henry Tudor's Standard Bearer at Bosworth began in 1456 in Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England. Sir Knight William Brandon, Henry Tudor's Standard Bearer at Bosworth married Elizabeth Bruyn Tyrrell, and had children including Anne Brandon Carew, Robert Brandon, Sir Charles Brandon 1St Duke Of Suffolk, Sir William Edward Brandon. Sir Knight William Brandon, Henry Tudor's Standard Bearer at Bosworth passed away in 1485 in Battle of Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Knight William Brandon, Henry Tudor's Standard Bearer at Bosworth began in 1456 in Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England.
  • Sir Knight William Brandon, Henry Tudor's Standard Bearer at Bosworth married Elizabeth Bruyn Tyrrell, and had children including Anne Brandon Carew, Robert Brandon, Sir Charles Brandon 1St Duke Of Suffolk, Sir William Edward Brandon.
  • Sir Knight William Brandon, Henry Tudor's Standard Bearer at Bosworth passed away in 1485 in Battle of Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir 16gg
1425–1491
Birth Location: St. Mary's Cray, North Cray, Bromley, Kent, England
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Elizabeth 16gg
1438–1497
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Tyrrell
1454–1497
Birth Location: Brun, South, Ockenden, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Sir SUFFOLK
1484–1545
Birth Location: Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Brandon
1476–1495
Birth Location: Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
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Anne Carew
1477–1518
Birth Location: Wangford Brandon, Suffolk, England
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Robert BRANDON
1470–
Birth Location: –
RB

Sir Bosworth's Ancestors

Self
Sir Bosworth
1456–1485
Birth Place: Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir William BRANDON, 16gg
1425–1491
St. Mary's Cray, North Cray, Bromley, Kent, England
Elizabeth (Wingfield of Letheringham) 16gg
1438–1497
Letheringham, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (William , Earl of Essex Bouchiers) Brandon
1402–1471
Little Eaton, Essex, England
Ada Calthorpe
1415–1453
Ludham, Norfolk
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bosworth's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William Brandon, Henry Tudor's Standard Bearer at) Bosworth (1456–22 August 1485) m. Elizabeth (BRUYN) Tyrrell (7 MAR 1454–28 Apr 1497)
  1. 1. Sir (Charles BRANDON, 1st DUKE of) SUFFOLK 1484–1545
  2. 2. Sir (William Edward) Brandon 1476–1495
  3. 3. Anne (BRANDON) Carew 1477–1518
  4. 4. Robert BRANDON 1470–

Sir Bosworth's Timeline

2 Records

1456
1456
Birth of Sir Knight William Brandon, Henry Tudor's Standard Bearer at Bosworth in Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England
1485
22 August 1485
Age 29
Death of Sir Knight William Brandon, Henry Tudor's Standard Bearer at Bosworth in Battle of Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Battle of Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Bishops Lynn, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 August 1485
    Event Place: Battle of Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
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