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Sir Knight William Brandon 1425–1491 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1425

Birth Location: Wangford Brandon, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 4 Mar 1491

Death Location: Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England - death in battle

Father: Sir Brandon

Mother: Lady Calthorpe

Spouse(s): Lady Brandon

Children(s): Sir Bosworth

In 1425, Sir Knight William Brandon entered the world in Wangford Brandon, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Robert Brandon And Lady Ada Calthorpe. Sir Knight William Brandon married Lady Elizabeth Wingfield Lady Brandon, and had children including Sir Knight William Brandon Henry Tudor S Standard Bearer At The Battle Of Bosworth. Sir Knight William Brandon passed away in 1491 in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England - death in battle.

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Biography

  • In 1425, Sir Knight William Brandon entered the world in Wangford Brandon, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Robert Brandon And Lady Ada Calthorpe.
  • Sir Knight William Brandon married Lady Elizabeth Wingfield Lady Brandon, and had children including Sir Knight William Brandon Henry Tudor S Standard Bearer At The Battle Of Bosworth.
  • Sir Knight William Brandon passed away in 1491 in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England - death in battle.

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Children(s)

Sir Brandon's Ancestors

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Sir Brandon
1425–1491
Birth Place: Wangford Brandon, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Robert Brandon
1410–
Lady (Ada) Calthorpe
1415–
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight John Calthorpe , of Burnham) Thorpe
1379–
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Calthorpe
1370–1420
Eleanor Mauteby
1369–1398
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Brandon's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William) Brandon (Abt. 1425–4 Mar 1491) m. Lady (Elizabeth Wingfield , Lady) Brandon (Abt. 1442–28 Apr 1497)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight William Brandon , Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of) Bosworth 1448–1485 m. Lady (Elizabeth le) Brun 1445–1494
    1. 1. Lord (Charles Brandon , 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Viscount Lisle, Earl Marshal of England, KG) PC 1484–1545 m. Lady (Catherine Willoughby , Duchess of Suffolk, 12th Baroness Willoughby de) Eresby 1519–1580 m. HRH (Margaret 'Rose' Tudor Queen Consort of France, Consort of Scotland, Duchess of Suffolk, House of) Tudor 1496–1526
      1. 1. Sir (Charles Brandon , 3rd Duke of) Suffolk 1521–1551 m. Lady (Elizabeth Pigot , Lady of) Suffolk 1514–1603
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Brandon 1550–1620 m. Brandon Ann 1552–

Sir Brandon's Timeline

2 Records

1425
Abt. 1425
Birth of Sir Knight William Brandon in Wangford Brandon, Suffolk, England
Wangford Brandon, Suffolk, England
1491
4 Mar 1491
Age 66
Death of Sir Knight William Brandon in Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England - death in battle
Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England - death in battle

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1425
    Event Place: Wangford Brandon, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1491
    Event Place: Boughton Monchelsea, Kent, England - death in battle

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