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Sir Knight William Brandon 1448 – 1485 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1448

Birth Location: Bishop's Lynn, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1485

Death Location: Battle of Bosworth, near Ambion Hill, Market Bosworth, England - killed by King Richard III while defending the standard

Father: Sir Brandon

Mother: Lady Wingfield

Spouse(s): Lady Brun

Children(s): Lord Brandon

Sir Knight William Brandon , Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth was born in 1448 in Bishop's Lynn, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir Knight William Brandon and Lady Elizabeth Wingfield. Sir Knight William Brandon , Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth married Lady Elizabeth le Brun, and had children including Lord Charles Brandon. Sir Knight William Brandon , Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth passed away in 1485 in Battle of Bosworth, near Ambion Hill, Market Bosworth, England - killed by King Richard III while defending the standard.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight William Brandon , Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth was born in 1448 in Bishop's Lynn, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir Knight William Brandon and Lady Elizabeth Wingfield.
  • Sir Knight William Brandon , Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth married Lady Elizabeth le Brun, and had children including Lord Charles Brandon.
  • Sir Knight William Brandon , Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth passed away in 1485 in Battle of Bosworth, near Ambion Hill, Market Bosworth, England - killed by King Richard III while defending the standard.

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Sir Brandon's Ancestors

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Sir Brandon
1448 – 1485
Birth Place: Bishop's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Knight William Brandon
1425 – 1491
Wangford Brandon, Suffolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Wingfield
1442 – 1497
Orford, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Brandon
1410 –
Lady (Ada) Calthorpe
1415 –
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Sir (Knight Robert) Wingfield
1403 – 1454
Suffolk, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Goushill
1402 – 1453
England
Great-Grandparents
John Brandon
Sir Calthorpe
1379 –
Anne Whyte
Sir Wingfield
1380 – 1409
Elizabeth Russell
1374 – 1409
Lord Goushill
1364 – 1403
Lady Fitzalan
1366 – 1425
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Calthorpe
1370 – 1420
Lady Mautby
1369 – 1398
Sir Whyte
Lady Omer
John Wingfield
1345 – 1389
Margaret Hastings
1357 – 1396
John Russell
1345 – 1405
Agnes Planches
1348 – 1398
Sir Goushill
1316 – 1393
Lord Fitzalan
1346 – 1397
Lady Bohun
1350 – 1385

Sir Brandon's Descendants

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Sir (Knight William) Brandon (Abt. 1448 – 22 Aug 1485) m. Lady (Elizabeth le) Brun (Abt. 1445 – 7 Mar 1494)
  1. 1. Lord (Charles) Brandon (April 1484 – 22 August 1545) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Grey (18 March 1496 – 1526) m. Lady (Catherine) Willoughby (22 Mar 1519 – 19 Sep 1580)
    1. 1. Lord (Charles) Brandon (1521 – 12 Aug 1551) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Pigot (1514 – 2 July 1603)
      1. 1. Lord (Thomas) Brandon (ABT 1550 – 1620) m. Lady (Willmot) Cresse (1552 – Abt. 1580)
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas Joseph) Brandon (1574 – 1667) m. Lady (Mary Sarah) Booth (1598 – 8 April 1667)

Sir Brandon's Timeline

2 Records

1448
Abt. 1448
Birth of Sir Knight William Brandon , Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth in Bishop's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Bishop's Lynn, Norfolk, England
1485
22 Aug 1485
Age 37
Death of Sir Knight William Brandon , Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth in Battle of Bosworth, near Ambion Hill, Market Bosworth, England - killed by King Richard III while defending the standard
Battle of Bosworth, near Ambion Hill, Market Bosworth, England - killed by King Richard III while defending the standard

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1448
    Event Place: Bishop's Lynn, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1485
    Event Place: Battle of Bosworth, near Ambion Hill, Market Bosworth, England - killed by King Richard III while defending the standard

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